Smog From Asia Reaches the US West Coast February 11, 2010 | AOL News Air pollution from Asia is being carried by winds and reaching the... USGS Podcast: The Science of Wildfires November 5, 2007 | USGS A recent USGS podcast features the science of wildfires. Expert Erik... Smoke Lowers California Air Quality June 29, 2008 | MSNBC The smoke from the hundreds of recent fires in California has lowered... California Wildfire May 22, 2008 | Yahoo! News A wildfire has caused evacuations in central California, and governor Arnold Schwarzenegger... Were the California Wildfires Caused by Arson? October 24, 2007 | MSNBC.com The FBI is gathering evidence to determine if the California wildfires were... Preventing Ground Water Contamination (.pdf) April 12, 2008 | The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has published a Fact Sheet titled... Air Pollution in the United States May 2, 2009 | American Lung Association Air pollution is a problem in the United States, particularly in large... Himalaya Haze October 31, 2008 | Earth Observatory Earth Observatory has an interesting satellite image that shows a thick haze... Ozone Emission Limits February 3, 2010 | Oil and Gas Journal The Environmental Protection Agency has plans to strengthen ground level ozone emission... Pollution Melts Mountain Snow January 18, 2009 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory When soot from pollution comes into contact with mountain snowpacks, the snow... MSU Research on Ganges River Pollution May 2, 2008 | Montana State University Montana State University researchers have identified numerous types of pollution in the... Plant Life Indicates Water Pollution August 21, 2008 | Reuters Scientists have developed a way to gauge water pollution by shining a... Soot and Pollution Cause Early Snow Melt June 14, 2009 | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory "Soot from pollution causes winter snowpacks to warm, shrink and warm some... Petroleum, Pollution and Poverty July 6, 2009 | CNN Amnesty International published a critique of the oil industry in the... USGS Website for Southern California Wildfires December 4, 2007 | USGS USGS has a website where they are making post-wildfire guidance and data... Tracking Pollution from China To North America April 14, 2008 | NASA In a new NASA study, researchers taking advantage of improvements in satellite... Ecuador Wants Paid to Leave Oil in the Ground! September 4, 2007 | The Guardian Ecuador could make a lot of money by moving forward on some... Ground Water Contamination Beneath Cape Cod May 2, 2007 | WebWire Contamination from the Massachusetts Military Reservation has caused extensive environmental damage and... Preparing for Wildfires June 3, 2009 | EARTH Magazine What should people do if a wildfire is approaching their neighborhood? Australia... In California: Wildfires vs Vegetation vs Water December 3, 2007 | MSN Slate: Gardening California has a long history of wildfire problems and water shortages. ... |