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]

Remodeling can pollute air indoors. Even under normal conditions, air inside our homes can be 2 to 5 times more polluted than air outside. When you add fumes from paint and glue, dust from demolition and scraping, and the gases from synthetic building products, you can have a house with very unhealthy air. [News Source]

Smog moves out of the city. Sequoia-Kings Canyon, where traffic jams generally involve two cars slowing to admire a mule deer, is the victim of second-hand smog. [News Source]

Don’t drive-ride free: Monday is spare the air day. Bay Area transit agencies will be offering free commutes Monday during the fourth Spare the Air Day this year, [News Source]

Commuters ride free again today. The sizzling summer heat and smog blanketing the region have produced one benefit for thrifty commuters: The Bay Area air board has declared today a "Spare the Air Day." [News Source]

Today’s forecast: Unhealthy. State environmental officials have issued a red air-quality alert and health advisory today for Salt Lake, Davis, Utah and Weber Counties. [News Source]

Heat wave weekend. A weekend wave of heat continued to set off fire and air quality warnings Sunday, while keeping most people hiding from the heat inside somewhere. [News Source]

Indy warned about smog today. Smog is expected to increase in the Indianapolis, IN area today so officials are asking residents to cut back on activities that add to air pollution. [News Source]

Breathing a little easier Sunday. People in the Louisville, Kentucky area could breathe a little easier Sunday than air-quality experts had predicted. [News Source]

Air pollution alerts Sunday, Monday. People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion when outdoors on Sunday and Monday, according to air pollution officials in Louisville and Indiana. [News Source]

Neighbors say plant has foul odor; state says URRC within legal limits. South Carolina residents are making a stink over foul odors they claim to be issuing from a nearby plastics recycling center. [News Source]