And there was a problem nearby in the form of Delta 201, a 2,000 square-mile danger area over Cardigan Bay that is used as a military range.
Grangemouth, in central Scotland, experienced sulphur dioxide problems from nearby industry on three days in mid June.
The one in Cesana Pariol, built on pristine land for the Turin Games, is already in danger of being closed down because of funding problems (the nearby ski jumps are also little used).
Adrian Benepe, the city's parks commissioner, said the delays were a result of various complications, including tightened restrictions on dismantling the old stadium, problems with nearby subway lines and, recently, the particularly cold and snowy winter.
In reality, however, the Kremlin is facing serious problems in nearby Ingushetia, the scene of daily attacks on government forces, and the epicentre of a pan-Islamist uprising spilling across the entire North Caucasus region.
Because these drilling sites serve many well bores that often must be fracked to promote the flow of oil and gas from tight formations they operate 24 hours a day.Local air pollution from leaks of methane, benzene and other harmful hydrocarbons can cause serious health problems for nearby residents.
One iconic cover, for Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here (1975), involved actually setting fire to a stuntman wearing a dress suit over asbestos, and another, for the band's Animals (1977), featured London's Battersea power station with a giant helium-filled pink pig floating overhead (the inflatable pig ultimately drifted away and reportedly caused problems at nearby Heathrow Airport).
Black smoke coming from the coal-fired power station led to problems on nearby roads, with drivers and householders advised to keep windows shut.
When soot and other pollution blows away from power plants, the emissions can cause problems for nearby states that are trying to clean up their air.
Some coyotes do escape from these enclosures, creating problems for nearby landowners and possibly spreading diseases.
