Clean Air Standards [Capitol Health Call]

It took more than 20 years, but on December 21, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, an action mandated by passage of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments.

What's Going Around January 19th - Colds Lead to More Serious Conditions

It continues to be a quiet flu season in the Ozarks. The Springfield-Greene County Health Department has one confirmed case of the flu in January. Even with the low numbers of the flu, most health departments and clinics in the Ozarks are still offering flu shots as long as supplies last.

EPA, State Of Colorado Join Children's Hospital To Highlight Benefits Of New Mercury And Air Toxics Standards For ...

At a ceremony today at Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora, Colo., representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) joined the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Trout Unlimited, and ADA Environmental Solutions, Inc. to highlight the benefits of EPA's newly issued Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, the first national standards to protect American families ...

FirstEnergy to close power station in Williamsport

FirstEnergy will close the R. Paul Smith Power Station in Williamsport by Sept. 1 because of the cost of complying with federal environmental regulations that go into effect in 2015, a company official announced Thursday. The plant is one of six older coal-fired power plants in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio that FirstEnergy will close due to theU.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Mercury ...