Two other sources of cheap energy. Florida is known as the land of sunshine, which means that this state would be ideal for the installation of solar panels on the roofs of homes and small industries. [News Source]

Unseen danger. Tampering with Earth’s balance could trigger dangers impossible to predict. Instead of playing politics, U.S. leaders must get serious about curbing CO2 pollution. [News Source]

Soil, water tests at old landfill seek to ally fears. San Diego County, California has presented an action plan to anxious residents after low levels of a cancer-causing chemical were found in the groundwater and soil of the old Poway landfill and in an adjacent neighborhood. [News Source]

Residents rally against landfill. About two dozen Apopka, Florida residents got what they were looking for Friday at a rally to protest pollution sites and other problems in South Apopka -- a promise of support from four area politicians. [News Source]

Sikorsky faces penalty: Environmental violations could lead to federal fine. The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to fine Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. claiming the company violated federal ozone protection and air pollution standards. [News Source]

New limits on tailpipe emissions are expected to jack up truck prices. A new diesel exhaust emission standard that goes into effect Jan. 1 will help clear the air in California, but at a significant cost to diesel-driving consumers and commercial truckers. [News Source]

Power plant passes early smog tests. Preliminary emission test results show that the Palomar Energy power plant in western Escondido meets California standards for its generation of nitrogen oxides, key ingredients of smog. [News Source]

Mojave plant shut down until 2010. outhern California Edison's Mojave power plant, which was closed earlier this year for failing to meet air pollution standards, will likely not reopen until 2010, the company said. [News Source]

‘Ozone season’ starts today; odorless gas bad for lungs. No sooner did spring storms in Phoenix, Arizona cleanse the air of particulates than air-quality officials set their sights on a different kind of pollution: ground-level ozone. [News Source]

Bill lets state trump EPA on air standards. A contentious bill that would give Colorado the ability to set tougher air pollution standards than the federal government advanced Friday after a party-line vote in the state Senate. [News Source]

Montana coal plant gets permit. 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]