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Power Plant Fuels Questions to W.F. City Leaders

While those concerns center on the environment and scarce water, city officials say those concerns are mostly unfounded. You see, most of the questions during today's Wichita Falls City Council meeting focused on water-- something power plants consume in great quantity. One by one the questions flow Full story

W.Va. officials challenging EPA clean-air rules

Two West Virginia officials are blasting the Environmental Protection Agency over new air pollution rules. Full story

Environmental groups sue TVA over coal plant

A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Tennessee Valley Authority over its decision to continue operating a coal-burning power plant in Gallatin. Full story

Air quality continues to improve

   According to the American Lung Association’s ‘State of the Air’ report, 42 percent of Americans live in counties with unhealthy levels of air pollution, but there has been progress in reducing overall particle pollution. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

Home and health devices controlled by apps on the rise

TORONTO (Reuters) - Tired of checking the washing machine to see if a cycle has completed, or worrying that the lights were left on at home? Apps are increasingly helping people monitor and control objects remotely on their mobile devices. Full story

Concerns turn to weather and air quality after blast

   Residents who live downwind from blast zone are asked to stay indoors due to fears of flammable chemicals in the air. KXAS' Ben Russell reports.

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  4 simple ways to allergy-proof your home

As we prepare for an allergy season that’s expected to be even worse than normal, Lou Manfredini, host of “House Smarts,” is here to help you purify the air in your home with his four allergy-proofing tips.

  Former NJ governor: GOP has to change its message

Former Gov. Christie Todd Whitman, R-N.J., who was the former EPA administrator, joins Daily Rundown guest host Chris Cillizza to talk about women in the Republican party, the role of nuclear energy and the GOP’s thoughts on nuclear energy and climate change.

  Beijing gets coated in rare spring snow

A rare early spring snow in Beijing helped improve the air quality in the city, which has been engulfed in haze recently. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

  Study: Salt Lake City too polluted for babies

The pollution levels in and around Salt Lake City have been bad enough to worry parents, with a new study saying that bad air over northern Utah makes it a risky place to have a baby. NBC’s Mike Taibbi reports.

  Haze clings to Beijing; city sees record smog

A thick layer of smog continues to blanket Beijing today, after the city saw the worst air quality on record over the weekend. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.

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Women wearing face masks run to cross a street in Beijing May 6, 2013. The United States Embassy monitor on air quality in China classified the quality of air in Beijing as "hazardous". REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon A - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

Woman wearing a face mask waits at a bus stop in Beijing
Woman wearing a face mask waits at a bus stop in Beijing

A woman wearing a face mask waits at a bus stop in Beijing May 6, 2013. The United States Embassy monitor on air quality in China classified the quality of air in Beijing as "hazardous" on Monday. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (CHINA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)

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A man wearing a mask is seen on a street in Beijing May 2, 2013. Street-level anger over air pollution that blanketed many northern cities this winter spilled over into online appeals for Beijing to clean water supplies, especially after rotting corpses of thousands of pigs were found last month i

A pedestrian wearing a facial mask walks past a fence of construction site in Beijing
A pedestrian wearing a facial mask walks past a fence of construction site in Beijing

A pedestrian wearing a facial mask walks past a fence of construction site in Beijing May 2, 2013. Street-level anger over air pollution that blanketed many northern cities this winter spilled over into online appeals for Beijing to clean water supplies, especially after rotting corpses of thousands