Pollution increases risks in people with diabetes, heart failure and other diseases (News-Medical-Net) People with diabetes, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of death when they are exposed to particulate air pollution, or soot, for one or more years. [News Source]

Air Pollution Boosts Death Rates (InteliHealth) (The New York Times News Service) -- 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 year or more, a new study suggests. [News Source]

Consumer Health (UPI) SAN DIEGO, May 23 (UPI) -- Those with diabetes, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and rheumatoid arthritis are at higher risk from air pollution, a U.S. study says. [News Source]

Squeezing oil out of stones in the Rocky Mountains. The high cost of crude oil has many people looking for new sources of energy -- and taking a second look at some old ideas. A self-taught inventor is once again eyeing the vast shale deposits of the Rocky Mountains. [News Source]

Chief says DEQ prepared for storms. The head of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality said his agency will be better prepared for a hurricane this year than last year when Katrina and Rita destroyed the state’s coast. [News Source]

TV ad sparks MU scientist’s anger. Curt Davis, a professor at the University of Missouri, complained that the Competitive Enterprise Institute wrongly portrayed his study in a national television ad in order to confuse the public and play down the effects of global warming. [News Source]

New fund in Hong Kong to go green. American International Group and J.P. Morgan Chase have taken advantage of worsening air pollution in Hong Kong to start what they say will be the territory's first "green" pension fund. [News Source]

On a clear day, you can’t see the pollution. New National Park Service data show that while visibility at some parks in the West has improved, ozone pollution has worsened significantly between 1995 and 2004 at 10 of them. [News Source]

Risks of cleaning house disclosed. A groundbreaking new study suggests that household cleaners and air fresheners -- particularly those with pine, orange and lemon scents -- may emit harmful levels of toxic pollutants. [News Source]

What Is ‘Sick Building Syndrome’? (WISH-TV Indianapolis) By Shana Kelley People often use the phrase "sick building syndrome" when referring to buildings with poor ventilation, mold or other types of indoor air pollution. But how do you know if it's really the building making you sick, or if there is something else going on? [News Source]

Pollution exposure increases death risk (WTHR Indianapolis) New reports from researchers at Harvard University show that just a few years of air pollution exposure can increase the risk of death for people with certain diseases. [News Source]