New Mexico
The lightning-caused Frijoles Fire burning in the Pecos Wilderness as of Thursday morning had grown to just under 14,000 acres, with officials reporting 31% containment.
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Iowa
Student researchers at Dordt University are working to uncover the intricacies of how air quality can impact student performance across the U.S. Daniel Garcia and Cameron Grimes, both incoming juniors at the Sioux Center private university, with support from faculty, have spent the summer combing public education and pollution data to explore how different pollutants […]
Georgia
EUHARLEE, Ga. — A major natural gas expansion at Georgia Power’s Plant Bowen will hurt air quality in the Atlanta region, which is already struggling with ozone pollution, according to environmental groups challenging a state air permit for the project. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division in January issued a permit authorizing Georgia Power to build […]
States Newsroom
For a fourth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Utah the No. 1 overall state in the nation, citing high performance in multiple categories including economy, fiscal stability and infrastructure. However, Utah ranked low, No. 48, in one category — natural environment — due to air pollution and industrial toxin […]
Commentary
My grandfather always told me, “I don’t want to go by the lungs.” Those were his words for telling me he feared dying due to lung failure. I spent so much time at the hospital during his treatment and recovery from a near fatal aortic aneurysm that my parents say I learned to walk there. […]
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has declared a statewide Code Purple Air Quality Alert for particulate matter (PM2.5) for Friday, July 17.
