Air-pollution alert canceled across much of Minnesota (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) An air-quality alert that had been issued for the Twin Cities and Rochester was canceled Tuesday after quickening wind and reduced fog decreased air pollution. [News Source]

Environmentalists get air pollution win (KPLC Lake Charles) NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has let stand a lower court decision that environmentalists say closed an air pollution loophole for refineries, chemical plants and other major industrial complexes. [News Source]

Air pollution warning cancelled (Minnesota Public Radio) The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has cancelled the air pollution health alert for Rochester and the Twin Cities. [News Source]

When goods get traded, who pays for the CO2? Popularly, China is a villain in climate change. But while China may be leading the world in carbon emissions, that output is in large part due to the fact that it is using energy to make clothes, cars and toys for the rest of us, a new study finds. [News Source]

Supreme Court won’t review decision that closed EPA emissions ‘loophole.’ The Supreme Court declined to review a lower court's ruling prohibiting U.S. EPA from suspending normal emissions standards for major pollution sources during "startup, shutdown and malfunction" periods. Environmental groups praised the decision. [News Source]

World’s pall of black carbon can be eased with new stoves. With a single, concerted initiative, the world could save millions of people in poor nations from respiratory ailments and early death, while dealing a big blow to global warming - and all at a surprisingly small cost. [News Source]

Working outdoors reduces male kidney cancer risk, study says. In the largest study of its kind, scientists found that vitamin D – produced by the skin when exposed to ultraviolet light – was associated with a reduced rate of renal cancer of up to 73 percent among men. [News Source]

California greenhouse gas law could cost some jobs. The Legislature's nonpartisan analyst says CA's landmark greenhouse gas reduction law could cost jobs in the near term, while its long-term impact is uncertain. [News Source]

EPA piecing together regulatory framework for greenhouse gas rules. U.S. EPA has submitted the first piece of its suite of greenhouse gas rules to the White House for review – a signal that the agency is on schedule to finalize its first regulations to curb the heat-trapping emissions. [News Source]

India lags Brazil, Russia, China in eco performance. India lags behind other countries such as Brazil, Russia and China in environmental performance as indicated in the 2010 Environmental Performance Index. [News Source]

Sydney fails again on air quality: Public transport key. Greens MP and health spokesperson Lee Rhiannon says the government will continue to miss targets set to reduce dangerous ozone levels unless the State and Federal governments invest in quality public transport services to get Sydneysiders out of their cars. [News Source]