Pollution increases the risk of early death (The Scotsman) DIABETICS, people with heart failure and arthritis patients who are exposed to high levels of air pollution face an increased risk of death, research showed yesterday. [News Source]

Tunnel toxin fears (The Daily Telegraph) AIR pollution in the Lane Cove Tunnel will be 50 per cent higher than the tunnel was designed for, according to a scientific report commissioned by the builders. [News Source]

China to inspect environmental protection law efforts (People’s Daily) The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's legislature, has ordered inspections of the implementation of three environmental protection laws on solid wastes, water and air pollution after hearing how pollution is increasingly affecting sustainable development. [News Source]

Air Pollution Boosts Death Rates (Health Scout) Those with diseases like diabetes, heart failure and rheumatoid arthritis are vulnerable, study finds. [News Source]

Air Pollution Boosts Death Rates (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) MONDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- People with heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetes, and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis face a higher risk of death when exposed to particulate air pollution -- commonly known as soot -- for one or more years, a new study suggests. [News Source]

Our future depends on that french fry smell. The product that may be the savior of the very air we breathe is called biodiesel. [News Source]

Saudi Arabia: It’s Not Easy Being Green. Environmental issues have never topped my agenda, nor have they particularly informed the decisions I make--but this has started to change, all over Saudi Arabia. [News Source]

Alternative fuels help fight air pollution. We encourage all owners of flexible fuel vehicles to use E85, and those with diesel engines to use higher biodiesel blends, as these are long term investments in air quality and quality of life. [News Source]

Where there is smoke… In a bid to protect non-smokers from the harmful effects of cigarette smoke, the Kenya government will ban smoking in public places with effect from next week. [News Source]

Pollution may reduce snowfall east of S.L. Winter snowfall in the mountains east of the Salt Lake City-Provo urban complex may be decreasing because of pollution. [News Source]

Mining school, Indian college test near mines. Contamination from uranium mining in the 1960s on federal land in northwest South Dakota is well documented, but researchers from two colleges have started the first survey of adjacent private property. [News Source]