Air Pollution Articles page 10

Forbes - The poor environment has been one of the biggest concerns for organizers, with International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge warning last year that some events could be postponed if the air pollution was too severe. Chinese authorities have also ...

Times Online - ... the best athletes from around the world to test themselves against each other - and maybe mix - at a venue selected by the IOC, every 4 years. I have long puzzled how and why the Olympics Committee selected Beijing,with its known air pollution, but ...

Daily Telegraph - The British Olympic Association insisted yesterday that no decision had been taken on whether athletes would be allowed to wear anti-air-pollution masks to combat conditions in Beijing. The BOA has been testing the smog mask, which was commissioned by ...

ZDNet Blogs - Posted by Harry Fuller @ 2:45 pm Categories: Blogroll , federal government , air pollution , housing , building , law & politics , ... That was the ahppy message to numerous families from the feds today. Specifically it was FEMA telling displaced ...

CNBC - Marine vessels are the largest uncontrolled source of air pollution in many areas of the country, causing at least 2,000 to 5,000 premature deaths every year," said Barry Wallerstein, executive officer of the South Coast Air Quality Management ...

Houston Chronicle - Diesel pollution spewed from the world's largest ships is increasing in U.S. ports and coastal areas even as regulators rein in car and truck emissions. Some members of Congress and local regulators are demanding that the Bush administration quickly ...

San Diego Union-Tribune - The Unified Port of San Diego has made its boldest moves yet to cut air pollution from ships, trucks and other machines, but its plan lacks several elements that supporters said are critical to success. In the first public review of the port's Clean ...