DNREC Proposing to Adopt California’s Zero-Emission Vehicle Standards
Under the Clean Air Act, states are generally preempted from adopting state emission standards for mobile source emissions, except that California is afforded a special exemption due to its unique air quality problems. Other states may elect to adopt the more stringent California vehicle emission standards, rather than rely on the federal standards. If a […]
CCHD reviewing options for smoke shelter regulation enforcement
After settling a lawsuit and investigating a complaint related to smoking and the Montana Clean Indoor Air Act, the Cascade County health board is reviewing their own regulations pertaining to smoking shelters and enforcement. The Montana Legislature amended the Montana Clean Indoor Air Act in 2005 related to smoking. The law prohibits the use of […]
Test-Driving The 2023 Volvo V60 Cross Country
The V60 Cross Country, while not flashy, is a solid and sensible automobile that’ll do what you ask of it and delivers a certain high-end, can-do Scandinavian chic. 2023 Volvo V60 Cross Country T5 Volvo It’s a 5-door, 5-seat all-road estate car – not an SUV and not a station wagon. With all-wheel drive, Off […]
Chicago must fight rising natural gas costs by switching to electricity in all our buildings
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As gas bills continue to climb, Chicagoans are struggling to keep up with prices, and there’s no relief in sight. Yet, cheaper and cleaner alternatives for heating our homes and cooking our food are within reach. Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration has developed a blueprint for equitably electrifying buildings with the help of local businesses, community, […]
Elevated carbon dioxide levels in school sends 11 people to hospital – Winnipeg Free Press
Frustrated and concerned families want to know why they were not notified immediately about dangerous levels of carbon dioxide in a nursery-to-Grade 9 school at Brokenhead Ojibway Nation that sent nearly a dozen people to hospital Friday. One woman says her eight-year-old daughter has been sick since school resumed after the Christmas break; she’s now […]
Spex•Crete™ Supplies Lightweight Additive to Source One Flooring, Inc. for 400,000 sf Renovation Job in Washington, D.C.
Spex•Crete™ DC Lightweight Flooring Renovation Job Photo Compilation Spex•Crete™ is supplying Spex•Lite® 6724 Ultra Light Filler Beads to Source One Flooring, Inc. for a 400,000+ square foot building renovation project in D.C. Source One is very grateful for the work on this project by the Spex•Crete™ team. We look forward to the future, continuing to […]
An introduction to nitrogen dioxide air pollution
Air pollution is the largest environmental health risk in Europe, causing cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, contributing to poor health and even premature death. There are multiple factors that contribute to poor air quality such as PM2.5, formaldehyde, and nitrogen dioxide, which by Dr. Chunli Cao, CEO of Healthy Air Technology, examines in this article. Nitrogen […]
Today, California is hammered by extreme weather. Tomorrow, it could be your area | Julia Scheeres
I live in the Bay Area, famous for its mild weather, a place where climate change feels a bit abstract – the problem of people residing in distant lands. It’s easy to scroll through images of the increasing weather disasters – cyclones, tornados, blizzards, floods, mud slides, rising seas and wildfires – feeling horror but […]
Maryland state government gives wrist-slap fine to CSX railroad for massive Baltimore coal explosion
On December 23, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) announced a settlement with transportation company CSX. The settlement addressed a series of air pollution violations caused by the company after a severe explosion occurred at its Baltimore facility in December 2021. The explosion occurred at a CSX coal terminal on Benhill Avenue in Baltimore […]
Good ventilation a public health priority
Public health experts worldwide are calling for better Indoor Air Quality (IA) claiming it should be made a public health priority. The call to action began when the UK’s chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, said decades of progress in curbing external air pollution must be matched with a similar push to tackle airborne contaminants […]