Results for keyword: air pollution
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Mountains of mercury
The EPA has failed to regulate the mercury discharged from cement plants like the one in Durkee, Ore.
by Jeremy Miller, Jan 19, 2010 -
Missing pollution in the crisp, clean air
Telluride, Colo., has much cleaner air than it used to, but some of the old-timers still miss the woodstoves that were banned to make it possible.
by Lise Waring, Dec 07, 2009 -
Interior Secretary Salazar is on the right track
Ken Salazar, the new secretary of the Interior, supports renewable energy and is willing to stand up to the powerful oil and gas industry.
by Michele Haefele, Apr 17, 2009 -
Stargazer aims his scopes at gas industry
Astronomer Perry Walker uses his stargazing tools and skills to work with the oil and gas industry to prevent air pollution in Wyoming
by Ray Ring, May 01, 2006 -
Heard around the West
Montana cowgirls go "bareback riding" for calendar; Forest Service worker vs. mountain lions; winery pollution in Napa Valley; violent clown nabbed; plague of toads; Durango high school reunion
by Betsy Marston, Sep 19, 2005 -
Heard around the West
"Spiral Jetty" returns; "fart science"; the methane-cow question; pigs with personalities; Mustang Ranch is back in business
by Betsy Marston, Sep 05, 2005 -
Pollution for jobs: a fair trade?
The Navajo Nation is wrangling over the benefits – and dangers – of the proposed Desert Rock Power Plant in northwestern New Mexico
by Tony Barboza, Sep 05, 2005 -
California's farmers ditch dirty diesel pumps
California’s two largest utility companies are encouraging farmers to switch from polluting diesel irrigation pumps to electric ones
by J.M. McCord, Feb 07, 2005 -
State loopholes upset Clean Air Act
The Environmental Integrity Project has issued a new report on power plant emissions called Gaming the System: How the Off-the-Books Industrial Upset Emissions Cheat the Public Out of Clean Air
by Deanna Belch, Nov 22, 2004 -
Mowing down pollution
California tackles air pollution caused by gas-guzzling power lawn mowers
by Zachary Smith, Jul 19, 2004






