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Air
Pollution & Risk Assessment - the monthly newsletter which
brings you the latest developments in the air pollution and risk
assessment fields, as well as information on upcoming events and
products. |
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| OFFICE OF TRANSPORTATION AND AIR QUALITY: MOBILE SOURCE UPDATE |
| In addition to providing updates on important new mobile source
regulations and policies, this telecourse will highlight new initiatives under OTAQ's Voluntary Measures Policy |
| http://www.epa.gov/oar/oaqps/eog/schedule.html#T004-01 |
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| ONLINE FAQs |
| An online repository of Frequently Asked Questions for Lakes
Environmental's series of popular air dispersion and risk assessment
software is now available. A general FAQ is also freely available for non-registered users. |
| http://support.lakes-environmental.com/FAQs.html |
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| AIR DISPERSION MODELING COURSES - ISCST3, AERMOD, AND ISC-PRIME |
Feb 26-27, 2001 - Dallas, Texas
- SOLD OUT!
Apr 18-19,20, 2001 - Atlanta, Georgia
May 17-18,19 2001 - Anaheim California |
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Course
Instructors:
- PES the developer of the ISCST3 and AERMOD codes, under contract from the U.S. EPA,
- Russell Lee the coordinator of the development of these codes while working for the U.S. EPA
- Lakes Environmental the developer ISC-AERMOD View, the
leading interface for the ISCST3, ISC-PRIME and AERMOD air
dispersion models. |
| http://www.lakes-environmental.com/lakecrse.html |
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| THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION: THREE EXPERTS FORECAST ITS IMPACT |
| How will President George W. Bush's Republican administration and a
Christine Todd Whitman-led U.S. EPA affect issues such as brownfields
and air regulations? |
| http://www.pollutionengineering.com/archives/2001/pol0102/0102special_report.htm |
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| U.S. SUPREME COURT BACKS EPA IN AIR QUALITY CASES |
| The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the way the federal government sets
clean-air standards, rejecting industry arguments that officials must
balance compliance costs against the health benefits of cleaner air. |
| http://www.cnn.com/2001/LAW/02/27/scotus.cleanair/index.html |
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| IS WIND POWER FOR THE BIRDS? |
| As concerns mount over the price and reliability of energy in the
West, wind power is breezing in as a pollution-free, economically viable energy source. |
| http://www.enn.com/enn-news-archive/2001/02/02092001/windbird_41856.asp |
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| AIR POLLUTION PREDICTIONS TO GET TEST RUN |
| A team of University at Albany scientists is ready to start testing a
computer program its says will be able to predict air pollution levels the
way television meteorologists now predict -- or at least try to predict --
the weather. |
| http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyKey=52614&category=F |
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| IMPROVING AIR QUALITY MODELS |
| Local governments rely on computer models of air quality to regulate air
pollution emissions. These models, however, could be more accurate. |
| http://www.enn.com/enn-news-archive/2001/02/02192001/newsbytes_42090.asp |
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| CANADA ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR CLEAN AIR PACKAGE |
| "Our goal is simple," said Anderson. "To meet or exceed the standards that the
U.S. Government is bringing in - standards that are recognized as amongst the
toughest in the world." |
| http://ens.lycos.com/ens/feb2001/2001L-02-20-11.html |
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| ABOUT
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| This newsletter contains information gleaned from various sources on the
web, with complete links to the sources cited. Organizations cited are
in no way affiliated with Lakes Environmental.
Lakes Environmental is a leading environmental IT company which offers a
complete line of air dispersion modeling, risk assessment, and emergency
release software as well as training and custom software services. With
satisfied users located around the globe, Lakes Environmental will continue
to revolutionize the environmental software field.
For more information we invite you to visit our web site at:
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