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Michiana Reality Game ... 'Beat the Heat'
Triple digit temperatures had people finding any way they could to stay cool. Still, the health of some people was affected by the heat. Fire departments throughout the area were sent on sporadic heat-related medical calls. Neither Memorial Hospital nor...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Hospitals and Clinics, Environmental Issues, Health
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FACT FINDER: Ozone Action Days
The heat created conditions for an Ozone Action Day Thursday and another one Friday. Our Fact Finder team looked into how often those are called, and when.
Here's what we found: Counting tomorrow, we will have had five Ozone Action Days this year. That'...Tags: Environmental Pollution
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High heat, high ozone envelop Michiana
Friday has been declared another "Air Quality Action Day" for the Indiana counties of Elkhart, LaPorte and St. Joseph;Michigan counties of Berrien, Cass and Van Buren counties are also included.
Those with respiratory diseases should stay indoors as...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Weather, Indiana
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IDEM issues a high ozone alert
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is forecasting high ozone levels today in the following metropolitan areas:
- South Bend-Elkhart - St. Joseph and Elkhart counties Michigan City-LaPorte - LaPorte County
- Northwest Indiana -...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Lungs and Airways, Michigan City, Weather, Human Body
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IDEM forecasts high ozone Wednesday
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is forecasting high ozone levels Wednesday in the following metropolitan areas:
- South Bend-Elkhart — Elkhart and St. Joseph counties
- Michigan City-LaPorte — LaPorte County
-...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Michigan City, South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana), Indiana, Porter
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New Carlisle shredder pollution fears aired
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterNEW CARLISLE - The Indiana Department of Environmental Management’s Office of Air Quality is basing an air permit being sought to operate a new vehicle and metal scrap shredding facility in New Carlisle on “six criteria pollutants.”...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Passenger Cars, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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5-year, $8M Michigan project looks at air pollution effects
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A five-year, $8-million research project at Michigan State University is looking at the health effects of air pollution. Lead investigator Jack Harkema is a professor at the university's College of Veterinary Medicine....Tags: Environmental Issues, Politics, Physical Conditions, Detroit, Health
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Police: Burned Michigan City woman was huffing
MICHIGAN CITY — A Michigan City woman is recovering from second-degree burns suffered when she lit a cigarette allegedly while sniffing aerosol vapors. The 20-year-old was taken by helicopter to a burn unit in Fort Wayne after the 3 p.m....Tags: Environmental Pollution, Vehicles, Michigan
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Ozone Alert
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsAn Ozone Alert has been issued for Wichita and the surrounding communities beginning Friday, June 14. The atmospheric conditions are just right for high-ozone levels. - City of Wichita Air Quality Website Residents and area businesses are asked to...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Passenger Cars, Asthma
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O'Malley lobbies EPA to ease cruise ship pollution rule
Gov. Martin O'Malley has interceded with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of Carnival Cruise Lines after the company threatened to pull its business from Baltimore over a pending air-quality regulation that would require large, ocean-...
Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Environmental Politics, Carnival Cruise Lines, Tour Operations Industry
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Air pollution can trigger heart arrhythmias: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people with existing heart problems, exposure to high levels of air pollution can trigger the irregular heartbeats that may lead to a stroke or heart attack, according to a new study. Past research has linked air pollution...Tags: Cardiologists, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Stroke, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Save face with better shaving creams
High-quality shaving creams make a good gift to pamper the man in your life and help him put his best face forward. The first step is to kick the can — the aerosol can, that is. Good quality shaving creams that help to soften the beard and hydrate...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Skin Cancer, Personal Service, Environmental Issues
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