Tags: Pollution

Lied for decades about chemical contamination

But some cities have gotten worse

Expect prices to go up

King George Island hosts at least half a dozen research stations within an area of about 16 square miles

Tanks are already long past intended life-span

Response from citizens not very positive

Local tax authority will collect the money, which inevitably will lead to bribes and corruption

Heavily subsidized manufacturing of panels produces tons of hazardous waste

Not just a Beijing issue

Beijing's a hazy shade of toxic

Currently the worst air in the country

Question of whether states, municiplaities can establish regulations for cross-country haulers

Copper company fighting air pollution regs

Old vehicles to be removed as part of a pollutant reduction strategy

Anger growing over poor quality of air

"Airpocalypse" now

The environmental and economic benefits of fracking greatly outweigh the costs.

Company agrees to spend $300 million for upgrades