air pollution
Posted May 13, 2022, 12:34 pm
Bennito L. Kelty
/TucsonSentinel.com
Las nieveles de contaminación del aire en Tucson alcanzaron niveles dañinos, provocando una adviso del Departamento del Condado Pima de Calidad Ambiental de que los residentes deben evitar la actividad física intensa al aire libre.... Read more»
Posted May 13, 2022, 12:20 pm
Bennito L. Kelty
/TucsonSentinel.com
Air pollution in the Tucson metro area is at harmful levels for the second time in as many weeks, and residents should limit outdoor activities, Pima County Department of Environmental Quality officials said.... Read more»
Posted May 6, 2022, 4:03 pm
Bennito L. Kelty
/TucsonSentinel.com
Barbara Escobar, the interim director for the county's Department of Environmental Quality, will take over the role permanently starting on May 8, Pima County announced Monday.... Read more»
Posted May 6, 2022, 11:13 am
Bennito L. Kelty
/TucsonSentinel.com
Las nieveles de contaminación del aire en Tucson alcanzaron niveles dañinos, provocando una adviso del Departamento del Condado Pima de Calidad Ambiental de que los residentes deben evitar la actividad física intensa al aire libre.... Read more»
Posted May 6, 2022, 10:51 am
Bennito L. Kelty
/TucsonSentinel.com
Air pollution in the Tucson metro area hit harmful levels on Friday, prompting an advisory from Pima County that residents should avoid intense physical outdoor activity because of the amount of ground-level ozone.... Read more»
Posted Nov 12, 2021, 12:30 pm
Jim Robbins
/Kaiser Health News
In the heavily populated mountain valleys of the West, the odorless, colorless gas known as ozone has remained stubbornly difficult to reduce to safe levels.... Read more»
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Posted Nov 5, 2021, 1:11 pm
Victoria Steele
/Arizona Mirror
Over the last decade, Arizona has experienced 13 extreme weather events costing the state up to $10 billion in damages, and while state action is crucial, we can’t do this alone - states rely on the federal government to serve as a strong baseline for climate action. ... Read more»
Posted Oct 12, 2021, 12:09 pm
Bennito L. Kelty
/TucsonSentinel.com
Particulates floating in the air around Pima County reached such high levels on Tuesday that the Department of Environmental Quality issued an "high pollution advisory," recommending at-risk individuals reduce their outdoor activities.... Read more»
Posted Sep 9, 2021, 10:15 am
Matthew Renda
/Courthouse News Service
Wildfires the world over have exacted a devastating toll, destroying lives with increased frequency as warming temperatures and questionable forest management practices have made fires larger, more intense and more frequent. ... Read more»
Posted Aug 23, 2021, 11:08 am
Nicholas Iovino
/Courthouse News Service
Climatologists forecast a 70% chance that La Niña conditions will return for a second year in a row this winter, which could bring some rain for coastal areas of the Northwest and more dry conditions for the Southwest.
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Posted Aug 10, 2021, 7:07 am
Mathew Barlow
/University of Massachusetts Lowell/The Conversation
A recent report documents an increase in both wet and dry extremes over most regions around the globe, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that the water cycle has been intensifying and will continue to intensify as the planet warms. ... Read more»
Posted Aug 6, 2021, 7:29 am
Samantha Hawkins
/Courthouse News
Backed by automakers and in stark contrast to the rollbacks of the last administration, the president is proposing an aggressive agenda with tightened emission standards and a goal of making 50% of all vehicles sold in 2030 electric.
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Posted Aug 4, 2021, 10:14 am
Bennito L. Kelty
/TucsonSentinel.com
Los altos niveles de ozono en el área metropolitana de Tucson provocaron una advertencia de aire del Departamento del Condado Pima de Calidad Ambiental por el tercer día consecutivo durante un verano marcado por incendios forestales.... Read more»
Posted Aug 4, 2021, 9:42 am
Bennito L. Kelty
/TucsonSentinel.com
High levels of ozone in the Tucson metro area prompted an air quality advisory from Pima County for a third consecutive day during a summer that’s been marked by wildfires and high temperatures making for hazy skies across the West.
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Posted Aug 3, 2021, 3:53 pm
Bennito L. Kelty
/TucsonSentinel.com
Los altos niveles de ozono en el área metropolitana de Tucson provocaron una advertencia de aire del Departamento del Condado Pima de Calidad Ambiental por segundo día consecutivo durante un verano marcado por incendios forestales.... Read more»
Updated Aug 3, 2021, 4:27 pm
Bennito L. Kelty
/TucsonSentinel.com
High levels of ozone in the Tucson metro area provoked an air advisory warning from the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality for the second straight day during a summer that’s been marked by wildfires... Read more»