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President Obama & EPA Protect Public Health, Announce Landmark Mercury Standard for Power Plants

Today, President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first-ever nationwide standard for mercury and air toxics pollution from power plants. A record 907,000 Americans submitted comments on the standard, which is expected to cut toxic mercury pollution from power plants by 91 percent.

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Danger in the Air

All Americans should be able to breathe clean air. But pollution from power plants and vehicles puts the health of our nation’s children and families at risk. Ground-level ozone, the main component of smog, is one of the most harmful and one of the most pervasive air pollutants. This report looks at the number of days that were considered unhealthy for sensitive populations across cities nationwide. The report also shows new data showing the problem is worse than the public thought.

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EPA to limit air pollution from gas drilling.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently held hearings nationwide, including in Pittsburgh, on newly proposed regulations that would drastically cut down on air pollution from gas and oil sites across the country. With hundreds of Pennsylvanians turning out to show their support for clean air regulations, and thousands more sending public comments, we should see these regulations in place by the spring of 2012.

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Opinion: TRAIN wreck waits to happen

On Sept. 23, the U.S. House passed legislation that would greatly limit government's ability to curb air pollution.

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Statement: Gov. Perry’s Proposal is Too Dirty and Dangerous for Pennsylvania

Today, Texas Governor Rick Perry unveiled a proposing to remove protections against pollution generated by the coal and gas industry. Gov. Perry’s speech comes as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency prepares to set standards to limit the air pollution associated with gas drilling.

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U.S. EPA Proposes Protections against Air Pollution from Oil and Gas Industry

As U.S. EPA held a public hearing today in Pittsburgh, PennEnvironment praised the agency’s proposed rules to curb air pollution from oil and gas operations as part of an urgently needed response to the public health threats posed by hydraulic fracturing.

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Pa.'s air quality 6th worst

A new air quality study by a Pennsylvania environmental advocacy group found the commonwealth has the sixth-most smog-ridden air in the nation.

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Smog in Phila's air actually worse than people think, environmental group says

The air in the Philadelphia region, one of the smoggiest in the nation, is worse than people think, environmental groups said Wednesday.

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Letter: Protect clean air standards

This summer, we saw dozens of days of extreme heat and dangerous air pollution levels.

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How to cut ozone

This summer's higher temperatures have brought more orange alert days for smog pollution. But as bad as this summer has been, imagine how much worse it will get if we don't act now to reduce smog. Could you imagine it being so polluted you couldn't go outside?

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