Community Action/Info:
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www.scorecard.org
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Scorecard. Get an in-depth pollution report for your county,
covering air, water, chemicals, and more. Find out about the
pollution problems in your community and learn who is responsible.
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www.bucketbrigade.net
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Bucket Brigade is a simple, effective tool that communities are
using to find out for themselves what chemicals are in the air.
Armed with their own data and information about the health effects
of chemicals, these communities are attaining impressive reductions
of pollution, safety improvements and increasing enforcement of
environmental laws.’
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Corporate/Industry Air Polluters:
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www.peri.umass.edu
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"The Toxic 100: The Top Corporate Air Polluters in the
U.S." Identifies the top U.S. air polluters among the world's largest
corporations. Political Economy Research Institute, U Mass at
Amherst. Corporate Toxics Information Project.
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carma.org
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CARbon Monitoring for Action. Listings of the carbon
emissions of 50,000 power plants and 4,000 power
companies in all countries around the planet. ***
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www.epa.gov
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Toxics Release Inventory is a publicly available EPA database
that contains information on toxic chemical releases and waste
management activities reported annually by certain industries as well
as federal facilities.
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www.ceres.org
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Benchmarking Air Emissions of the 100 Largest Electric
Power Producers in the United States. May 2008 - The 2008
Benchmarking report is the sixth collaborative effort highlighting
environmental performance and progress in the nation’s electric
power sector. Ceres, NRDC, etc. ***
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www.nytimes.com
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"China’s Incinerators Loom as a Global Hazard" NY Times
article. Aug 12, 2009. "After surpassing the United States as the
world’s largest producer of household garbage, China has embarked
on a vast program to build incinerators as landfills run out of space."
The resultant dioxin and mercury travels to North America.
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News:
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www.sciencedaily.com
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ScienceDaily- top science news stories from the world’s leading
universities and research organizations. Air Quality News. See Air
Pollution News as well.
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www.medicalnewstoday
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Medical News Today. Water - Air Quality / Agriculture News.
RSS Feeds.
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air.environmental
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Environmental Expert an online marketplace, but also a source for
industry-related information and resources, like publications, events,
articles, case studies & news. News & Press Releases- Air & Climate.
See Articles & Case Studies as well.
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www.pollution.com
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World News Network. Pollution News. Links to pollution news of
the day.
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www.ipy.org
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International Polar Year campaign focusing on the polar regions.
Atmosphere News and Announcements page.
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Outdoor Air Quality:
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airnow.gov
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AIRNow The U.S. EPA, NOAA, NPS, tribal, state, and local
agencies developed the AIRNow Web site to provide the public with
easy access to national air quality information. The Air Quality
Index (AQI) tells you how clean or polluted your outdoor air is, and
what associated health effects might be a concern for you. AQI lists
five major air pollutants ground-level ozone, particulate matter,
carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide.
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lungaction.org
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American Lung Association State of the Air: 2007.
Check air by zip code or click on a state in the map to learn how
ozone and particle pollution hurts your lungs -- and what you can do
to protect yourself.
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www.iso.org
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ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's
largest developer and publisher of International Standards, offering a
wide-ranging portfolio of standardized sampling, testing and
analytical methods to deal with specific environmental challenges.
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www.archive.arm.gov
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Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program and
ARM Climate Research Facility (ACRF) data are stored at and are
distributed through this US Dept of Energy Archive.
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Policy:
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www.ncseonline.org
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National Council for Science and the Environment. CRS
Report for Congress "Air Quality: Multi-Pollutant Legislation in the
110th Congress" 11-Feb-2008 In the 110th Congress, five bills have
been introduced that would impose multipollutant controls on
utilities. PDF.
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