Company Fined for Air Quality Violations (KWWL-TV Iowa City) (AP) - An Indiana company that paints R-Vs in two northern Iowa cities was ordered to pay more than 141 thousand dollars in civil penalties for violating state air pollution regulations. C-D-I, of Elkhart, Indiana, is a custom painter for Winnebago motor homes. [News Source]

Recreational vehicle painter fined for air quality violations (WOI-TV Des Moins) DES MOINES, Iowa An Indiana company that paints R-Vs in two northern Iowa cities was ordered to pay more than 141 thousand dollars in civil penalties for violating state air pollution regulations. [News Source]

Warming trend breeds ozone. Northeastern Cook County, IL tends to have some of the highest ozone readings in the region because of "lake effect" winds which blow smog and other pollutants from Chicago across the lake into the northern suburbs. [News Source]

Taking action on ozone. To encourage Allen County residents to get involved in reducing air pollution, Citilink will provide free bus rides throughout the summer on days when the smog, heat and humidity are at their worst. [News Source]

OEPA looks for E-check substitute. The Ohio EPA is scrambling to come up with a clean-air program to replace E-Check in southwest Ohio now that its first option — requiring motorists to buy special gasoline — fell through. [News Source]

High gas prices may mean fewer ozone action days. This summer might bring modest relief from pollution -- the high price of fuel could reduce traffic in Chicago, which would translate to fewer pollutants in the air for Holland. [News Source]

State asks Ottawa County be removed from poor air quality list. Ottawa County is among 11 counties in the state that have "clearly demonstrated improvements in air quality" and should be removed from a nationwide list of areas with heavy air pollution, according to the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. [News Source]

Smog levels reach orange. The hot, dry conditions of the past few days have brought another summer weather trend largely absent in recent years - smog warnings. [News Source]

Ehrlich assailed over his record on air pollution. The two leading Democratic candidates for governor decried yesterday the Ehrlich administration's failure to penalize power plants for violating air pollution laws and pledged to reduce the industry's influence over state government. [News Source]

Study: state’s school buses are aging, dirty. The average Massachusetts school bus is 7 years old and releases 50 percent more soot per mile than a big rig. [News Source]

Smog makes an early appearance in Canada. Smog alerts are piling up across Canada and doctors are warning the elderly and people with breathing problems to watch out. [News Source]