Canada’s toxic cuts lagging. Canada still lags behind the U.S. in cutting toxic pollution and North American industry produced three million tonnes of toxic chemicals in 2003, a new report says. [News Source]

Dirty beaches spark battle. Ajax Mayor Steve Parish is stepping up his fight for a full environmental assessment of a $1.5 billion sewage pipeline project in the face of bacteria that forced the shutdown of the town's beaches last week. [News Source]

Timken to pay $200,000 fine. Canton's Timken Co. has agreed to pay a $200,000 civil penalty for air pollution violations. [News Source]

Bad air days advertised for all to see. Auckland's environment council is advertising breaches of pollution limits as part of a requirement under the Ministry for the Environment's air quality standards, which came into force late last year. [News Source]

Arrowtown smog exceeds guidelines. On some winter days the air in places like Alexandra and Arrowtown, New Zealand can be two or three times the recommended level of air pollution. [News Source]

Report faults EPA on clean air regulation (AP via Yahoo! News) The government is failing to reduce health risks from toxic air pollution as required by law, congressional investigators said Wednesday. [News Source]

Report Faults EPA on Clean Air Regulation (ABC News) Report Says Gov't Failing to Reduce Health Risks From Toxic Air Pollution As Required by Law [News Source]

South Africa: Fuel Supplier Launches Cleaner Diesel As Government Clamps Down On Air Pollution (AllAfrica.com) Ever felt like holding your breath when the car in front of you is emitting foul-smelling, dirty black smoke from its exhaust? [News Source]

Public warned as heat brings air pollution to danger levels.

A health warning was issued yesterday as high temperatures produced potentially dangerous levels of air pollution in urban areas of England.

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Strike two: FutureGen says no. Ohio's failure to land a virtually pollution-free, $1 billion power plant was the second such disappointment in a month. [News Source]

Lacking data, board delays ethanol verdict. A proposed ethanol plant in southern Minnesota is having trouble getting out of the starting blocks. [News Source]