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Texas Tries to Clear the Air at Two National Parks

Article: Texas Tries to Clear the Air at Two National Parks

Posted June 12th, 2008, 3:06 PM by

AUSTIN, Texas, June 11, 2008 (ENS) – To comply with federal air quality requirements for national parks, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality is revising the State Implementation Plan, SIP, to address visibility at both Big Bend and Guadalupe Mountains parks and at protected areas in neighboring states. The federal rule calls for visibility improvements…

Environmental Groups Petition to Overturn EPA Ozone Standard

Article: Environmental Groups Petition to Overturn EPA Ozone Standard

Posted May 29th, 2008, 10:05 AM by

WASHINGTON, DC, May 28, 2008 (ENS) – Health and environmental advocates filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s refusal to adopt stronger standards for ground-level ozone proposed by the agency’s own scientists. The American Lung Association, Natural Resources Defense Council, Environmental Defense Fund, the National Parks Conservation Association, and the Appalachian Mountain…