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Pollution controls used during China Olympics could save lives if continued
CORVALLIS, Ore. — The air pollution control measures that were put in place in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games — if continued — would cut almost in half the lifetime risk of lung cancer for the area’s residents from certain inhaled pollu…
Study: Fish near coal-fired power plants have lower levels of mercury
A new study from North Carolina State University finds that fish located near coal-fired power plants have lower levels of mercury than fish that live much further away. The surprising finding appears to be linked to high levels of another chemica…
Alcoa settles with U.S. Justice Dept. over polluting aluminum facility
The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency today announced a major Clean Air Act settlement with Alcoa, Inc. under which the company will spend an estimated $330 million to install a new coal-fired power plant with state-of-the-art pollution controls to eliminate the vast majority of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from the power plant at Alcoa’s aluminum production facility in Rockdale, Texas.