Clovis Mayor Under Fire for Lawsuit Against Air District (KFSN-TV Fresno) The mayor of Clovis is in the middle of a battle over home building and the air you breath. Clovis Mayor Nathan Magsig is spoke about the lawsuit he's involved with against the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. [News Source]

Smoking around children is criminal. As a rule, I'm not a fan of government intrusion into our personal business, but as the old saying goes, "your right to swing your fist ends where my nose begins." [News Source]

Board vote lays waste to compost facility plan. he Alameda County Waste Management Authority board put the proposed compost facility for Sunol on hold Wednesday, effectively killing the tumultuous project. [News Source]

Fresno food trucks fail test. State and local officials surprised Fresno-area catering truck operators this week, tossing out bad food and issuing pollution and safety citations during a three-day sweep. [News Source]

Second coke plant eyed in Granite City. The steel mill in Granite City may get a second coke plant to help supply its blast furnace with fuel, city and company spokesmen say. [News Source]

Air Pollution Tops Valley Resident’s Concerns (KFSN-TV Fresno) Air pollution beat out crime and population growth in a new survey of the biggest concern. [News Source]

Sweeping Air Pollution Plan Proposed For LA/Long Beach Ports (KFSN-TV Fresno) Truck, ship and cargo-handling equipment pollutants would be reduced 50 percent in five years under a clear air proposal for the Long Beach and Los Angeles harbors. [News Source]

Ports offer plan to curb pollution.

Proposal calling for the use of cleaner vehicles and shore-side electrical outlets for vessels will undergo public review.

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Ports unveil pollution plan. The plan for southern California's ports calls for cargo-handling equipment to meet stiffer emissions standards; trains to switch to cleaner running engines and fuels; and ships to fully comply with speed-reduction program that cuts noxious emissions. [News Source]

Modesto Chamber among those suing over air regulations. Builders, a taxpayer group and the Modesto Chamber of Commerce filed suit Tuesday to stop a rule that imposes air pollution fees on developers contributing to city sprawl. [News Source]

Port pollution solutions. The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are America's biggest and busiest. They could be on their way to becoming the nation's toughest on air pollution. [News Source]