NewsBriefs: Air Pollution (RedNova) PARTS of London exceed European Union air pollution limits by up to 50%, a new study revealed today. (c) 2006 Liverpool Echo. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning. [News Source]

Air Pollution Panel Talks Emissions Testing (WDEF Chattanooga) For more than three hours, a panel of local and state air pollution specialists listened to hardship complaints from Hamilton County leaders and residents over the emissions testing program. [News Source]

Study finds air pollution significantly higher at smoky bars (KATU) BEND, Ore. - A newly released study from the American Cancer Society says air pollution levels are six times higher at Oregon bars where customers are allowed to smoke than they are at smokefree pubs. [News Source]

Fuel-Tech N.V. Announces Air Pollution Control Orders Totaling $3.0 Million (RedNova) Fuel-Tech N.V. (Nasdaq: FTEK), a world leader in advanced engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems for utility and industrial customers, today announced two air pollution control orders totaling $3.0 million. [News Source]

Plume birth defects not tied to prenatal care. The latest report from state and federal health experts confirms an unusually high rate of birth defects and certain cancers in a polluted area of Endicott, N.Y. and rules out some possible causes other than pollution. [News Source]

Bay Area offers free transit to battle smog. Today marks the start of a greatly expanded 4-month Bay Area program to combat summer's worst potential smog by offering free bus, rail and ferry rides. [News Source]

Commuters ride for free on ’spare the air’ weekdays. Bay Area commuters can ride for free all day on public transit across the entire region during the first three non-holiday "Spare the Air" weekdays, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District reported today. [News Source]

Clean-air upgrades benefit on-road uses, in California and the nation. In a move hailed as one of the most significant clean-air upgrades in decades, ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel is on the way to pumps in California and nationwide starting today. [News Source]

Park nitrogen levels twice ‘critical load.’ So potentially damaging is the nitrogen overload on Colorado's signature national park that its superintendent, for the first time, has proposed emission limits on the chemical. [News Source]

Warming trend breeds climbing ozone levels. While residents look forward to warm weather and sunshine, they also need to beware that the air they breathe may not be clean. [News Source]

Area sees year’s first days of bad air. High temperatures, bright sun and still air conspired to create the Richmond area's first high-ozone days on Monday and Tuesday. [News Source]