ozone /tags/ozone ozone en-US Copyright Wed, 21 Aug 2024 21:33:27 GMT In this tiny New Mexico town, the air quality is worse than in Downtown L.A. /local-news/2024-08-21/loving-nm-air-quality-worse-than-la The data is clear: The village of Loving in the Permian Basin has been hit hard by waves of pollutants from Big Oil, yet the EPA hasn’t acted to force a cleanup. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 21:33:27 GMT /local-news/2024-08-21/loving-nm-air-quality-worse-than-la Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main NM environment secretary says it’s unclear when EPA will crack down on Permian Basin air pollution /local-news/2023-12-18/nm-environment-secretary-says-its-unclear-when-epa-will-crack-down-on-permian-basin-air-pollution Earlier this year, New Mexico Environment Secretary James Kenney said the Environmental Protection Agency would declare parts of the Permian Basin in New Mexico and Texas an Ozone Nonattainment Area by the end of the year. However, as 2023 comes to a close, the EPA still hasn’t made its move. Mon, 18 Dec 2023 22:44:58 GMT /local-news/2023-12-18/nm-environment-secretary-says-its-unclear-when-epa-will-crack-down-on-permian-basin-air-pollution Nash Jones Report shows air quality is getting worse in parts of New Mexico /local-news/2023-04-26/report-shows-air-quality-is-getting-worse-in-parts-of-new-mexico A new report shows New Mexico’s air quality is getting worse –– especially near the oil-rich Permian Basin. Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:29:05 GMT /local-news/2023-04-26/report-shows-air-quality-is-getting-worse-in-parts-of-new-mexico Bryce Dix New Research Suggests Air Pollution Makes COVID-19 Even More Deadly /science/2020-04-09/new-research-suggests-air-pollution-makes-covid-19-even-more-deadly A new study has found that long-term air pollution increases COVID-19 mortality rates. Thu, 09 Apr 2020 16:53:02 GMT /science/2020-04-09/new-research-suggests-air-pollution-makes-covid-19-even-more-deadly Madelyn Beck, Madelyn Beck Manufacturing Industry Concerned New Ozone Standards Will Harm Business /local-news/2015-09-15/manufacturing-industry-concerned-new-ozone-standards-will-harm-business The Environmental Protection Agency is finalizing stricter limits on ground-level ozone, which the agency says is harmful to human health. That has some… Tue, 15 Sep 2015 22:03:44 GMT /local-news/2015-09-15/manufacturing-industry-concerned-new-ozone-standards-will-harm-business Bigger storms mean bigger punch into ozone layer /local-news/2012-07-30/bigger-storms-mean-bigger-punch-into-ozone-layer The journal Science has just published a new study from scientists at Harvard University showing how a rise in global temperatures is helping to destroy… Tue, 31 Jul 2012 01:41:35 GMT /local-news/2012-07-30/bigger-storms-mean-bigger-punch-into-ozone-layer Laura Paskus