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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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Air pollution
6:24 am
Mon May 7, 2012

Hot days mean more air pollution – and potential health risks

Credit (Missouri Department of Natural Resources)
Air pollution is visible in this view of the St. Louis skyline.
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Warming temperatures may have you wanting to spend more time outdoors. But warm weather can mean more unhealthy air.

Susannah Fuchs of the American Lung Association says our region’s sunny, hot, nearly windless summer weather creates the perfect conditions for the formation of ozone – the main component of smog.

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Air pollution - ozone
3:50 pm
Thu September 22, 2011

Report ranks St. Louis 10th smoggiest U.S. city

A September 2011 Environment Missouri report on smog pollution ranks St. Louis air quality among the worst in the nation.
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A new report released today by the advocacy group Environment Missouri ranks St. Louis as the 10th smoggiest metropolitan area in the country.

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