http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/epa-smog-plan-criticized-as-not-tough-enough By BRIAN SCHEID http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/epa-smog-plan-criticized-as-not-tough-enough Fri, 14 Mar 2008 07:55:25 -0500 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/epa-hears-ozone-testimony By Brian Scheid Summers are hard on Natalie McCloskey's family. Three of the Delran, Burlington County, http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/epa-hears-ozone-testimony Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:20:05 -0500 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/talks-focus-on-proposed-pollution-standards by Brian x. Mccrone PHILADELPHIA. Federal regulators are holding hearings today at a city hotel to discuss new proposed standards on ozone pollution, or smog. Clean air advocates will meet today in Philly and next week at other locations around the country to discuss federal ozone pollution standards. Like last year’s federal public hearings held in Philadelphia on new soot pollution controls, clean air advocates will be at the Radisson Plaza-Warwick hotel to demand even stronger standards than the Environmental Protection Agency is recommending. “It is interesting that they’ve come back here once again,” PennEnvironment clean air advocate Nathan Willcox said yesterday. “We have our share of soot and smog in the Philadelphia region.” PennEnvironment, a leading state environmental lobbyist group, has invited several experts to speak during a 1 p.m. news conference outside the 12-hour EPA hearing today. Families affected by asthma have also been asked to share their respiratory system struggles. The federal agency is holding hearings in Philadelphia and Los Angeles today, followed by visits in Atlanta, Houston and Chicago next week. Willcox said the new federal standard falls short of experts’ recommendations. “Once again, the initial proposal doesn’t go as far as their scientists say it should,” he said. “And if you have a weak pollution standard, then there is no mandate in the Clean Air Act for states to strengthen their own standards.” http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/talks-focus-on-proposed-pollution-standards Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:25:30 -0500 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/epa-must-get-tough-on-ozone Citizens should tell the agency to set the strictest standards. http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/epa-must-get-tough-on-ozone Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:34:00 -0500 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/urge-epa-to-strengthen-standards Dear Editor: On Aug. 30, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is holding a http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/urge-epa-to-strengthen-standards Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:59:59 -0500 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/when-words-get-in-way-of-deeds We keep hearing that Carlisle’s air quality is declining, and yet a story in Wednesday’s Sentinel says the state Department of Environmental Protection is going to ask the federal Environmental Protection Agency to upgrade the local area’s pollution profile. As often happens when governmental agencies are involved, it’s a question of definition. A 2005 American Lung Association study listed the Harrisburg-Carlisle-Lebanon area as having the 24th worst air quality overall. PennEnvironment ranked the region ninth worst for chronic fine particle, or soot, pollution among mid-sized metropolitan areas. But the state’s own study is concerned specifically with ozone, which it says is now within federal limits based on data it collected over the last four years. The EPA currently lists our region in the non-attainment classification, and the DEP wants Cumberland, Dauphin, Lebanon and Perry counties to be on the EPA’s “attainment” list. Part of the decision to request the upgraded status is Pennsylvania’s adoption of the stricter California emissions standards for new cars and light trucks. State officials say new 2008 vehicles in Pennsylvania will be cleaner-burning than they would otherwise be, which should contribute to even better air quality in future years. Kathleen McGinty, the secretary of DEP, points out that EPA compliance relates directly to a region’s economic growth. When pollution can be reduced in cars, it becomes less likely that existing businesses will be subjected to stricter standards. It also means that expanding businesses will consider a region’s pollution profile when deciding whether to locate a new facility there. But if you’re wondering how the ozone question can be separate from the soot question, well, we’re stumped by that, too. While we’re all for maintaining our community’s economic viability, we hope that human health questions aren’t going to be subordinated to bureaucratic games played over specific definitions of air pollution. Here in the Carlisle area, we’re specifically concerned with what appears to be a localized spike in soot pollution, which has been attributed to the large number of diesel trucks that serve the growing warehouse sector in our community. We doubt that an improved air pollution designation from the EPA will help us find the means to mitigate this problem — in fact, it may even work against us if local authorities attempt to seek funding for pollution abatement projects. It’s nice to be thought of as being in “attainment,” but it’s probably better in the long run if we accept the most accurate definition of our air pollution status. http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/when-words-get-in-way-of-deeds Mon, 23 Apr 2007 08:53:40 -0500 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/clean-air-act-ruling-bolsters-state-car-regulations By Sandy Bauers The http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/clean-air-act-ruling-bolsters-state-car-regulations Fri, 13 Apr 2007 07:30:20 -0500 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/county-ranked-21st-worst-for-asthmatics By Ad Crable http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/county-ranked-21st-worst-for-asthmatics Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/states-deserve-the-chance-to-cut-air-pollution http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/states-deserve-the-chance-to-cut-air-pollution Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/dep-sues-epa-over-air-quality-regs http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/dep-sues-epa-over-air-quality-regs Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/clean-air-victory-for-pennsylvania Letter to the editor http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/clean-air-victory-for-pennsylvania Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/pennsylvania-wisely-plans-to-reduce-auto-emissions Letter to the editor http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/pennsylvania-wisely-plans-to-reduce-auto-emissions Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/clean-car-rule-holds-for-now The http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/clean-car-rule-holds-for-now Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/state-mercury-restrictions-advance By David Dagan