Wisconsin, other states seek resolution of mercury lawsuit (The Journal Times) Wisconsin and 15 other states filed a federal court petition on Monday to push forward with a lawsuit against federal air pollution rules for mercury. [News Source]

Environmental workshops (Manning River Times) Two more workshops will be held to further educate the community on how to address environmental issues such as waste, water, energy, chemicals, biodiversity and air pollution. [News Source]

New group forms to reduce air pollution (Dallas Business Journal) A consortium of businesses, communities and government agencies have agreed to commit $90 million collectively to reduce air pollution emissions in major urban areas and transportation corridors in the central United States. [News Source]

Island’s air pollution discussed (BBC News) The work being carried out in Guernsey to deal with air pollution is the subject of a public meeting on Tuesday. [News Source]

Toxic brew. In a report issued last week, a group of public health and toxicological experts confirmed both the threat of toxic emissions to the health of Houstonians, the vulnerability of particular neighborhoods and the difficulty in combating the multiple sources of the pollution. [News Source]

Time for Portland GE to clear the air. Temporarily closed for mechanical repair, Oregonians pause to consider what the future holds for this dinosaur of a facility. [News Source]

North Dakota’s only national park faces development pressure. North Dakota's only national park, while more rural than other parks, is not immune from the pressures of air pollution, power lines and other intrusions from the search for coal, oil and gas nearby. [News Source]

Air, water quality remain concerns at Mammoth Cave N.P. When it comes to protecting the longest known cave system in the world, Patrick Reed knows he must look beyond the boundaries of Mammoth Cave National Park. [News Source]

Auction to decide future of coal plant. The B.L. England coal power plant, a major global-warming polluter in New Jersey, looks the part. [News Source]

Complaint filed over mine ban. Town officials have about a month to respond to a legal complaint regarding their decision to ban future mining operations. [News Source]

John Jays student’s legacy: healthier school buses. After learning how much school bus emissions pollute the air and jeapordize student health, students lobbied to limit bus idling, use ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel, and retrofit buses with pollution-reducing devices. [News Source]