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Bejing air pollution controls efforts faltering Beijing's efforts to reduce air pollution by the 2008 Olympic Games are faltering, with China's capital unlikely to meet its goal of 238 "blue sky days" set for this year, state press said. 2006-05-31 Report: Ozone Hole May Disappear by 2050 The ozone hole over the Antarctic is likely to begin contracting in the future and may disappear by 2050 because of a reduction in the release of chlorofluorocarbons and other ozone-depleting gases, according to a team of Japanese scientists. 2006-05-22 HK air pollution higher than most, comes from China HONG KONG - Hong Kong's air is consistently more polluted than cities such as Bangkok, Paris and Taipei, and most of the grime floats over the border from China, an expert said on Thursday. 2006-03-23 N.Y., Calif. Air Is Dirtiest, EPA Says New Yorkers and Californians breathe the dirtiest air in the nation and face higher cancer risks than the rest of the nation, according to the latest data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2006-03-22 Court Sets Deadline to Clean Calif. Air FRESNO, Calif. - A federal appeals court upheld a decision giving San Joaquin Valley air regulators until 2010 to clean up soot and other particles that help make the area one the nation's most polluted basins. 2005-09-07 Headlines Bejing air pollution controls efforts faltering 2006-05-31 Report: Ozone Hole May Disappear by 2050 2006-05-22 HK air pollution higher than most, comes from China 2006-03-23 N.Y., Calif. Air Is Dirtiest, EPA Says 2006-03-22 Court Sets Deadline to Clean Calif. Air 2005-09-07 Haze hangs over Singapore as air quality worsens 2005-03-24 HK, S.China air quality won't improve till 2007 2005-01-21 Beijing facing "state of emergency" from filthy air 2004-11-03 C02 Hits Record Levels, Researchers Find 2004-03-21 Singapore tightening air pollutant regulations 2004-03-16 Record Smog Shrouds Hong Kong 2002-09-11 HK, Guangdong to clean up bad air 2002-04-29 Beijing forcing factories out to cut pollution 1999-11-20 Most-viewed Singapore tightening air pollutant regulations 2004-03-16 Beijing facing "state of emergency" from filthy air 2004-11-03 Beijing forcing factories out to cut pollution 1999-11-20 Court Sets Deadline to Clean Calif. Air 2005-09-07 Haze hangs over Singapore as air quality worsens 2005-03-24

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