Great Lakes Echo (http://greatlakesecho.org/category/air/page/2/)
This category is for air quality. Wind power is found under the energy category.
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.
Here’s what happens when cold air blows across warm water.
New research shows signs of decreasing soil acidification after 25 years of Clean Air Act legislation.
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.
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.
Health officials had strongly recommended neighbors evacuate their homes due to the extreme odors and emissions from the farm.
A photo submission captures the lobe-like mammatus clouds after a Chicago storm.
Prosecutors say company filed false reports after monitoring gauge broke.
On tap: Lake Huron commercial fishing, native gardening, clean power goals.
The International Joint Commission seeks public comments by July 31 on its newest air quality progress report, which champions recent efforts to meet emissions targets in the United States and Canada.