Pollution not just an Atlanta problem. Environmental groups last week chose a bustling midtown Atlanta office to unveil their united effort to clean up Georgia's air, but the organizers made it clear that air pollution is not just a big city problem. [News Source]

Report details public health effects of soot pollution. Soot pollution causes about 5,000 premature deaths each year in Pennsylvania and an estimated 500,000 asthma attacks, according to a report issued yesterday by an environmental group. [News Source]

Air pollution severity revealed. Air pollution in Pennsylvania causes about 5,000 health-related premature deaths and puts thousands more in hospitals each year. [News Source]

Air pollution severity revealed. Air pollution in Pennsylvania causes about 5,000 health-related premature deaths and puts thousands more in hospitals each year, according to a study released today by an environmental advocacy group. [News Source]

Breaking down biohazard. Medical waste is defined by the National Medical Waste Policy for Jamaica as solid waste that is generated in the diagnosis, treatment or immunisation of human beings or animals. [News Source]

Protesters resume roadblock in pulp mill conflict. Local residents in the town of Gualeguaychú ignored the advice of their legal representatives Wednesday and began to block traffic again over a bridge linking the two countries. [News Source]

People not aware about asthma. The lifelong chronic disorder, Asthma, is prevalent among five percent of Pakistan’s population. [News Source]

DPH: Haze no threat to health. A public health advisory was issued yesterday regarding a decrease in air quality over the Marianas. [News Source]

Olympics to bring Beijing short reprieve from pollution woes. As Beijing gears up to host the 2008 Olympics, officials are planning a host of stringent measures to clear the city's badly polluted air -- if only for the few weeks the world's elite athletes are in town. [News Source]

Chemical connections. The European Commission has launched a new research project to investigate whether chemicals found in food and the environment may be linked to childhood cancer and immune disorders. [News Source]

Air pollution takes eight months off your life. Air pollution is taking eight months off the life of every UK resident, a damning report said yesterday. [News Source]