EPA proposal takes on health risks near US chemical plants

By  MICHAEL PHILLIS The Associated Press In what could prove a significant move for communities facing air pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed on Thursday that chemical plants nationwide measure certain hazardous compounds that cross beyond their property lines and reduce them when they are too high. The proposed rules would reduce cancer risk and

The FAA allows Americans to be exposed to unsafe levels of aircraft noise

Nov 8, 2022 | 183rd Meeting, Lay Language Paper, Noise, Psychological and Physiological Acoustics Daniel Fink – djfink01@aol.com Twitter: @QuietCoalition Board Chair, The Quiet Coalition 60 Thoreau Street Concord, MA 01742 United States The Quiet Coalition is a program of Quiet Communities, Inc., Lincoln, MA, USA Popular version of 4aNS8-The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) allows Americans to be exposed to

How much emissions do electric cars produce?

Last year, President Joe Biden set a goal for electric vehicles to make up half of all car sales in the US by 2030. By expanding tax credits for electric vehicles in the recently passed Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden administration hopes to expand the electric car fleet beyond the current 7 million fully electric

U.S. Maps Airport‐Noise Curb; Pilots and Industry Assail Plan

WASHINGTON, June 21 —Sweeping recommendations designed to quiet the din of jet aircraft at airports around the country were made public to day by an Environmental Protection Agency study group. The proposals were quickly as sailed in statements by pilots and airport and airline executives as potentially unworkable and, in some cases, unsafe. The recommendations