Mobile UPI  |   About UPI  |   UPI en Español  |   UPI Arabic  |   UPIU  |   My Account
Search:
Go

Science News

3 Mo. regions violate air quality standards

sfgate.com
Nov. 19, 2009
The St. Louis and Kansas City areas, along with part of southeast Missouri, have violated 2008 air quality standards and may be forced to impose new restrictions, the state said Thursday. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources said ozone levels in St....
Related Stories from UPI.com

EPA tightens lead standards

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said it has dramatically strengthened the nation's air quality standards for lead.

School officials try to improve air IQ

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Missouri researchers and school officials say their School Air IQ program is designed to use federal air-quality standards to improve school air.

Denver's air quality turnaround recognized

DENVER, Aug. 9 (UPI) -- The Denver metropolitan area was recognized Friday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for an historic turnaround in air quality that may serve as a model for many polluted U.S. cities. Denver is now in full compliance with all state and federal a
Most Popular
Stories Photos People Comments
Featured Photos
1 of 23
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorated in Washington
View Caption
A U.S. Air Force B-52 flies over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during commemoration of 50th anniversary of the war on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama is at the base of the wall left center. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. The B-52 bomber was used extensively during the Vietnam War. UPI/Pat Benic