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Climate, Air Quality, and Weather Stories July 30, 2001 NESCAUM releases second report on haze The Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management (NESCAUM) has released its second report on regional haze and visibility impairment in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region. The report, entitled "A Basis for Control of BART-Eligible Sources," seeks to assess potential reductions in emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and oxides of nitrogen (NOX) through the application of federal Best Available Retrofit Technology (BART) at fossil fuel fired power plants. You can download the 136-page report at the NESCAUM Web site Court rejects incinerator emission standards Hazardous waste-burning incinerators and cement kilns may soon have to abide by stricter emissions rules. Saying that the nation lacks proper limits on airborne emissions of dioxins, mercury and metals, a federal appeals court has ordered the government to rewrite standards for incinerators and kilns. Justices stated that the current rules "fail to reflect the emissions achieved in practice by the best-performing sources as required by the Clean Air Act." They ordered the standards scrapped and sent back to the Environmental Protection Agency for another look. MSNBC posted the story covered by The Associated Press. Climate change, economy discussed on NHPR Our nation's role in the global climate change debate was on the minds of many New Hampshire residents this week who tuned in to New Hampshire Public Radio's morning talk show "The Exchange." Host Laura Knoy discussed climate change and the economy with James Glassman of the American Enterpise Institute and Richard Howarth, an environmental economist at Dartmouth College. You can listen to the show by visiting the NHPR Web site. NASA launches new climate change study NASA scientists are using a lighthouse in Virginia, a satellite, and research aircraft in a new study aimed at gaining a better understanding of global climate change. Read about it on NASA's Earth Observatory News Web site. Germany wants to be climate change world leader Germany wants to be seen as the world leader in efforts to curb human induced climate change. The country has steadily reduced its output of greenhouse gasses that cause global warming and it has worked to develop and market technology to accomplish that goal. Chris Ballman reports on Germany's effort for National Public Radio's Living on Earth. For both audio and text versions of the report, scroll down to the headline "Germany's Crusade Against Climate Change." |
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