Power plant airstrike leaves a noxious mess. The fires continued to burn Monday at a seaside power plant, the source of 15,000 tons of heavy fuel oil that spilled into pristine Mediterranean waters after an Israeli attack two weeks ago. The resulting slick has fouled close to 50 miles of beaches and rocky coastline, and threatens aquatic life and the fishing industry. [News Source]

Indiranagar most polluted. Indiranagar is the most polluted residential colony in the state capital as far as air and noise pollution are concerned. [News Source]

Recycle your computer. In a bid to reduce e-waste and pollution, and increase recycling efforts, an international computer company is expanding its PC recycling campaign locally. [News Source]

Sumatra haze reaches Malaysia, Thailand. Haze from forest fires blanketing much of Sumatra has started to spill over into neighbouring countries, posing a health risk and disrupting flights both at home and abroad, local officials said Sunday. [News Source]

Blowin’ and goin’. The American Wind Energy Association has proclaimed Texas as the new Numero Uno in wind power-generation capacity, breezing past historic leader California. [News Source]

Selling a kinder touch of clean.

Oceanside company joins manufacturers of environmentally friendly, nontoxic cleaning products.

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Heat wave continues through Wednesday. A blistering, prolonged heat wave that drastically cut the attendance at the Lake County, Illinois Fair. [News Source]

Summer’s swelter expected to linger. In NEw York's Central Park, the thermometer is expected to hit 92 degrees today, shoot up to 101 tomorrow and Wednesday, and ease slightly on Thursday to 96, according to the National Weather Service. [News Source]

Leaching continues at Mount Trashmore. Sean McGinn, manager of the George Town Dump has confirmed that a planned waste–to–energy – also known as landfill mining – plant at the Mt. Trashmore site, now holding steady at the 55 foot mark, will not be in place for at least 4 years. [News Source]

Boomers bear brunt of smog. Smog in Ontario will hit seniors hard over the next 20 years, increasing the number of premature deaths by up to 4,000 a year by 2026, a new Ontario Medical Association report predicts. [News Source]

Company Wants to Try Burning Tires As Fuel (RedNova) By Michael Gormley Despite strong opposition in neighboring Vermont, New York has applied for a federal permit to allow International Paper to burn used tires as fuel during a two-week air pollution test. [News Source]