Topic – Pollution
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Houston smog eighth worst in country
2nd after 7 CA cities
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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Strong majority of Americans support regulation of CO2
More renewable energy research
A new study proves Americans have serious opinions on US environmental policies regarding CO2 regulation and renewable energy research.
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Joanna Wolaver
Proposed rules fail to protect
Proposed rules fail to protect central Texas rivers and bays
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Houston ship channel exemplifies state’s polluted waterways
Texas ranks 4th worst in US
Texas ranks fourth worst in the nation for toxic releases, and environmentalists are bringing attention to the millions of pounds of chemicals being polluted.
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Harris County among the nation’s most polluted air and water
Tops nation in air pollution
Harris County tops the nation with 12 million pounds of toxic air pollution in 2010 and comes in 2nd in water pollution, in recent EPA findings.
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Oceans appear to be undergoing fundamental changes
Many of them for the worse
The earth's oceans are undergoing fundamental changes that science does not fully understand under multiple threats of climate change, overfishing, & pollution.
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Water problems raise issues with coal fired plant
White Stallion stalled
The proposed White Stallion plant has become complicated by the unlikelihood of public entities deciding to allocate it 8 trillion gallons of groundwater.
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Bloomberg gives $50 million to fight coal plants
Donation to Sierra Club
New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg will donate $50 million to the Sierra Club to support its nationwide campaign to eliminate coal-fired power plants.
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Pollution makes workers less productive
Cleanup would be wise
Study finds cleaning up pollution would benefit the economy by improving labor conditions and investing in human capital.
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