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    May 10, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. Rising temperatures increase health risks

    Summer is almost here, and with it likely some blistering hot days. A recent study suggests the elderly should beware when the temperature spikes, because they face an increased risk of winding up in the emergency room short of breath on those days. And that's just a taste of what health problems to expect as global climate change cranks the heat up in many places.
    Summer is almost here, and with it likely some blistering hot days. A recent study suggests the elderly should beware when the temperature spikes, because they face an increased risk of winding up in the emergency room short of breath on those days. And...

    Tags: COPD, Global Change, Medical Research, Conservation, Diseases and Illnesses

    2. Apr 12, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  2. Tracking the long-distance travels of dust

    Spring stirs pollen, and also dust — high-flying dust that's blown thousands of miles to reach North America in greater amounts than scientists have known before, with potential impact on the climate and air quality.
    Spring stirs pollen, and also dust — high-flying dust that's blown thousands of miles to reach North America in greater amounts than scientists have known before, with potential impact on the climate and air quality. Mineral dust rises from dry...

    Tags: NASA, Kennedy Space Center, Colleges and Universities, Science, College Park (Prince George's, Maryland)

    3. Feb 21, 2013 |Column| Baltimore Sun

  3. What Steel City can teach Charm City

    I never thought I'd hear a Baltimorean say such a thing.
    I never thought I'd hear a Baltimorean say such a thing. Last week, while reporting on the Rawlings-Blake administration's 10-year financial plan, I spoke with the mayor's press secretary, Ian Brennan. We covered a lot of ground in our hourlong phone...

    Tags: World War II (1939-1945), University of Pittsburgh, G20, Steel City, Edward G. Rendell

    4. Jan 14, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  4. Clearing Beijing's air

    Ever wonder what life in the United States would be like without a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency? The people of China have gotten a whiff of what happens when there are minimal pollution controls, and they are choking on it.
    Ever wonder what life in the United States would be like without a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency? The people of China have gotten a whiff of what happens when there are minimal pollution controls, and they are choking on it. That the air in...

    Tags: Mining, Coal, Republican Party, Lisa P. Jackson, Heart Attack

    5. Dec 24, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Wood touted as 'new' renewable fuel

    Lee Richardson is a pioneer of sorts in taking a new look at a very old energy source.
    Lee Richardson is a pioneer of sorts in taking a new look at a very old energy source. The Wicomico County poultry farmer just finished installing a commercial-sized wood pellet stove to heat one of his chicken houses in Willards, east of Salisbury. When...

    Tags: Baltimore County, Biofuels, Alternative Energy, Wicomico County, Montgomery County (Maryland)

    6. Aug 29, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. EPA gets it right

    With gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon this summer, everyone who drives can appreciate the beauty of vehicles designed to go twice as far on a tank of fuel than today's models — including the people who build cars. Some ideas simply make too much sense to stir much controversy.
    With gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon this summer, everyone who drives can appreciate the beauty of vehicles designed to go twice as far on a tank of fuel than today's models — including the people who build cars. Some ideas simply make too...

    Tags: Automotive Equipment, Democratic Party, Manufacturing and Engineering, Passenger Cars, Global Change

    7. Aug 23, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Victory for smog

    It's been a crummy summer for breathing in Maryland. August has seen five Code Orange days, where ozone has been so bad that the air poses a health risk for sensitive individuals, including children, the elderly and the infirm. But that's a big improvement over June and July, when Maryland had a total of 17 Code Orange days and four days of Code Red, when people are warned to stay indoors. In June, Maryland experienced its most polluted air in five years.
    It's been a crummy summer for breathing in Maryland. August has seen five Code Orange days, where ozone has been so bad that the air poses a health risk for sensitive individuals, including children, the elderly and the infirm. But that's a big...

    Tags: Mining, Annapolis, George W. Bush, Lungs and Airways, Environmental Politics

    8. Aug 21, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. EPA rule on air pollution struck down

    A federal appeals court swept aside a key pillar of Maryland's plan to reduce soot and smog on Tuesday when it struck down a federal rule aimed at limiting air pollution crossing from one state to another.
    A federal appeals court swept aside a key pillar of Maryland's plan to reduce soot and smog on Tuesday when it struck down a federal rule aimed at limiting air pollution crossing from one state to another. Maryland has moved aggressively to cut emissions...

    Tags: Justice System, Heart Attack, Benjamin L. Cardin, Trials, Environmental Politics

    9. Aug 11, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  9. Sierra Club kayakers urge closure of recently sold coal plants

    Environmentalists paddled kayaks along Dundee Creek on Saturday to call attention to the recently announced sale of three local coal-fired power plants they say should be shut down for polluting the air.
    Environmentalists paddled kayaks along Dundee Creek on Saturday to call attention to the recently announced sale of three local coal-fired power plants they say should be shut down for polluting the air. Jan Hoffmaster of Millersville, the outings...

    Tags: Mining, Baltimore County, Coal, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy

    10. Aug 7, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Summer air quality pacing to be best since 2009

    Despite it being one of the hottest summers on record in Baltimore, "code red" air pollution days are at their lowest levels since 2009. 
    Despite it being one of the hottest summers on record in Baltimore, "code red" air pollution days are at their lowest levels since 2009.  There has been only one "code red" day, considered unhealthy for everyone -- June 29, the day intense heat fueled...

    Tags: Weather Statistics, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport, Environmental Pollution

    11. Aug 8, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  11. Gas industry slams Bay Foundation fracking video

    An industry group is accusing the Chesapeake Bay Foundation of misrepresenting the facts in a <a href="http://cbf.typepad.com/bay_daily/2011/11/a-chesapeake-bay-foundation-infrared-video-investigation-of-natural-gas-drilling-and-processing-sites-in-pennsylvania-maryla.html">video investigation</a> the environmental group released last fall purporting to show natural gas wells and processing facilities spewing invisible plumes of pollution into the air.
    An industry group is accusing the Chesapeake Bay Foundation of misrepresenting the facts in a video investigation the environmental group released last fall purporting to show natural gas wells and processing facilities spewing invisible plumes of...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Garrett County, Organic Chemical Industry, Environmental Politics, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

    12. Aug 10, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  12. Coal still a major cause of Maryland's toxic air pollution

    Maryland may have some of the nation's strictest limits on power plant pollution, but its residents are still breathing more toxic emissions from those facilities than in most other states. The state's reliance on burning coal for electricity appears to be the underlying reason, it seems.
    Maryland may have some of the nation's strictest limits on power plant pollution, but its residents are still breathing more toxic emissions from those facilities than in most other states. The state's reliance on burning coal for electricity appears to...

    Tags: Mining, Natural Resources Defense Council, Coal, Environmental Politics, Plant Openings

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