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Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Caltrans: LA freeway expansion project could improve public health

July 30, 2012, 12:05 AM
Expanding a major Los Angeles freeway in an area known for traffic-related air pollution could improve public health, according to a draft environmental impact report issued last month by the California Department of Transportation. The project, known as the I-710 Corridor Project, could... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

EPA study explains link between smog, heart problems

June 25, 2012, 1:05 PM
Smog has been linked to heart problems and even death, and new research by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency begins to explain why.    Researchers found that healthy young adults who have been exposed to ozone – which is a major component of smog – experience... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Report finds fewer unhealthy air days in California

April 20, 2012, 12:05 AM
California air pollution reached unhealthy levels less often in 2011 than a decade ago, according to a report released this week by a state association of regional air district officers. Compared with 2000, there were about 74 percent fewer days of “unhealthy air” statewide... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Southern Californians at risk of death from air pollution, EPA says

February 13, 2012, 12:05 AM
Southern Californians are among those at highest risk of death due to air pollution, according to recent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency research published in the journal Risk Analysis. The study, published last month, was conducted to “provide insight to the size and... + read more
Daily Report: Environment

Motorists may foot bill for pollution fines

October 19, 2010, 12:05 AM
San Joaquin Valley residents may soon have to chip in and help clean the air dirtied by their cars’ emissions. At least that’s what the valley’s air district regulators are proposing: A $10 to $24 surcharge tacked onto residents’ annual car and truck registration fees.... + read more
Smog shrouds Los Angeles
Daily Report: Environment

As California's temperature rises, so does the ozone

July 23, 2010, 12:05 AM
First you’ll get cooked and then you’ll get choked. That's what a new state government report is predicting: As climate change causes temperatures to rise in California, ozone levels will climb, too. The report predicts that by the year 2050, Californians will experience... + read more
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