Sentences with phrase «of federal air quality standards»

The Danskammer Plant, located along the shore of the Hudson River in the town of Newburgh, New York, has been responsible for more toxic pollution than nearly all of the total 646 industrial sites in the state and numerous violations of federal air quality standards.

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Leading a coalition of 11 states, AG Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit to compel the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to promptly revise national air quality standards for air pollution involving soot.

Combination of economic trends and policies Still, for now an array of Obama administration actions and economic trends are conspiring to cut emissions, according to EIA: Americans are using less oil because of high gasoline prices; carmakers are complying with federal fuel economy standards; electricity companies are becoming more efficient; state renewable energy rules are ushering wind and solar energy onto the power grids; gas prices are competitive with coal; and federal air quality regulations are closing the dirtiest power plants.

Of the monitoring sites, Davenport had the highest PM2.5 concentration — although within federal air - quality standards — with the highest iron, zinc, and lead concentrations, the data showed.

University of Iowa researchers report that Iowa falls within federal air quality standards for fine particulates.

Communities of color and those with low education and high poverty and unemployment face greater health risks even if their air quality meets federal health standards, according to the article published online in the scientific journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

A design value is the three - year average of pollution concentrations measured at each monitoring location and is used to determine whether a county is in attainment with federal air quality standards.

«Air quality in the U.S. has benefitted from more protective federal standards in response to evidence from health studies, and there are likely further benefits to be gained by standards even lower than those now recommended by the ATS,» said ATS President Marc Moss, MD, who is Roger S. Mitchell Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

As of July 25, the air across Southern California exceeded federal smog standards 81 times, an uptick over the two years prior according to the South Coast Air Quality Management Distriair across Southern California exceeded federal smog standards 81 times, an uptick over the two years prior according to the South Coast Air Quality Management DistriAir Quality Management District.

Improving the Environment and Public Health: While air quality problems in China have received significant media attention, nearly half of the U.S. population lives in metropolitan regions that still do not meet federal ambient air quality standards.

Nearly one half of all Americans — an estimated 150 million — live in areas that don't meet federal air quality standards.

«Companies with a direct financial interest in climate and air - quality standards are funding environmental research that influences state and federal regulation and shapes public understanding of climate scientists,» Grijalva wrote to the presidents of seven universities housing supposedly skeptical scientists.

U.S. air and water quality have improved dramatically during the past several decades because of the creation of reasonable federal standards for criteria pollutants, such as sulfur, carbon monoxide, and particulates, and allowing the affected companies to choose the most effective and least expensive means to comply.

«Grijalva wrote: «Companies with a direct financial interest in climate and air quality standards are funding environmental research that influences state and federal regulations and shapes public understanding of climate science.

Since a large body of evidence links pollution with poor health, and health is an important part of human capital, efforts to reduce pollution could plausibly be viewed as an investment in human capital and thus a tool for promoting economic growth... We find robust evidence that ozone levels well below federal air quality standards have a significant impact on productivity: a 10 ppb decrease in ozone concentrations increases worker productivity by 4.2 percent.

Toyota Engineering and Manufacturing North America (Princeton, IN) 10/2001 — 5/2010 Technician / Skilled Maintenance Team Leader • Provided support and technical expertise on Allen Bradley PLC - 5 and Control Logic, as well as designed new screens for HMI using RSView and mapped all data and alarms needed for monitoring production equipment • Programmed PLC's using Rockwell software as required by production, utilizing PLC as a troubleshooting tool to locate and repair process problems • Repaired and maintained all three phase medium and low voltage motors, programming medium voltage control relays to meet manufacturer specifications and monitor applicable data from motors as well as engineering data and motor manufacturing parameters into VFD's • Established PM schedules for maintaining floor conveyors, robots, RFID, air handling, sludge, paint mix room, and lifters, assisting T / M's with performing preventative maintenance on equipment • Ensured calibration of environmental equipment to maintain state and federal guidelines, performing the calibration procedures and repair of micrometers, calipers, and profilometers as required by ISO standards • Identified and developed countermeasures to manufacturing - related problems with equipment, monitoring corrective actions and resolution implementation to ensure problems were below 2 % of operational availability • Review associated work instructions for changes as needed to maintain quality, safety, and environmental standards, while planning and coordinating weekly safety meetings and training for team members