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Photo Friday: Wisconsin air
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Check out the atmosphere of the Wisconsin state legislature.
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New York judge sentences developer in asbestos case
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Workers uncertified in asbestos removal said they were offered cash to remove the material when a container company refused to dump it.
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Environmentalists frustrated with perceived lack of plans for carbon emissions reductions
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The state has delayed plans to regulate carbon emissions from coal plants.
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Minnesota conservation groups attack EPA-approved pollution control plan
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The EPA sets a new standard for haze plans after six conservation groups failed to petition for the review of a Minnesota plan affecting visibility in national parks and wildernesses.
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Photo Friday: cloud streams over the Great Lakes
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Here’s what happens when cold air blows across warm water.
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Soils finally recover after decades of acid rain limits
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New research shows signs of decreasing soil acidification after 25 years of Clean Air Act legislation.
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New EPA limits will make difference in Michigan but more may be needed
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Stricter new smog limits by the U.S. Environment Protection Agency may improve air quality, but some regions of Michigan have a long way to go to meet it.
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Smoke on a lake that’s great
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The forests of western Canada and the U.S. aren’t the only ones burning during a drought this year. This image from NASA’s Earth Observatory shows that similar fires in Siberia have produced a smoky trail obscuring parts of Lake Baikal. Burning areas are in red. Lake Baikal is one of the world’s largest lakes. While smaller in area than North America’s Lake Superior, it is far deeper and contains much more water – the most of any lake in the world.
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Insurers not liable in Minnesota farm pollution case
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Health officials had strongly recommended neighbors evacuate their homes due to the extreme odors and emissions from the farm.
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Photo Friday: mammatus clouds
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A photo submission captures the lobe-like mammatus clouds after a Chicago storm.