Topic – Air Quality

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  Environmental groups challenge pollutant de-listing

  Benzene in Texas City

  Matt Dietrichson, May 14, 13.

  Air Alliance Houston and the Environmental Defense Fund claim the TCEQ is using inept monitoring techniques to justify the removal of pollutants from watch list

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  Health damages of car exhaust in children

  Bad as second-hand smoke

  Matt Dietrichson, Mar 26, 13.

  A new study shows a significant percentage of asthma in children can be attributed to breathing car exhaust, similar to the effects of second-hand smoke.

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  Mapping Houston ozone

  New smartphone app

  Matt Dietrichson, Mar 26, 13.

  The real-time online ozone map created by Air Alliance Houston, the American Lung Association, and the University of Houston now has a smart phone app.

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  Approaches to reducing petroleum use and carbon emissions

  Multiple strategies needed

  Matt Dietrichson, Mar 21, 13.

  Two laboratories of the Depart of Energy have completed a comprehensive study of how to make significant reductions in oil usage and carbon emissions.

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  Peter Brown

  Comment on 11.20.12 editorial

  Director, Better Houston; Former Houston City Council Member, Nov 26, 12.

  Comment on 11.20.12 editorial “Falling Behind”

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  Adrian Shelley

  Collecting fees from polluters

  Environmental Attorney; Community Outreach Coordinator, Air Alliance Houston, Nov 14, 12.

  Texas plays at collecting fees from ozone polluters

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  Winifred Hamilton

  Environment-related health

  Board Member, Houston Tomorrow; Director, Environmental Health at Baylor College of Medicine, Jul 31, 12.

  Shining a light on Houston’s environment-related health issues

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  Houston smog eighth worst in country

  2nd after 7 CA cities

  Matt Dietrichson, Apr 30, 12.

  The American Lung Association's annual "State of the Air" report scored Houston-Baytown-Huntsville as the eighth worst city in the United States for smog.

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  Matagorda County struggles against inclusion in EPA ozone non-attainment

  H-GAC asks for extension

  David Crossley, Jan 17, 12.

  H-GAC board unanimous in vote asking for extension in comment period for expansion of ozone non-attainment zone.

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  Nate Berg

  How many trees is enough?

  Staff writer at The Atlantic Cities, Nov 01, 11.

  Target tree plantings for maximum urban air quality benefits

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