Discourse for all interested in all things air-quality related
When you think of Montana – Big Sky country, you don’t associate the state with polluted air – not normally, anyway. Yet, Montana, with its rugged beauty, wide open spaces and scenic vistas has an air pollution problem. This is brought to bear by Earthjustice in its Jun. 9, 2015 press release: “EPA Receives Second … Read more
I recently reported that vehicle miles traveled in America is on the rise – both aggregate and per-capita – from 2.966 trillion VMT in 2013 to 3.016 trillion VMT last year. Per-capita VMT, meanwhile, increased by about 0.9 percent during this same period. I also mentioned that with the gain in miles driven, unless there was … Read more
Not wanting to miss a beat and trying to always keep my finger on the environmental pulse, I learned for the first time today this is World Environment Day. April 22 was Earth Day. Apr. 27 to May 1 was Air Quality Awareness Week and May 11 to May 15 was National Transportation Week/National Infrastructure … Read more
On May 29, 2015, I posted: “Increased truck weights could mean less bad air, roadway damage.” Truck-trailer size, load-carrying capacity and what the impact is on roadway infrastructure is but the half of it. The other half, of course, has to do with the amount of freight shipped, what mode is responsible for moving what … Read more