Satellite views of the Midwestern United States show that ozone levels above 50 parts per billion (ppb) along the ground could reduce soybean yields by at least 10 percent, costing more than $1 billion in lost crop production, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists. Continue reading Ozone hurts crop production?
Category: Air Quality
House GOP outlines fall attack on EPA
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has laid on plans (see Memo below) to overturn much of the EPA’s economy- and job-killing agenda. But as good as the memo sounds, mere House votes against the EPA will not do the trick. The House needs to strangle the EPA in ongoing debt and budget negotiations. The House controls government purse strings and needs to use that leverage to stop the EPA, which is one of the biggest threats and obstacles to America’s recovery and prosperity. Continue reading House GOP outlines fall attack on EPA
WSJ: An EPA Moratorium
From the Wall Street Journal editorial page: Continue reading WSJ: An EPA Moratorium
Hurricane Barack: EPA ready to destroy what Irene misses
“Regardless of track and intensity, Hurricane Irene will cause extensive tree and power line damage. Electricity infrastructure will be greatly compromised for millions if not tens of millions of Americans,” predicts the Weather Channel. And as as pointed out by the National Mining Association, what’s left will be compromised even further by the Obama EPA.
PM 2.5 not linked with cardiac emergencies
Airborne fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is not associated with cardiac emergencies, report German researchers. Continue reading PM 2.5 not linked with cardiac emergencies
EPA's Looming Blackouts
August 23, 2011, Investor’s Business Daily
It won’t matter which light bulbs we use as the administration’s implementation of cross-state pollution rules shuts down coal plants across the country. Where will the jobs be when the lights go out? Continue reading EPA's Looming Blackouts
Eric Cantor hits EPA for anti-growth regulations
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says EPA’s anti-growth, anti-jobs policies contributed to S&P’s downgrade of US creditworthiness in a Washington Post op-ed. Continue reading Eric Cantor hits EPA for anti-growth regulations
EPA's Lisa Jackson misinforms (lies to?) Politico on farm dust
Does EPA administrator Lisa Jackson not know what her agency is doing or did she just lie to Politico about EPA regulating farm dust? Continue reading EPA's Lisa Jackson misinforms (lies to?) Politico on farm dust
Air-pollution scare debunked
By Steve Milloy and Dr. John Dale Dunn
August 19, 2011, Washington Times
What if today’s levels of air pollution didn’t kill anybody?
That certainly would be bad news for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which has spent the past 15 years stubbornly defending its extraordinarily expensive and ever-tightening air-quality regulations. Continue reading Air-pollution scare debunked
Enviros debunk themselves on ozone, employment
Give me ozone or give me a job. Continue reading Enviros debunk themselves on ozone, employment
Politico misleads readers with smog pic
Is it really that hard to find a photo of manmade smog? Continue reading Politico misleads readers with smog pic
EPA to resurrect cap-and-trade through its ozone standard?
Exelon’s John Rowe, the “Carbon Bandit” may be back for another cap-and-trade raid on taxpayer and ratepayer wallets courtesy of the EPA’s imminent ozone standard. Continue reading EPA to resurrect cap-and-trade through its ozone standard?