Duke Energy asks credit for scrubbers paid by consumers (Fayetteville Observer) Duke Energy Corp. may get a rewrite of state air pollution rules to allow the energy company to get pollution credits for scrubbers that consumers payers are paying to have installed at a coal-burning power plant. [News Source]

NASA Explains Puzzling Impact of Polluted Skies on Climate (SpaceRef) NASA scientists have determined the formation of clouds is affected by the lightness or darkness of air pollution particles. This also impacts Earth's climate. [News Source]

As fires burn, keep an eye on air quality. With a number of fires burning in Eastern Montana, the air in Billings is likely to smell of smoke for a while longer. [News Source]

Allen County ozone alert today. Allen County, OH has issued its first ozone alert in three years and needs the public’s cooperation to prevent new environmental mandates. [News Source]

Discount offered to replace old wood stoves. Miami Valley residents who heat their homes with smoky, old wood stoves can buy new ones at substantial discounts under a Regional Air Pollution Control Agency program launched Thursday. [News Source]

Commission testifies about air quality. Walker County Commissioner Bebe Heiskell testified Thursday at a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on pending rules that would tighten air quality standards. [News Source]

Duke Energy asks credit for scrubbers paid by consumers (Fayetteville Observer) Duke Energy Corp. may get a rewrite of state air pollution rules to allow the energy company to get pollution credits for scrubbers that consumers payers are paying to have installed at a coal-burning power plant. [News Source]

Air Pollution In The Valley Is Cause For Concern (WTVM 9) The Valley area has been battling air pollution for years, and now levels are at a high again. The EPA says most of the pollution comes from diesel emissions and wood burning. It all combines to form what researchers call the Valley Theory. [News Source]

NASA Explains Puzzling Impact of Polluted Skies on Climate (NASA) NASA scientists have determined the formation of clouds is affected by the lightness or darkness of air pollution particles. [News Source]

PennFuture, EIP Reach Settlement With Allegheny Energy Stopping Massive Air Pollution From Hatfield’s Ferry Power Plant (RedNova) PITTSBURGH, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Citizens f [News Source]

NASA explains puzzling impact of polluted skies on climate (EurekAlert!) NASA scientists have determined that the formation of clouds is affected by the lightness or darkness of air pollution particles. This also impacts Earth's climate. [News Source]