Description:
DEMONSTRATION OF AUTO INSPECTION -- COMPUTER TESTING FOR EXHAUST EMISSIONS
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/25/1983
1 - 9 of 9
Description:
Conservation Law Foundation sues Massachusetts and EPA to abide by Clean Air Act. Ozone, smokestacks.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/04/1986
Description:
Compilation of environmental issues stories. Bottle bill. Nuclear free Cambridge, Draper Lab. State auto emissions and safety inspection to meet federal air quality standards. Acid rain damage, Lt. Governor John Kerry. Boston Harbor pollution, Nut Island and Deer Island sewage treatment plants. Sale of oil and gas exploration rights on Georges Bank. (1983-84)
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Description:
Hazy, hot and humid summer skyline. Record- setting heatwave. Ozone, smog, air pollution on the horizon. POS on causes of environmental damage.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/12/1988
Description:
Scientists return from Arctic expedition to discover which pollutants are destroying the atmosphere's ozone layer. NASA research jet takes off. Pink horizon, sunset.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/23/1989
Description:
Oil companies have raised "volatility" level of gasoline in recent years, causing increase in ozone- related air pollution.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
11/17/1987
Description:
Scientist explains causes of ozone layer depletion and consequences to New England. Acid rain, crop damage, cancer. Aerosol cans, styrofoam containers. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFC).
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/23/1989
Description:
Because of air pollution and ash residue concerns, trash disposal by incineration is falling from grace, in favor of recycling. Trash burning in furnace of RESCO plant in Millbury. Recycling bins in Wellesley.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/20/1988
Description:
Explanation of origin and effect of acid rain. Ominous smokestacks. Deteriorating building surfaces. Blue- lit Lincoln Memorial. Impact on food crops, non- cultivated vegetation, water bodies, and marine life. Spotted salamander, peeper frog. Deformed amphibian embryos. 1982 documentary from National Film Board of Canada.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
