1. Air quality reported to be moderate Air quality reported to be moderate. Today is classified as yellow, which means unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged exertion outdoors. Today s air quality will be moderate, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department said.
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2. 4 counties issue alert over air quality Cache County air quality is moderate, making it a yellow air quality day. The Utah Department of Environmental Quality asks residents to drive as little as possible during red and yellow days because cars contribute significantly to the area's air pollution. In the four red-alert counties, the air is unhealthy for sensitive people, those with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly and children. Those groups should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion outdoors. Today is an air quality red...
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3. J. H. Mensah on environment problems Accra, July 17, GNA - Mr Joseph Henry Mensah, Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission, on Tuesday called on African planners to learn from their developed counterparts on the best ways of solving environmental problems facing the continent. Accra, July 17, GNA - Mr Joseph Henry Mensah, Chairman of the National Development Planning Commission, on Tuesday called on African planners to learn from their developed counterparts on the best ways of solving environmental problems...
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4. 8:57 a.m. -- Smoke, heat keep air quality in the orange, unhealthy range for 6th straight day The online shopping comparison marketplace that helps you find discount shopping and compare prices on products and services in your city and around the country. Officials have issued an orange air quality alert today which means the Treasure Valleys air is unhealthy for people with certain sensitivities. All individuals may want to consider postponing strenuous activities until air quality improves. Save money while you shop, with these online coupons on popular brands of everyday grocery...
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5. Clean Air Advocates Challenge EPA's Lax Rule For State Plans To Clean Up Fine Particle Pollution, USA Environmental Protection Agency's April 2007 regulations governing how states must conduct air quality planning to reduce fine particle pollution. At issue are the rules the states must follow to clean up fine particle air pollution, one of the most widespread outdoor air pollutants and one that the EPA acknowledges kills thousands of people each year. Clean air advocates argue that the EPA's requirements are much weaker than those mandated in the Clean Air Act and would allow...
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6. Ashghal plans observatories to keep eye on environment According to officials, Ashghal is committed to maintaining and protecting the environment. The move follows a concern to keep environmental balance which is under threat because of the ongoing massive construction activities in Qatar. It realises that its road, drainage and building projects do have an effect on the environment, both positive and negative, they say. It also includes evaluating regulations and standards for environmental protection. Because of the rapid developments in...
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7. Minister pleads for environmental protection Minister pleads for environmental protection. DEPUTY Minister for Agriculture, Livestock, and Environment Khatib Suleiman Bakari, yesterday reiterated his call on all Zanzibaris to effectively combat environmental destruction. We need to improve, and we must work jointly-- legislators, regional and district leaders and the people," Mr Suleiman said. Tanzania Standard Newspapers.Home Untitled Document. Answering questions asked by Mr Haji Mkema Haji (Koani - CCM), Haji Faki Shaali...
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8. Hotel fined for asbestos violations According to the DEP, an inspection of the hotel while it was being renovated last August, found that flooring panels that contained asbestos had been removed from the property without notification to the DEP and without proper removal, handling, packaging and disposal procedures. www.wbjournal.com - Hotel fined for asbestos violations. Hotel fined for asbestos violations. www.wbjournal.com - Hotel fined for asbestos violations. If the owners of the Sona Motor Inn hotel at 175 West Boylston St.
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9. OECD paints bleak picture of Chinese pollution Photograph: AP Hundreds of millions of people fall ill every year or die prematurely from air and water pollution caused by China's breakneck economic growth, one of the world's leading economic thinktanks has concluded following an 18-month investigation. Photograph: AP Hundreds of millions of people fall ill every year or die prematurely from air and water pollution caused by China's breakneck economic growth, one of the world's leading economic thinktanks has concluded following an...
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