http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/state-mercury-restrictions-advance Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/despite-protests-epa-moving-forward-with-new-measures By Alison Hawkes http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/despite-protests-epa-moving-forward-with-new-measures Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/sustainable-plan-for-cleaner-air Global http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/sustainable-plan-for-cleaner-air Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/mercury-battle-is-green-vs_-green By Allison M. Heinrichs http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/mercury-battle-is-green-vs_-green Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/reversing-course-swift-as-mercury By Chris Potter http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/reversing-course-swift-as-mercury Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/state-must-do-a-better-job-controlling-smog by Ivan Chan and Walter Tsou, M.D. http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/state-must-do-a-better-job-controlling-smog Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/state-looks-to-reduce-mercury-hot-spots By David Templeton http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/state-looks-to-reduce-mercury-hot-spots Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/make-burn-ban-permanant Monroe and Pike county commissioners have issued a 30-day ban on open burning. Make that perpetual. http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/make-burn-ban-permanant Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/report-hopes-to-clear-the-air By Kathy Stevens http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/report-hopes-to-clear-the-air Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/500-premature-deaths-from-air-pollution-in-pa By PennEnvironment http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/500-premature-deaths-from-air-pollution-in-pa Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/air-pollution-severity-revealed By Chris Birk http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/air-pollution-severity-revealed Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/group-calls-air-pollution-no_-3-cause-in-health-related-early-death By JoAnn Loviglio http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/group-calls-air-pollution-no_-3-cause-in-health-related-early-death Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/time-to-toughen-pollution-standards Editorials http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/time-to-toughen-pollution-standards Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/time-to-speak-up-for-clean-air By Nathan Willcox, http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/time-to-speak-up-for-clean-air Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/aaa-not-just-roadside-assistance Bill Cavanaugh of York said he's been a member of the http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/aaa-not-just-roadside-assistance Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/deep-breath-of-not-so-fresh-air By Kathy Stevens http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/deep-breath-of-not-so-fresh-air Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/report-area-air-among-worst By Tom Joyce http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/report-area-air-among-worst Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/pittsburgh-tops-is-soot-levels HARRISBURG, http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/pittsburgh-tops-is-soot-levels Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/chester-county-deserves-cleaner-air-not-senate-bill-1025 Opinion http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/chester-county-deserves-cleaner-air-not-senate-bill-1025 Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/road-to-ruin-senate-bill-joins-the-assault-on-air-standards Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Editorial Staff http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/road-to-ruin-senate-bill-joins-the-assault-on-air-standards Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/state-hopes-to-trade-clean-coal-for-older-coal-plants By Marc Levy http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/state-hopes-to-trade-clean-coal-for-older-coal-plants Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/pa-ranks-high-in-mercury-emissions Pennsylvania, http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/pa-ranks-high-in-mercury-emissions Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/group-lobbying-state-for-higher-mileage-policies By James S. Young http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/group-lobbying-state-for-higher-mileage-policies Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/pa-ranks-3rd-in-mercury-emissions By Tom Joyce http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/pa-ranks-3rd-in-mercury-emissions Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/bassmasters-classic-notebook-doves-launched-at-launch By Don Hopey http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/bassmasters-classic-notebook-doves-launched-at-launch Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/11-states-sue-epa-on-mercury-rules http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/11-states-sue-epa-on-mercury-rules Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/agency-details-emissions-from-five-industries-in-berks By Adam Wilson http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/agency-details-emissions-from-five-industries-in-berks Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/clear-skies-loophole-could-exempt-894-sites-from-cutting-emissions http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/clear-skies-loophole-could-exempt-894-sites-from-cutting-emissions Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/brunner-island-cleans-up-act-a-recent-report-noted-the-plant-has-reduced-emissions York Daily Record Editorial Staff Good http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/brunner-island-cleans-up-act-a-recent-report-noted-the-plant-has-reduced-emissions Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/report-pas-power-plant-pollution-among-worst-in-nation By Marc Levy http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/report-pas-power-plant-pollution-among-worst-in-nation Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/dirty-politics-while-the-middle-east-dominates-headlines-local-polls-look-to-the-sky By Gian Sachdev http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/dirty-politics-while-the-middle-east-dominates-headlines-local-polls-look-to-the-sky Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/bad-air-days-letter-to-the-editor According http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/bad-air-days-letter-to-the-editor Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600 http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/specters-yes-vote-would-be-breath-of-fresh-air Some decisions, after all the arguments have been made, are as simple http://www.pennenvironment.org/in-the-news/clean-air/clean-air/specters-yes-vote-would-be-breath-of-fresh-air Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:05:17 -0600