Commentator Julia King has heard all the arguments pro and con on cutting ozone pollution, and says it’s time to clear the air. Julia King lives in Goshen, Indiana and comes to us from the Great Lakes Radio Consortium.
New Ozone Research
Flying Blind
Negotiating the Ozone Accord
Reworking the Ozone Treaty to Work for Climate Change
Tropical Sinks Gobble Greenhouse Gases
Over the isolated island of Sao Vicente in the tropical Atlantic, greenhouse gases are mysteriously disappearing. A team of scientists went in search of the missing gases, and found the new sink could affect our projections of global warming.
Ozone’s Harsh Harvest
Rising levels of ground-level ozone are cutting crop yields around the world, a trend that might mean higher food prices in coming years.
Will EPA Clear the Air on Smog?
Science advisors to the Environmental Protection Agency say the health standard for smog-causing ozone should be strengthened. EPA’s Administrator Stephen Johnson says he agrees. But public health advocates worry that Johnson is leaving the door open to i
Emerging Science Note / Mitigating C02
Living on Earth’s Cynthia Graber reports that ozone may be harming soil’s ability to absorb carbon.
Ground-level ozone doesn’t just hurt people, it’s bad for plants, too. MIT researcher John Reilly tells host Steve Curwood about ozone’s global and rural reach on crops.
