State weighs tougher rules on mercury. Georgia, which gets most of its electricity from 10 coal-burning plants, is one of the few states considering a rule that would force power plants to cut mercury emissions by as much as 85 percent by 2010, and even more by 2015 and 2020. [News Source]

Borough fights federal exemption. A federal loophole that makes it easier to build solid waste facilities next to railroad tracks ignores local concerns about air pollution, noise and traffic in nearby neighborhoods, critics say. [News Source]

Greener ways to get a green lawn. Polls indicate the majority of people want to do better toward the environment. One of the most polluting activities at many homes is lawn care. [News Source]

Clean skies hang over O.C.’s smog problem. Orange County, CA skies are cleaner than most in the Los Angeles basin, but air quality experts say the county still has a big problem. [News Source]

Supreme Court on Clean Air Act case. The Supreme Court last week agreed to review a case that is likely to have major repercussions on national air pollution policy. [News Source]

Peru plans to rule on cleanup extension. Peru's government says it plans to announce soon whether to grant the privately held, St. Louis-based Doe Run Co.'s request for a three-year grace period to complete a sulfuric acid treatment plant. [News Source]

Asia MTBE demand seen riding on clean fuel growth. Asian demand for gasoline additive MTBE will keep growing along with clean fuel use though it faces competition from ethanol in the region and is being phased out in the United States, industry experts said on Friday. [News Source]

Waste management, Hong Kong style. When you think of Hong Kong, a mental picture of a bustling and crowded city will pop into your mind but what about the mountains of rubbish generated by this metropolis? [News Source]

Bad air dogs Beijing ahead of Games. A glance from the window of any of Beijing's towering skyscrapers is enough to ascertain the biggest problem facing the city in the run-up to the 2008 Olympics -- smog. [News Source]

Polluting plants moving from Beijing to Hebei. A leading steel producer said it is moving its polluting plants from Beijing to Hebei Province to help clean the air in the nation's capital. [News Source]

China to inspect implementation of environmental protection law. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, 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]