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New Smog Standards Pose Problem for L'ville

While Louisville struggles to come into compliance with current Environmental Protection Agency standards for smog, the U.S. agency is proposing even stricter standards.

Published January 7, 2010
Categorized as Environment, Local News Tagged air, compliance, environmental protection agency, EPA, matt stull, metro air pollution control district, ozone, pollution, smog, standards

EPA to Update Air Quality Standards

The EPA has announced it will revise standards for nitrogen oxides, or NO2, by early 2010. NO2 is a harmful-to-your-health gaseous emission from burning fossil fuels, and the major sources are vehicles and coal-fired power plants.

Published July 16, 2009
Categorized as Blog Archive, Environment, Environment Blog Tagged air quality, emergency room, EPA, highway, nitrogen oxides, pollution, respiratory, standards
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