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Climate, Air Quality, and Weather Stories September 24, 2001 Crop dusters examined in wake of terror attack It's a sign of the times that air quality threats now include those posed by would-be terrorists. Links from the Environmental Protection Agency's New England Regional Web site include news releases on the pollution caused by the attack on the World Trade Center and links to stories about the potential of biologial or chemical weapons attacks. The Boston Globe looks at new concerns about the use of crop dusters as weapons. New York DEC honors plant for cutting pollution Not all news about pollution is bad news. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation this month awarded a certificate of achievement to officials at a metal finishing company in Binghampton for greatly reducing emissions and meeting required environmental regulations. Among the plant's achievements was a 100 percent reduction in volatile organic compound emissions. For more details, take a look at this DEC news release. Move over carbon, other gases share climate spotlight When researchers talk about greenhouse gasses driving climate change , they often talk first about carbon dioxide. But a longtime climate change researcher and his colleagues argue in a recent study that lesser known greenhouse gases deserve more attention. MSNBC reports that scientists believe trace gases are responsible for the bulk of recent rises in global temperature. New model finds the source of dust events Researchers working on a NASA funded study say they have developed a new model that can "pinpoint where global dust events come from and can project where they're going." NASA's Earth Observatory News Web site has the details. |
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