From: U.S. EPA <usa...@govdelivery.com> Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:53:26 -0500 (CDT) Subject: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency HQ: International News Release: EPA, Shanghai AirNow International Provides Real-Time Air Quality Information
CONTACT: Stacy Kika (News Media only) kika.st...@epa.gov 202-564-0906 202-564-5355 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2010 EPA, Shanghai AirNow International Provides Real-Time Air Quality Information WASHINGTON– U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson visited the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai today to observe the success of AirNow International. AirNow International launched in May by EPA and the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB), gives real-time air quality information to Shanghai citizens through the Internet. "The AirNow International project is one of the many success stories in our bilateral partnership. With EPA's collaboration, Shanghai is moving in the right direction to improve its air quality and inform the public about health concerns," said EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. "This is a great way for individuals to become environmental stewards and take the necessary steps to ensure that the air they breathe, and their children breathe, is clean and healthy." AirNow International was built on Shanghai’s existing air quality monitoring network and capability in analyzing air quality data. With EPA’s technical assistance, Shanghai now has the capacity to begin reporting air quality data to the public as soon as it becomes available. EPA and China's air quality collaboration includes advanced air quality modeling to better understand air pollution sources and to reduce emissions from vehicles, power plants and other industries. The two countries also are working together to address issues related to climate change, water, toxics, solid and hazardous wastes, and environmental governance. At home, EPA’s AirNow program provides air quality forecasts and real-time data for nearly 400 U.S. cities. More information on AirNow International: http://www.airnow.gov ( http://www.airnow.gov/ ) More information about the EPA’s work with China: http://www.epa.gov/international/regions/Asia/index.html More information about Administrator Jackson’s mission in China: http://www.epa.gov/international/chinamission.html More information about EPA’s International Priorities: http://www.epa.gov/international/topsix.html ******************************************************************************** This email, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived or lost, if you receive it and you are not the intended recipient(s), or if it is transmitted/received in error. Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review of this email is strictly prohibited. The information contained in this email, including any attachment sent with it, may be subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality if it relates to health service matters. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this email in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by telephone collect on Australia +61 1800 198 175 or by return email. You should also delete this email, and any copies, from your computer system network and destroy any hard copies produced. If not an intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute or take any action(s) that relies on it; any form of disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication of this email is also prohibited. Although Queensland Health takes all reasonable steps to ensure this email does not contain malicious software, Queensland Health does not accept responsibility for the consequences if any person's computer inadvertently suffers any disruption to services, loss of information, harm or is infected with a virus, other malicious computer programme or code that may occur as a consequence of receiving this email. Unless stated otherwise, this email represents only the views of the sender and not the views of the Queensland Government. **********************************************************************************
