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s mog

  • n  air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog

  • Now someone has, and the results are striking: according to a study just published in the New England Journal of Medicine, when local governments decide to scrub out the smog .
  • Los Angeles came down last week with the worst case of that chronic big-city ailment, smog.
  • Four months ago, as part of his crusade against smog, Abe Ribicoff, the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, served the auto industry with a blunt ultimatum: unless the .
News & Articles

  • Smog-forming ozone will be low into Friday
    Breathe easy: Smog-forming ozone levels are expected to be low in the Toledo area through at least Friday.
    June 12, 2013 - The Toledo Blade
  • Utah leaders fear new EPA smog rules
    Utah leaders fear new EPA smog rules by Matt Canham The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jun 12, 2013 11:34AM MDT Washington • Utah officials worry the Environmental Protection Agency may set an unachievable smog standard that would choke the economy more than it would clean the air. Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, led a hearing of the House’s environment subcommittee Wednesday where he said federal ...
    June 12, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune
  • All Things Appy: 5 Best iOS Car Apps
    Cars -- we love them. We're hooked on their looks, their shine, the freedom they represent. The insurance, the payments and the smog checks, maybe less so -- but cars are still a good example of a genre of app that fits well with the smartphone. This week, All Things Appy takes a look at key, free must-have apps in this area, including one for drooling and one for speeding, gambling and swearing.
    June 12, 2013 - TechNewsWorld.com
Quotes

  • Lamar Alexander in International Herald Tribune
    It is important to remember the Smokies has among the highest levels of ozone or smog in the eastern United States, either inside or outside a national park,Alexander said. "And it has one of the highest rates of sulfur and nitrogen...
  • George Knox in AFP
    Many 'pneumonia' deaths were probably caused by direct chemical injury, as in the 1952 London smog, and thus are better regarded as 'acute respiratory distress syndrome' or 'acute lung injury',Knox concluded.
  • Chuck DeVore in San Jose Mercury News
    Many of these alternative fuels actually cause more smog,DeVore said. "To raise a fee that encourages the production of fuels that create more smog is political idiocy."

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