Lung Association issues air pollution report (Courier-Post) Air pollution levels improved in many parts of the nation during the years 2002-2004, but millions of Americans, including many people in South Jersey, still face dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new report by the American Lung Association. [News Source]

The fuel crops. As far as alternative fuels go, biodiesel is close to everyone’s hearts -- and lungs. [News Source]

Cut the grass - and pollution. Anyone who still believes in the old fable that trees cause more air pollution than cars probably won't like the latest solution headed our way: catalytic converters on gasoline-powered lawn mowers. [News Source]

Rock bottom, again. California, home of the nation's dirtiest air. That's not a slogan that anyone wants, but it sums up a shameful distinction. [News Source]

Report shows an increase in pollutants. Industries in a seven-county region of central Illinois dumped 22,479 tons of pollutants into the air, land and water in 2004. [News Source]

…but, car dream lives. Now is a good time to be selling cars in India. [News Source]

Beijing air quality reaches hazardous level on May Day. Air quality in Beijing hit "hazardous" levels on Monday after a haze of dust from areas southeast of Beijing hovered over the city from Sunday afternoon, said the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau. [News Source]

States sue EPA over emission standards. Ten states are suing the U.S EPA over emission standards for power plants. Part of the lawsuit is aimed at air pollution that might lead to global warming. [News Source]

Benefits of eating fish outweigh mercury risk. A recent study finds that the benefits of eating fish could outweigh the harmful effects of slightly elevated levels of mercury in the body. [News Source]

Lung Association issues air pollution report (Courier-Post) Air pollution levels improved in many parts of the nation during the years 2002-2004, but millions of Americans, including many people in South Jersey, still face dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a new report by the American Lung Association. [News Source]

IU center to study pollution-illness links (The Indianapolis Star) Indiana anglers are regularly warned about high mercury levels in fish, but is the potent neurotoxin really affecting Hoosiers' health? Air pollution typically is higher in neighborhoods surrounding factories, but can higher rates of cancers be traced to such emissions? [News Source]