Summit to Discuss Transient Air Pollution That Kills Thousands a Year in Ontario (RedNova) By MIKE OLIVEIRA TORONTO (CP) - The United States exports more than $150 billion in goods to Ontario every year - along with enough pollution to kill 2,700 people and sicken 14,000. [News Source]

Ethanol is no solution for our energy woes. There's a reason America is addicted to oil: Compared with the alternatives, it is pretty good stuff. [News Source]

EPA testing waste from old smelting plant in Oxnard. If the Ormond Beach slag heap poses major health or ecological risks, the site near wetlands could qualify for Superfund cleanup. [News Source]

Panel rejects federal program involving coal plants. The Idaho Board of Environmental Quality has voted unanimously against having the state take part in a federal program that could encourage companies to build coal-fired power plants in the state. [News Source]

A study led by Duluth-based scientists provides an environmental benchmark for the Great Lakes. A massive new study of ecological indicators led by UMD's Natural Resources Research Institute has determined the best ways to measure what stresses the Great Lakes. [News Source]

Locals raise cain over trash train. The Clarkes, along with the rest of Middletown and Wawayanda, heard that the tracks running through their backyard will carry waste for Chartwell International, the company that just bought the railroad. [News Source]

Two local industries on nation’s top-polluter list. When the Environmental Protection Agency released its latest batch of industrial pollution data this spring, two New York manufacturers received a dubious distinction -- a low spot on the "top 50" lists of facilities with the most toxic releases in their industries nationwide. [News Source]

Virginia gives a pass to air polluters. Members of Virginia's Air Pollution Control Board must have a very loose understanding of the word "control." Last week, they unanimously voted to ease restrictions on power plants and factories that belch pollutants into the sky. [News Source]

Pittsburgh gets poor air quality ranking. Pittsburgh residents preparing to burst out the door for a jog or bike ride might want to consider the latest warning from Men's Health magazine. [News Source]

State must do a better job controlling smog. In its 2006 State of the Air report, the American Lung Association gave 29 of the 31 counties it studied throughout Pennsylvania an ''F'' for smog pollution, as they registered numerous ''code orange'' and ''code red'' days for unhealthy air quality due to smog. [News Source]

State monitoring Rockland’s air quality You might be checking out the latest sales on your next trip to the mall, but the state is checking out the quality of the air outside. [News Source]