The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is issuing final rules that the agency says will protect Americans’ health by cutting emissions of mercury, particle pollution and other harmful pollutants from Portland cement manufacturing, the third-largest source of mercury air emissions in the United States. The rules are expected to yield $7 to $19 in public health…
Daily Archives: August 9, 2010
An Air Quality Alert Due to Ozone Issued for Tuesday, August 10
An Air Quality Alert has been declared for Birmingham, Alabama, on Tuesday, August 10. The air will be Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups due to Ozone. Upper ridge will be right over the area which will allow temperatures to reach the upper 90s. Winds will be very light from the east to southeast. Drier air in…
