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    • Seattle's smog levels violate federal limits

      Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times

      Heavy traffic and hot weather pushed the Seattle area over the legal limit for smog this weekend, violating the federal Clean Air Act for the first time in more than a decade. The infraction saddles local officials with the responsibility of drafting a new plan to improve air quality, which could include tougher rules for car and industrial emissions. But the Puget Sound region won't face any consequences until at least 2010.

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    • Smog puts Seattle area at risk for pollution penalties

      Posted by Jeff from Seattle Times

      Seattle's brown summer skies have never been much of a secret: The Seattle area is on the verge of getting a brown smudge on its green reputation. A combination of thousands of tailpipes and factories, summer sunshine and stricter pollution standards is putting the region on the brink of violating federal smog standards

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    • Science Ignored, Again

      Posted by Billbar from New York Times

      The latest example involves the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to reject the recommendations of experts inside and outside the government who had urged a significant tightening of federal standards regulating the amount of soot in the air. Soon, the EPA will also ignore ozone, which causes smog.

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