A playground north of the Oak Creek Power Plant. The federal government is cracking down on air pollution in cities like Milwaukee. Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tightened ...

PARISH LEADERS SAY AFTER INITIAL TESTING AFTER THE ROSELAND PLANT EXPLOSION, THERE IS NO IMMINENT THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH FROM SUIT OR SMOKE. NOW, MANY ARE ASKING WDSU WHETHER OIL AND CHEMICALS CAN ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it is strengthening air quality standards on fine particulate matter, or soot, a pollutant that contributes to thousands of premature ...

New limits on lung-damaging soot proposed by President Joe Biden’s administration would effectively require cleaner factories, power plants and vehicles in Chicago and several other urban industrial ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The Environmental Protection Agency has finalized long-awaited new limits on soot, ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- They're not visible, but they're there – particles in the air that make people sick. PM 2.5, also known as soot, are fine particles that are smaller than the diameter of a strand of ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

Feb. 7 (UPI) --The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized a much stronger air quality standard on soot, the fine particle pollution dangerous to health. The updated rule will change ...

Cleaning clothes from smoke damage and soot can be tricky. Smoke and soot particles embed themselves deep into fabric fibers, leading to stubborn odors and potential skin irritation. Follow these tips ...

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