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Air Pollution
12:01 am
Wed April 24, 2013

Report Shows Increased Air Pollution in St. Louis Region — But Long-Term Trend Still Improving

Credit Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Smog obscures the St. Louis skyline.
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A report released today by the American Lung Association shows that air pollution in the St. Louis region has recently increased.

The annual report ranks the St. Louis area 12th worst among U.S. metropolitan regions for particulate pollution and 25th for ground-level ozone, the main component of smog.

Susannah Fuchs is the Senior Director of Environmental Health for the American Lung Association’s Plains-Gulf Region, which includes Missouri.

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Science
5:37 pm
Thu March 14, 2013

At St. Louis Gas Stations, Fume-Reducing Nozzles Get (Rid Of) The 'Boot'

Credit Véronique LaCapra, St. Louis Public Radio (left) and Art Chimes (right)
Starting on March 15, gas stations in Franklin, Jefferson, St. Charles and St. Louis counties and the city of St. Louis can switch from vapor-capturing nozzles (black “boot,” left) to ordinary nozzles (right).
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