Environment

Air Purifiers and New Facilities Have Long Lasting Economic Benefits
This year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPS) is expected to propose and finalize regulation to restrict emissions from coal-burning facilities. These air purifier regulations, when implemented, will drive vital emission improvements that will lead to improved air quality for many of northeastern US states. In recent months, the EPA, working closely with the Department of Justice (DOJ), has been going to court to force electric-generating coal-firing facilities to comply with the Clean Air Act. Coinciding with these actions, Congress Republicans have proposed regulations to remove any responsibility the EPA may think[...]

Insufficient Air Purifier Technology at Rush Island
Last week the Environment Protection Agency (EPA), through the Department of Justice (DOJ), filed a lawsuit against Ameren Missouri and their sulfur dioxide-emitting, coal powered utility at Rush Island. The EPA alleges that the plant emissions violate the Clean Air Act, excessively polluting air quality. The suit claims that a decade ago, Ameren performed modifications without obtaining required permits and did not install the most advanced air purifier technologies for controlling pollution emissions available at the time. As a result, Rush Island produces excess harmful sulfur dioxide emissions. In response, Ameren argues that a[...]

EPA Air Purifier and Air Cleaner Monitoring
In 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) declared that it was critical to control of greenhouse gases because of the negative impact on air quality. They pointed out that these gases are a very serious public health threat. Since Republicans took control of the Congress and House in January, proposals have been made to remove the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating greenhouse polluting industries. If passed, air pollution emissions from coal and cement plants may continue as they exist today without improvements from air purifier or air cleaner technologies monitored by EPA regulation.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified the Louisiana coastal areas of Venice and Grand Isle as air quality monitoring sites that have elevated pollutants in the air. The EPA has found increased levels of ozone and particulates that raise the EPA Air Quality Index from "good" to "unhealthy for sensitive groups." This means the EPA recommends that chemically sensitive people should avoid prolonged and heavy exertion. These locations are just 50 miles from the oil spill wellhead.
The EPA offers little definition on airborne contaminants. They did not link the reduced air quality to the BP oil spill, crude oil[...]

A little over a month ago, reports suggested that several dozen oil cleanup crew members had fallen ill. Authorities suggested that the illnesses were caused by heat exhaustion and possibly fumes from the oil. In the past week or so, reports say over 160 oil spill crew members were suffering from flu-like systems. Also, over 400 beach visitors and residents in Escambia County, Florida went to medical care facilities complaining of upper or lower respiratory problems, headaches, nausea, and eye irritation. Within a month, illness cases went from 24 to 560 with most, if not all suffering from the[...]