A few more nukes! When tell my "green" friends that I am rethinking nuclear power, they respond with outrage. I am an environmentalist, and, to a large extent, the green movements in the developed world arose from public concern about atomic energy. [News Source]

It’s not just the heat - it’s the ozone. For the first time this year, ozone levels on Friday reached Level Red in North Texas - considered unsafe for even healthy adults. [News Source]

Warm weather means higher ozone levels. While area residents look forward to warm weather and sunshine, they also need to beware that the air they breathe may not be clean. [News Source]

Corning poised to hit gas on diesel business . Corning Inc.'s diesel pollution control products business is gearing up for several years of major challenges - and major opportunities. [News Source]

Body odor + lifestyle = ‘occupancy odors’. We interrupt our regular reporting to bring you some unpleasant news: Your house stinks. No really, it does. [News Source]

Street trees provide bountiful benefits. Once seen as a source of problems, street trees are proving to be a great value to people living, working, shopping, sharing, walking and motoring in and through urban places. [News Source]

War declared on engine idling. The air-polluting habits of drivers will no longer be tolerated in Northampton, Easthampton and Amherst. [News Source]

Snow vanishing in Rohtang Pass. Environmentalists say the early melting of the snow on Rothang Pass is due to overcrowding and exhaust fumes of vehicles. [News Source]

Japan tries to cut down on plastic bags by beating obsession to wrap. Facing criticism from environmentalists, Japan is now trying to reduce plastic use with a law revision that lets the government issue warnings to retailers that don't do enough to reduce, reuse and recycle. [News Source]

Making people environment-friendly. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) arranges an orientation workshop for media people of Asia and Pacific Region (ROAP) as part of its Information, Education and Communication (IEC) initiative. [News Source]

Grappling with detritus from an electronic age. One of the fastest growing waste streams in Vermont and across the country -- old computers and other electronics -- contains toxics that nobody wants to see trickling into a real stream. [News Source]