Air pollution no longer just Atlanta’s problem (AccessNorthGA) ATLANTA - 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]

Hidden poison. More than two years after New York banned the gasoline additive MTBE, hundreds of public drinking wells across the state remain tainted with the toxic chemical. [News Source]

Toxic indifference. For more than 30 years, Hernando County dumped solvents, paint, oil and gasoline onto the ground of its fleet maintenance compound on Martin Luther King Blvd. From there the contaminants flowed into a predominantly black neighborhood. [News Source]

A word about ozone. Authorities like the American Lung Association, the US Environmental Protection Agency, and the US Food and Drug Administration, have cautioned about air cleaners that generate ozone. [News Source]

$1m test could lead to windmills along riverfront. Windmills could become part of the Downriver landscape if a yearlong study proves there's enough wind to make them viable. [News Source]

How can I dispose of used batteries? In the UK, the best part of 600m batteries sold each year end up in landfill. Only one battery in 100 is recycled. [News Source]

Namibia: liquefied gas can replace your petrol. Following a recent law enacted by the Namibian Government to phase out leaded petrol due to its adverse effect on the environment, a local company intends establishing a depot for liquefied petroleum gas. [News Source]

Yellow Dust Worst Since 2002. On Saturday, people in Korea were advised to refrain from engaging in outdoor activities as the sand storm swept the peninsula. [News Source]

They charge more, they pollute more. Vehicular population has increased by over 35 to 40 times in the last three decades in Chandigarh, India, and the city has the highest per capita availability of vehicles. [News Source]

An energy-hungry India looks to its own bounty. Despite the high level of interest in India's traditional oil and gas sector, 2005 was relatively unsuccessful with no major discoveries, according to energy consulting firm Wood MacKenzie. [News Source]

Air pollution no longer just Atlanta’s 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]