/tags/series-poisoned-places Series: Poisoned Places en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 31 May 2013 17:18:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-05-31/gizmo-uses-lung-cells-to-sniff-out-health-hazards-in-urban-air Scientists are trying to figure out how chemicals in the air interact with each other to make people sick. So they're building an instrument — a "lung in a box" — that goes way beyond the usual chemical monitors. Fri, 31 May 2013 17:18:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-05-31/gizmo-uses-lung-cells-to-sniff-out-health-hazards-in-urban-air Richard Harris /npr-news/2013-05-30/baton-rouges-corroded-overpolluting-neighbor-exxon-mobil The Standard Heights neighborhood sits next to the nation's second-largest gasoline refinery. Recently, residents learned a new truth about the plumes of exhaust they see every day: Exxon Mobil's aging refinery and petrochemical facilities — like many others — are pumping out far more pollution than the law allows. Thu, 30 May 2013 20:29:00 GMT /npr-news/2013-05-30/baton-rouges-corroded-overpolluting-neighbor-exxon-mobil Elizabeth Shogren, Robert Benincasa