Chester plant is No. 1 toxic polluter in Va. The Dominion Virginia Power plant near Chester produced 5.38 million pounds of toxic chemicals in 2004, the most recent year studied. [News Source]

State AG tackles meth lab cleanup. Meth labs are the newest type of toxic waste site to pollute the rural landscape of Pennsylvania. [News Source]

USG may get to increase emissions. The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is planning to issue a permanent air quality permit to the USG wallboard plant in Rainier -- more than five years after the plant began operating. [News Source]

Coal-fired plant moves forward. A proposed 250-megawatt, coal-fired plant that could provide power to more than 100,000 people in Montana cleared another hurdle Thursday, obtaining its draft air-quality permit from the state. [News Source]

Lawmaker wants ethanol at pumps. In about two years, you could have the choice of putting an ethanol blend fuel into your vehicle when you pull into a gas station, an option promoted by some as more environmentally friendly. [News Source]

Ohio likely to remain No. 1 in air pollution. The toxic waste that businesses released in Ohio in 2004 could fill 1,273 train cars. [News Source]

EPA invited to community meeting on Mirant. Representatives of the U.S. EPA have been invited to hear first-hand from Alexandria citizens about their air pollution health concerns with regard to emissions from Mirant's Potomac River Generating Station. [News Source]

Delaware air is ripe with chemicals. State researchers wanted to find out what is in the air and how it affects the health of Delawareans, so they used monitoring technology throughout the state to collect air samples and measure toxins. [News Source]

Gold-diggers leave worries behind. The lives of 50,000 mostly impoverished people living in the catchment of the Ok Tedi copper and gold mine have changed forever because of the environmental impact of the mines. [News Source]

Washington State adopts biodiesel requirement. A renewable energy standard has passed in Washington, making it the second state to commit to making biodiesel an everyday part of the diesel fuel market. [News Source]

Fueling a new energy future. To government officials, two tanks full of pure soybean oil at the Sprague Energy Co. hold the answer to the nation's dependence on foreign oil. [News Source]