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Air Quality Report – July 7
Did you see Dr. Holly Phillip’s story on air quality during the heat wave, and how to avoid the associated health problems when air quality deteriorates during CBS 2 HD News at 5? For more information...
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Study: NY’s Regulatory System Gets D+
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new independent study gives New York a D+ grade for its regulation of industries that effect air and water quality, job growth and other major areas. The independent report...
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Bloomberg Touts Times Square Air Quality, With President Clinton In Tow
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — On Wednesday there was finally a break in the clouds hanging over the Bloomberg administration. Rather than budget cuts, a blizzard fiasco and the need to dump his schools...
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American Lung Association Gives Several NY Counties Failing Grades For Air...
HAUPPAUGE, NY (CBSNewYork) – Although the air in New York City is getting cleaner, it’s not clean enough. The American Lung Association’s newly-released State of the Air 2011 report found that in many...
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Air Quality A Major Concern During Tri-State’s Sweltering Heat Wave
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — As high heat and humidity mix with pollution from power plants and motor vehicles, emergency health advisories and warnings were issued. As CBS 2’s Jennifer McLogan...
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New Yorkers Feeling The Heat, And It’s Going To Stick Around For A While
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — The Tri-State may be in for one of the hottest weeks of the summer. Since the mercury has topped 90 degrees for three straight days, the area is officially in its first heat...
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No Relief In Sight: Heat Wave Continues To Grip Tri-State Area
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The Big Apple has seen 10 days of 90-degree weather so far this year, and Wednesday city just missed another one. However, that certainly won’t be the case for the rest of the...
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MTA: Air Safe Around 2nd Avenue Subway
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – It may be ugly and noisy, but there is good news for those living around the 2nd Avenue Subway construction site, WCBS 880’s Rich Lamb reported. WCBS 880’s Rich Lamb...
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Tri-State Area Residents Feeling The Heat With Thursday Shaping Up To Be Even...
Updated at 12:19 a.m., June 21, 2012 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The first real sizzle of the summer had temperatures soaring Wednesday throughout the Tri-State Area, causing utility companies to reduce...
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Experts: Air Safe To Breathe Again Near N.J. Derailment Site
PAULSBORO, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Experts said the air was safe to breathe again Monday afternoon at the site of a train derailment in South Jersey. As CBS 2’s Robin Rieger reported, earlier Monday,...
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High School Students Study ‘Cancer Alley’ Near Fresh Kills Landfill
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Two high school seniors from Staten Island Technical High School are up for the $75,000 Intel science prize tonight for their research on dangerous air around us. They are...
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Bloomberg: New Yorkers Breathing Easier Thanks To Clean-Air Program
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg says New York City’s air is the cleanest it has been in a half-century. As WCBS 880’s Rich Lamb reported, Bloomberg said Thursday that the city’s...
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Acrid, Smoky Air Overwhelms Neighbors After East Harlem Explosion
http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20140312183142167AA.mp4 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The scene of the massive explosion in East Harlem Wednesday was a cause for concern as the street filled with...
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Air Quality Concerns At L.I. High School After Several Teachers Become Ill
CEDARHURST, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — There are new air quality concerns at a Long Island high school that suffered flood damage during Superstorm Sandy. Lawrence High School has launched a new series of air...
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Most Of New York City, Suburbs Receive Failing Grade In Air Quality Report
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — It’s enough to take your breath away. Most of New York City has found itself near the bottom of the list when it comes to air quality. The American Lung Association released its...
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Suffolk County Fails American Lung Association’s Air Quality Test
http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20140502180428830AA.mp4 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A new report shows pollution is getting worse across the country, and Suffolk County is bearing the worst in New...
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Study: Tri-State Area Air Quality Could Raise Risk Of Stroke
http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20150305182353160AA.mp4 NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Every breath you take in the Tri-State Area could increase your chances of stroke. A new study from NYU Langone...
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Study Gives 6 Connecticut Counties Failing Grades When It Comes To Air Quality
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CBSNewYork) – Breathing easy isn’t actually all that easy in Connecticut, one study says. According to the “State of the Air” report from the American Lung Association, residents in...
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NYC Public Advocate Unveils New Pilot Program To Improve Nail Salon Air Quality
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — With a statewide crackdown on nail salons resulting in hundreds of violations, city officials are now turning to another pressing question in salons. Air quality. As CBS2’s...
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Study: Bronx Subsidized Developments Are Worst For Pests, Mold, Air Quality
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Lawmakers in a new report Thursday said Bronx developments topped a survey of units with the poorest air quality and the most mold and pest violations. State Sens. Jeff Klein...
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