Monitoring Pollution News Today

Monitoring air quality is crucial to understanding the impact of industrial emissions, and sensors are a central technology in this endeavor. This article will explore TEMPO, a new space-based system that provides scientists with key air pollution data.

Intelsat, the satellite comms and inflight connectivity specialist, has begun monitoring air pollution above America on behalf of NASA. Specifically, the

Intelsat’s newly launched IS-40e satellite will add capacity over North America in key markets the company is targeting — commercial aviation, mobility,

The regulated community should be considering how Earth-observing satellites may enhance regulators’ and non-governmental organizations’ (NGOs’) ability to detect, measure, and monitor...

A University of Iowa researcher has been awarded $1.55 million to improve regional air quality monitoring from space.

Whos affected? an estimated 800,000 federal workers could be furloughed. u.s. troops would not be paid on time. processing of paper tax returns and refunds would stop. passport applications would be processed at a slower pace. national parks and museums will close. approval of small business loans will stop at sba, no new fha loans. the epa would cease monitoring pollution. no new clinical trials at nih. those are the people affected if the shutdown comes true, eliot. >> i also gather, tom, ther...

Theres some good news. at least if its temporary stop. actually medicare and medicaid operations, those employees will be the bulk of people who will be working in this department come monday if the shutdown does occur. >> theyre part of the so-called essential bunch. all right, kate bolduan, thank you. a shutdown would also affect other scientific organizations doing work important to all of us. for example, the environmental protection agency would stop monitoring pollution and issuing envir...

20% to 25% of all the loans in this country for homes have a federal component to it. the epa would cease monitoring pollution and no new clinical trials at national institutes of health. who will get paid? air traffic control, airport screening, food inspection, border patrol, and members of congress. members of congress. is it any surprise there that they would be paid? >> some of them said theyre going to donate their salaries to charities or to our troops because their paychecks are going to...

And hes done some digging on the impact a government shutdown might have. tom, what do we need to know? >> randi, what you need to know, the degree depends entirely on who you are, what you do and where you want to do it. if the government shutdowns whos affected? 800,000 federal workers could be furloughed as you mentioned. u.s. troops wont be paid on time. processing of paper tax returns and refunds will stop. if you file electronically, thats not the case. passport applications will be at a s...