Cantons say smog measures justified. The lower motorway speed limits introduced earlier this year in Switzerland's populous northern cantons to combat high air pollution levels were justified. [News Source]

Used cooking oil could be answer to rising gas prices. A local restuarant shows North Carolina residents how a growing grassroots biodiesel movement just might be onto something. [News Source]

California’s cool(ing) opportunity. California's leaders are gathering in San Francisco today to consider new solutions to curb global warming in the Golden State. [News Source]

California’s cool(ing) opportunity. Get ready. California's leaders are gathering in San Francisco today to consider new solutions to curb global warming in the Golden State. [News Source]

Talk about fresh air. Canada now has an environment minister who can admit our Kyoto commitments to reducing the emissions of greenhouse gases can't possibly be met. [News Source]

Bicycle Benefits has incentive to pedal. A Saratoga Springs, NY resident has started a project to help clean up the environment by getting city residents out of their cars and onto their bicycles. [News Source]

Brevard may conduct plant pollution study. The two power plants here may spew enough soot and acid smut to trigger asthma attacks in children and exceed state and federal health standards. [News Source]

ICC foes criticize impact report. Opponents of a proposed east-west highway through the Washington suburbs accused state and federal highway officials yesterday of preparing an "incomplete, inadequate and biased" study. [News Source]

Hearings on perchlorate standards begin. Yesterday, the Massachusetts DEP began a monthlong public comment period on regulations that will limit perchlorate in drinking water and contaminated soil to 2 parts per billion. [News Source]

Bill seeks exemption for D&SNG. If the federal government dilutes the Clean Air Act - as some experts say is happening - a bill in the Colorado Legislature would keep the state's existing air-quality standards where they're at. [News Source]

US urges China to clean up environment. The United States urged China on Tuesday to clean up its environment ahead of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as China's top environmental agency warned Beijing citizens to stay home to avoid serious air pollution. [News Source]