U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Duke Energy Air Pollution Case (Environment News Service) WASHINGTON, DC , May 16, 2006 (ENS) - The U.S. Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear an air pollution case against Duke Energy regarding the Clean Air Act’s new source review requirements. [News Source]

Understanding household toxins can save lives. When it comes to toxins, is it true that everyday items in our homes could be more of a health threat than industrial pollution? [News Source]

Lawns do beautiful job as big polluters. The classic American lawn -- an industrial, shocking-green carpet whose very survival depends on our polluting the environment and disturbing the peace. [News Source]

Unravelling the smokescreen of backyard burning? Each intake of breath may be somewhat sharper than we realise while the thoughtless exercise of backyard burning continues. [News Source]

Alexander waging war on harmful emissions. Sen. Lamar Alexander has been a consistent defender of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and his leadership on a proposed Clean Air Planning Act further demonstrates that commitment. [News Source]

Selling some assets could fuel growth. The world is being taken by storm -- a storm of renewable energy in the form of bio-fuel. Ethanol and bio-diesel are making cleaner air to breathe, a less-polluted atmosphere, creating new businesses and employment and giving the agriculture sector hope for a brighter future. [News Source]

Fill ‘er up — but with what? An alternative to gasoline is inevitable, but it won't come anytime soon. [News Source]

The Court and clean air. It should not take the Supreme Court to define what it means to "increase" the air pollution put out by power plants. [News Source]

County officials are publicizing the health dangers of asbestos. A lot of people believe, mistakenly, that asbestos has been outlawed. But it hasn't, and it's still in many buildings. [News Source]

Minerals search blocked. Mineral exploration in Aitkin County has some residents worried that any deposits of copper and nickel could lead to future mining efforts and polluted runoff. [News Source]

March against landfill today. Residents in Bladen and Columbus counties in North Carolina are staging a protest today against a proposed landfill near minority communities. [News Source]