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The Battle for the PM2.5 Annual NAAQS is Back On
Back on February 7, 2024 I wrote a blog on how the “hour of doom” was upon us as the PM 2.5 Annual NAAQS had been lowered from 12.0 µg/m 3 to 9.0 µg/m 3 . I likened the lowered NAAQS to Osgiliath falling in J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Return of the King,” despite valiant efforts from the Men of Gondor. Well, to continue my “Lord of the Rings” analogies, after Osgiliath fell Aragorn summoned the Dead Men of Dunharrow to fight for the men of Middle Earth. These “dead men” were
Dec 3, 20252 min read


Has life been found on another planet?
Ever since I was a kid I’ve been interested in science. While this may come as a shocker to those who know me as an air dispersion...
Apr 24, 20252 min read


Reduction in National Weather Service balloon launches could affect air modeling
As part of the ongoing cost-cutting with the Federal Government, the National Weather Service (NWS) announced yesterday (March 20, 2025)...
Mar 21, 20252 min read


Reduction in National Weather Service balloon launches could affect air modeling
As part of the ongoing cost-cutting with the Federal Government, the National Weather Service (NWS) announced yesterday (March 20, 2025)...
bjones148
Mar 21, 20252 min read


The biggest day of deregulation in the history of EPA--including possible relief on the PM2.5 Annual NAAQS
Whether you agree or not with what the new administration is doing, you have to concede that President Trump and his team are moving the...
bjones148
Mar 13, 20252 min read
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