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More Lead Monitors Coming to a Facility or City Near You?

The Bush Administration, through the OMB, pressured EPA to water down lead monitoring requirements it had tightened in October 2008. Now EPA may get more or all of the monitors it originally wanted, near facilities that emit about a half ton of lead per year.

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"EPA Weighs Adding More Lead-Emission Monitors"

"The Obama administration moved Wednesday to expand a national network of monitors to track lead emissions, a troublesome source of industrial air pollution."

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National (U.S.)

Source: Chicago Tribune, 07/24/2009

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State, Local Agencies Join Push To Clean Up Air Pollution at Ports

A variety of initiatives aimed at reducing shipping-related emissions are in the works.

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EPA To Announce Final Risk Assessment for SO2

In response to lawsuits, EPA was scheduled to release its proposed rule for a new primary health-based standard by July 30, 2009. That has been postponed once again, and the new court-ordered date for release of the proposed rule is Nov. 16, 2009, with a final rule due by June 2, 2010.

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FDA Says Electronic Cigarettes Contain Toxic Chemicals

The Food and Drug Administration tested electronic cigarettes -- whose makers (most Chinese) tout them as safer than ordinary cigarettes. The FDA found that some e-cigarettes contained cancer-causing chemicals.

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International

Source: LA Times, 07/23/2009

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"Deadly Pollutants Lurk in Coachella Valley Skies"

"The blue, cloudless skies over the Coachella Valley most days hide a darker truth: The area has serious, chronic air pollution challenges."

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California

Source: Palm Beach Desert Sun, 07/13/2009

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"Court Overturns Bush-Era Smog Rule"

"A federal appeals court today struck down a Bush administration rule for controlling industrial emissions that form smog."

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National (U.S.)

Source: NYTimes, 07/13/2009

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"Wood Burning Creates Top Cancer Risk in Oregon's Air, EPA Says"

"Pollution from burning wood in stoves, fireplaces and elsewhere is the top cancer risk in Oregon's air, according to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency analysis."

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Northwest (OR WA)

Source: Portland Oregonian, 07/09/2009

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"Court Upholds EPA 'Nonattainment' Designations for Soot"

"A federal appeals court yesterday upheld nearly all U.S. EPA designations of areas where airborne soot concentrations exceed national standards, rejecting challenges from state and local governments and industry groups."

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National (U.S.)

Source: Greenwire, 07/09/2009

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EPA: Most US Residents Exposed to Excessive Air Pollution Risk

While it does have limitations, the updated National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment offers risk estimates for each of 180 substances, and three separate combined assessments.

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