/tags/air-pollution Air pollution en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:28:46 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-25/coal-and-new-gas-power-plants-will-have-to-meet-climate-pollution-targets Fifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are dangerous to public health, the agency finalized rules to limit climate-warming pollution from existing coal and new gas power plants. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:28:46 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-25/coal-and-new-gas-power-plants-will-have-to-meet-climate-pollution-targets Jeff Brady /health-science-environment/2024-04-24/american-lung-association-air-report-missouri-illinois-midwest The annual “State of the Air” report from the American Lung Association shows some progress for the region and the nation in smog reduction but reports that particulate pollution levels are deadly. Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-24/american-lung-association-air-report-missouri-illinois-midwest Holly Edgell /health-science-environment/2024-04-16/sauget-veolia-transparency-air-pollution-permit-renewal The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking input from the public as it considers the company’s application for a Clean Air Act permit renewal. Tue, 16 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2024-04-16/sauget-veolia-transparency-air-pollution-permit-renewal Kate Grumke /health-science-environment/2023-08-21/st-louis-scientists-say-brown-carbon-from-wildfires-is-more-dangerous-than-they-thought Washington University scientists say smoke particles from wildfires may damage health and contribute to climate change more than experts had realized. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-08-21/st-louis-scientists-say-brown-carbon-from-wildfires-is-more-dangerous-than-they-thought Chad Davis /2023-06-29/editors-note-the-environment-cant-be-ignored A haze is still lingering over sections of the region as a result of wildfires that continue to burn in parts of Canada, but a sign showing poorer than usual air quality in St. Louis caught our newsroom's attention a bit before we began covering the impact of the fires locally. Thu, 29 Jun 2023 17:38:07 GMT /2023-06-29/editors-note-the-environment-cant-be-ignored Ashley Lisenby /health-science-environment/2023-06-08/midwest-hospitals-see-an-uptick-in-respiratory-cases-as-wildfire-smoke-swirls-in-the-region As wildfires burn in eastern Canada, smoke and pollutants drift over the heavily impacted Northeast and into the Midwest. Poor air quality levels in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska, may be hurting people with more sensitive breathing conditions. Thu, 08 Jun 2023 20:56:53 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-06-08/midwest-hospitals-see-an-uptick-in-respiratory-cases-as-wildfire-smoke-swirls-in-the-region Kavahn Mansouri /health-science-environment/2023-06-01/st-louis-area-air-quality-alerts-started-earlier-may-be-more-common-this-summer Even when skies are clear, air pollution can affect the health of sensitive groups. Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:40:58 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-06-01/st-louis-area-air-quality-alerts-started-earlier-may-be-more-common-this-summer Lilley Halloran /health-science-environment/2023-05-19/critics-of-missouris-regional-haze-plan-want-the-federal-government-to-throw-it-out Congressional representatives from St. Louis and Kansas City and environmental groups argue the state’s plan doesn’t make meaningful attempts to reduce the pollution that causes haze. Fri, 19 May 2023 19:57:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-05-19/critics-of-missouris-regional-haze-plan-want-the-federal-government-to-throw-it-out Eric Schmid /health-science-environment/2023-05-11/st-louis-environmental-group-helps-urban-farmers-detect-air-pollution-with-monitors A St. Louis environmental group wants to help urban farmers in north St. Louis and north St. Louis County monitor air quality. Climate Changents are placing air monitoring machines that test fine particulate matter on urban farms and schools. Thu, 11 May 2023 22:28:32 GMT /health-science-environment/2023-05-11/st-louis-environmental-group-helps-urban-farmers-detect-air-pollution-with-monitors Andrea Y. Henderson /health-science-environment/2022-08-11/in-a-twist-an-omaha-utility-could-keep-burning-coal-as-renewable-projects-undergo-study-2 The North Omaha Station, a coal burning power plant, was supposed to stop burning coal next year. But its owner wants an extension to keep burning coal for three more years. Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2022-08-11/in-a-twist-an-omaha-utility-could-keep-burning-coal-as-renewable-projects-undergo-study-2 Kavahn Mansouri