Concerns raised over mercury output. A new rule to limit mercury emissions from power plants is criticized for not going far enough to force clean-up North Carolina's plants. [News Source]

Court ruling blocks truck terminal. A N.Y. Supreme Court justice has put the brakes on a proposed Route 9 truck terminal, saying the town must first order a more comprehensive environmental review. [News Source]

Railroad operators, AQMD going to court over emissions. The battle between the railroads and the region's smog-fighting agency will play out in court later this summer or in the fall after a federal judge on Wednesday declined to stop implementation of tough new smog rules. [News Source]

Judge lets AQMD rail rules stand. The battle between the railroads and Los Angeles's smog-fighting agency will play out in court later this summer or in the fall after a federal judge on Wednesday declined to stop implementation of tough new pollution rules. [News Source]

EPA lambasted at LNG hearing. Ventura County residents, opposed to the liquefied natural gas facility proposed for the Malibu/Ventura coastline, criticize the federal agency for weak oversight of an air quality draft permit. [News Source]

Energy boom may hamper anti-smog efforts. The booming energy industry in fast-growing counties north of Denver may threaten the metropolitan area's effort to comply with federal clean air guidelines. [News Source]

Air quality concerns in north Texas. The heat is making the air in north Texas a thick soup of pollution and ozone. For those with breathing difficulties, stepping outside on a day like today could be dangerous. [News Source]

Mill No. 3 smolders. Public health has become a heightened concern as the smoldering ruins of the mill in Great Falls, SC continue to burn, and hundreds continue to be evacuated from their homes. [News Source]

State targets power-plant pollution. Delaware's largest power plants may have to spend as much as $750 million to curb smog, soot and mercury emissions under a newly announced proposal that state officials said will save lives and improve public health. [News Source]

Call for cleaner power as new study shows pollution’s dangers. Following release of a Columbia University study which showed that unborn children are exposed to the dangers of air pollution, Assemblymember Gianaris renewed his call for modernizing power generators. [News Source]

Peel announces initiatives to improve air quality. The Region of Peel and other Greater Toronto Area municipal and regional governments, the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada announced their initiatives to improve air quality today at the 2006 Smog Summit. [News Source]