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08.28.2009 3:17 pm

Kansas City suffers ozone woes

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is reporting that Kansas City may have busted the federal threshhold for ozone this summer as a result of high readings this week.

If the area ends up with an ozone violation, itĀ could join St.…

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07.24.2009 5:06 pm

New study shows ozone harmful at low concentrations

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

A new study out of the University of California shows that ozone exposure, even at levels deemed safe by current clean air standards, can have a significant and negative effect on lung function.

The researchers found that healthy, non-smoking adults can…

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04.29.2009 2:58 pm

St. Louis among the worst in the nation for air quality

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I guess it should be no surprise that the asthma capital of the nation has some of the worst air quality.

Nonetheless, the American Lung Association has ranked St. Louis as the 17th worst city in the nation in terms of…

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