Boy, 23 Animals Removed From Filthy Home (WKMG Local6.com via Yahoo! News) Two women in Marion County, Fla., were arrested after a 5-year-old boy was found living with 14 dogs, four cats, two ferrets and three large turtlesin a home that had air pollution at "lethal levels," according to investigators. [News Source]

The battle cry `Go Green!’ just took on a world of meaning. I've been bad. Really bad. My kids have been badgering me for over a year to recycle. [News Source]

Oil and chemical industries should pay to clean up their messes. More than a quarter century after Congress created the Superfund program to clean up abandoned chemical dumps, tens of thousands of Texans are still living with hazards that should have been removed decades ago. [News Source]

George should see Al’s movie. Stephen Hawking, the distinguished British astrophysicist, asks a vexing question: "In a world that is in chaos politically, socially and environmentally, how can the human race sustain another 100 years?" [News Source]

Cap and sue. It's still not too late for the White House to finally get consistent with its market-based approach to environmental regulation and tell the EPA to drop its New Source Review lawsuits. [News Source]

Ag deserves credit for improved valley air. Farmers, ranchers and associated industries bore the brunt of regulatory actions against burning agricultural wast a few years ago. [News Source]

Secondhand smoke law hits a snag. Vanderburgh County will not be declaring secondhand smoke a "toxic air pollutant" any time soon. [News Source]

Wildfires close I-580 near Tracy. Authorities shut down portions of Interstate 580 for more than 31/2 hours Tuesday evening after a grass fire burned about 6,400 acres south of Tracy and into Alameda County, with smoke reducing visibility on the freeway to zero in some spots, stalling commuters for hours. [News Source]

House Of Filth Had ‘Lethal Levels’ Of Air Pollution (WKMG Local6.com via Yahoo! News) Two women were arrested after sheriff's deputies in Marion County, Fla., pulled 14 dogs, four cats, two ferrets and three large turtles out of a home that had air pollution at "lethal levels," according to investigators. [News Source]

House Of Filth Had ‘Lethal Levels’ Of Air Pollution (Local6.com Central Florida) Two women are arrested after sheriff's deputies in Marion County, Fla., pull 14 dogs, four cats, two ferrets and three large turtles out of a home. E-MAIL: Desktop Alerts | Breaking News Watch Local 6 News For The Latest [News Source]

Deadly plankton invasion takes toll on fish.

As if Puget Sound salmon didn’t have enough problems already, a deadly plankton “bloom” has killed thousands of fish around the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and has threatened to sweep down Puget Sound.

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