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Breath of Life: Lower Air Pollution Extends Life Expectancy
Breath of Life: Lower Air Pollution Extends Life Expectancy
Air / Publish Date: 01/21/2009
Event Date: 01/21/2009 A 2009 study finds Americans' life expectancy increased by 2.7 years since the late 1970s, with 5 months of that attributable to decreases in air pollution from cars and factories.
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Beijing Air Pollution Still A Problem
Beijing Air Pollution Still A Problem
Air / Publish Date: 07/29/2008
Event Date: 07/29/2008 China's efforts to reduce pollution and smog in time for the Olympic Games have failed to produce acceptable air quality. Now the Chinese are resorting to drastic measures to meet government air quality standards. ...
Clip Length: 00:02:09
"Make-Sicko" City: Mexico City's Air Pollution Near-Toxic
"Make-Sicko" City: Mexico City's Air Pollution Near-Toxic
Air / Publish Date: 05/04/1991
Event Date: 05/04/1991 In 1991, Mexico City is the largest city on earth, and one of the most polluted, mostly due to emissions from the 3 million leaded-gas cars and trucks jamming city streets and highways.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Truly "Smoky" with Pollution
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Truly "Smoky" with Pollution
Air / Publish Date: 07/05/2004
Event Date: 07/05/2004 A 2004 environmental study names the Great Smoky Mountains National Park as the nation's most polluted; smoky emissions in the air cause shortness of breath in park visitors and obscure park ...
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Buying "Carbon Credits" Can Help Off-Set Pollution
Buying "Carbon Credits" Can Help Off-Set Pollution
Air / Publish Date: 11/03/2007
Event Date: 11/03/2007 Buying "carbon credits," related to the amount of pollution a person or company produces, can help off-set that pollution by funding cleaner energy from wind turbines and biofuels.
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Unhealthy Air in the National Parks
Unhealthy Air in the National Parks
Air / Publish Date: 04/16/2004
Event Date: 04/16/2004 Cities aren't the only places with smog. Many U.S. national parks have too much air pollution to meet the Clean Air Act standards.
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Many States Not In Compliance With Clean Air Act Regulations
Many States Not In Compliance With Clean Air Act Regulations
Air / Publish Date: 01/31/1983
Event Date: 01/31/1983 The Reagan Administration enforces penalties for states not in compliance with Clean Air Act standards. Critics say the move is a way of pushing Congress to loosen air pollution regulations. ...
Clip Length: 00:01:48
New Kind of School Testing: How Toxic Is the Air?
New Kind of School Testing: How Toxic Is the Air?
Air / Publish Date: 03/31/2009
Event Date: 03/31/2009 In April of 2009, the EPA begins monitoring the air around 62 public schools in 22 states, testing for toxic chemicals and contaminants produced by nearby refineries and industries.
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EPA Relaxes Clean Air Controls
EPA Relaxes Clean Air Controls
Air / Publish Date: 08/27/2003
Event Date: 08/27/2003 The Environmental Protection Agency has exempted thousands of older power plants and refineries from having to install clean air controls. The agency says the decision will not lead to an increase in air pollution. ...
Clip Length: 00:02:19
EPA Rules Change Re: Clean Air Controls on Older Factories, Plants
EPA Rules Change Re: Clean Air Controls on Older Factories, Plants
Air / Publish Date: 08/27/2003
Event Date: 08/27/2003 In August, 2003, the Bush administration changes an EPA rule, exempting older power plants, refineries and factories from having to install smokestack scrubbers and other clean-air devices.
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Congress Approves New Clean Air Bill
Congress Approves New Clean Air Bill
Air / Publish Date: 10/23/1990
Event Date: 10/23/1990 Congress passes a landmark Clean Air bill in 1990 to combat acid rain and smog.
Clip Length: 00:01:29
"Maglev" Trains Float On Air Over Tracks, Run 300 MPH
"Maglev" Trains Float On Air Over Tracks, Run 300 MPH
Air / Publish Date: 11/03/1989
Event Date: 11/03/1989 In 1989, physicist Gordon Danby describes how high-speed magnetic levitation trains float 6-8" above their tracks, and run at 300 mph. It is predicted that passenger-carrying Maglev trains will be in operation in the U.S. by 1998.
Clip Length: 00:04:56
Major U.S. Cities Unable to Meet Clean Air Act Deadline
Major U.S. Cities Unable to Meet Clean Air Act Deadline
Air / Publish Date: 01/17/1987
Event Date: 01/17/1987 The 1970 Clean Air Act set environmental standards that must be met 1990. Many U.S. cities will not make this deadline and may take up to two more decades to meet the standards.
Clip Length: 00:02:15
Christie Todd Whitman Discusses the Air Quality at Ground Zero
Christie Todd Whitman Discusses the Air Quality at Ground Zero
Air / Publish Date: 09/13/2001
Event Date: 09/11/2001 Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Todd Whitman says that air is safe for the general population after September 11th, but urges workers at ground zero to wear protection.
Clip Length: 00:02:27
China Tries to Clear The Air
China Tries to Clear The Air
Air / Publish Date: 07/20/2008
Event Date: 07/20/2008 In preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing tries to improve its air quality by imposing strict guidelines to limit pollution coming from automobiles and factories.
Clip Length: 00:02:02
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