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Showing posts with label IEPA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label IEPA. Show all posts
Thursday, September 5, 2013

Understanding air pollution with a simple dust sensor

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Outdoor air pollution, in the most extreme cases, can be immediately identified even without any special training. It casts a haze over c...
Tuesday, August 20, 2013

IEPA is silent on request for data, emails surrounding large tire fire

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When a supply of one million tires caught fire in Hoopeston, IL, there were no environmental monitors to track pollution in the community...
Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Hot spots linger during Hoopeston tire fire cleanup, FOIA filed

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Firefighters attempt to extinguish the tire fire at J&R Used Tire Service in Hoopeston, Ill., on June 19. Photo by Dan Johnson . Sta...
Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Witness to Hoopeston tire fire calls experience "bizarre" (photos)

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Last week, I wrote about a massive tire fire that burned in the small town of Hoopeston, Ill . In my post, I argued that citizen-based s...
Wednesday, July 17, 2013

A massive, toxic tire fire, and how citizen sensor journalism could have informed a community in crisis.

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A fire at a tire disposal plant in the small town of Hoopeston, Ill., polluted the skies for hours. Photo by @JonathonLinares. At 5:30 a...
Monday, July 15, 2013

Illinois EPA looking to cut back on air monitoring

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Facing the prospect of budget cuts, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has drafted plans to reduce the number of air quality sen...