Tag: air quality
Big offshore wind project proposed for New York as other sites are evaluated in 3 states
BRIGANTINE, N.J. -- Offshore wind energy projects in New York, New Jersey and Maryland are moving forward, as federal regulators examine the proposals...
Chemical smoke spewing from a Georgia factory is projected to spread toward Atlanta as winds shift
MARIETTA, Ga. -- Heavy smoke was causing low visibility Wednesday along Interstate 20 east of Atlanta as chemicals continued spewing from a beleaguered...
New Jersey offshore wind farm clears big federal hurdle amid environmental concerns
SEA GIRT, N.J. -- The federal government gave a key approval Tuesday to an offshore wind farm in New Jersey, even as residents...
Smoke fills the Wasatch Front – Here’s where it’s coming from
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utahns stepping outside will notice the familiar Wasatch Front mountains are missing from the skyline. They have instead...
Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says
LOS ANGELES -- As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County in 2020, sending ash flying and choking...
Father and son 'survive the onslaught' of ferocious California wildfire, saving historic family home
Wildfires across the western United States and Canada have put millions of people under air quality alerts, as thousands of firefighters battle the...