Lawnmowers and pollution
Are you one of the 54 million people in the United States who mow their lawns each weekend? The EPA says lawn mowing with gas powered mowers results in 5 percent of the the nations air pollution - more in large cities and suburbs. | Script

Indoor Air Quality
The air inside your home may be worse than outdoor air quality even in large polluted cities like Houston or Los Angeles. | Script

Indoor air quality worse than ever
It has been estimated that poor indoor air quality at the workplace costs approximately $1 billion dollars a year in related medical expenses and costs employers about $60 billion a year in sick leave payments and lost production.| Script

Ozone Travels
We usually think of ozone as a problem for city dwellers, but ozone and the pollutants that cause ozone can be carried hundreds of miles from the source of pollution. | Script

Report Air Pollution
When you see or smell air pollution, report it. | Script

Houston's Toxic Refinery Emissions
One of the most urgent challenges for the Houston area is the life-threatening toxic emissions from refineries and chemical plants.| Script

Upset Emissions Not Included in Toxic Release Report
In Harris County, more than two-and-a-half million pounds of carcinogens are released into the air each year. That doesn't even include toxic emissions released during upsets at refineries that go unreported. | Script

Infrared Camera Detects Fugitive Toxic Emissions
The use of an infrared camera is making fugitive emissions of benzene and other toxic chemicals from refineries and plants easier to detect. | Script

One Family's Story
Houston, Texas Mayor Bill White is getting tough on toxic polluters in a city that ranks among the top ten for dirtiest air in the country. Companies that White and his staff have targeted are reducing their emissions of benzene, butadiene and other toxic chemicals. But is the air quality improving fast enough for families who live with the health effects of toxic emissions everyday? | Script

Trees Clean the Air
Trees are the oldest living things on the planet, and they play and important role in the health of the environment. But these precious resources fall by the wayside when a new development replaces trees with buildings and concrete. | Script

Ozone: What's Texas to Do?
The EPA plans to do a better job of protecting public health by getting tougher on ozone limits for cities. But Houston is not expected to meet current standards any time soon and most other large cities in Texas are out of attainment. | Script

Benzene: A toxic history
Benzene has a long history of endangering public health. Most people living in U.S cities are exposed to it every day. | Script