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Ontario’s exhaust inspection weighs impact against criticism
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The program has cut smog 36 percent, stopping 35,000 tons of poisonous vapors from entering the atmosphere each year. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Air, Air Quality, Echo
Nitrogen air pollution affects atmosphere, forests, water
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With every gas-powered car and every traditional wastewater treatment plant, a little nitrogen pollution gets released into the atmosphere. Scientists say it settles into the soil and may even lead to toxic algae blooms that kill fish. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Air, Air Quality, Echo, Forests
China second largest source of Great Lakes mercury pollution
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China is second to the U.S. in terms of contributing mercury into the Great Lakes basin, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Filed under: Air, Air Quality, Echo, Mercury
Michigan bar owners still fuming over smoking ban
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Don’t expect your local legislator to stop by the bar anytime soon. Starting today, about 500 bars and restaurants across Michigan will display signs telling politicians they are no longer welcome.
Filed under: Echo, Air Quality, Echo, Michigan
Dog poop fouls Great Lakes air
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The fight for clean air in industrial cities has been taken to vehicle exhaust and billowing factories. Now it’s gone to the dogs. Or, more accurately, to their poop. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Echo, Air Quality, Detroit, Echo
Satellite images detect air pollution in the Great Lakes region
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Satellite images recently showed air pollution from Ontario fires in the Great Lakes region. Nitrogen dioxide, which forms when nitrogen combines with oxygen during combustion, appears in NASA satellite images taken from July 15 to July 18. The fires caused thousands of Canadian residents to evacuate. The image was created with NASA’s Ozone Measuring Instrument. It measures the number of nitrogen dioxide molecules in a cubic centimeter. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Echo, Air Quality, Catch of the Day, Echo, Satellite Watch
Lower Ontario air emission standards will bring more smog to Midwest
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Ontario’s coal-fired power plants are going off the grid in 2014. Until then, the provincial government has approved maximum air emission limits for the remaining plants. Canadian environmentalists and health officials aren’t pleased, according to a story from Windsor Star reporter Dave Battagello. Activists say the higher limits will “put lives at risk” and worsen the Ontario’s air quality. Windsor, Detroit’s Canadian neighbor, is already one of the most polluted parts of the province, according to the story. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Echo, Air Quality, Catch of the Day, Coal, Echo
Lung group says Michigan should inspect car exhaust
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Michigan doesn’t require the inspection of vehicle exhaust systems. That is unlike Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and Illinois.
Michigan’s air quality meets federal standards for ozone, a pollutant created in part by car exhaust. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Air, Air Quality, Capital News Service, Echo
Robot week: Lure of nearshore data prompts a Great Lakes buoy arms race
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Red, yellow and blue squares on online maps mark where research scientists Steven Ruberg and Guy Meadows deploy techno-savvy buoys to measure nearshore conditions in the Great Lakes. Continue Reading →