Beaumont opens air-quality hot line. The city has unveiled an air quality hot line that residents can call to report odors, dust, smoke and other air pollution sources within Beaumont. [News Source]

Make room! make room! Dallas-Fort Worth residents are experiencing many of the pangs associated with a swelling population. [News Source]

The heat’s still on, so danger persists . With a four-day heat wave expected to linger at least one more day, Louisville, Kentucky-area shelters remained crowded yesterday, residents were urged to conserve energy and city officials advised people to check on their neighbors. [News Source]

Report: Three of dirtiest pollute coast air. South Mississippi's air is being sullied by pollution from some of the dirtiest power plants in the country to the north and east. [News Source]

Area’s bad air days increase particle pollution. The Peninsula posted back-to-back days of unhealthy levels of particle pollution on Tuesday and Wednesday - a rarity since monitoring began at a station in Hampton in the late 1990s. [News Source]

Day of records, night of relief. Record high temperatures began to subside last night, ending three days of a brutal heat wave that took a toll on humans and machines across the region. [News Source]

China to make industry pay for pollution. China will order industry to pay for the right to discharge noxious sulphur dioxide in a market-driven attempt to tackle its chronic air pollution problem. [News Source]

Officials push car makers on hybrids.

Officials want to push automakers to develop hybrid vehicles that churn out 100 miles to the gallon or more, and watch energy imports and greenhouse gas emissions drop off.

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New poll says that hunters, anglers concerned about global warming. Global warming; it's impossible to escape its hype. But what about hunters and anglers? How do they feel about the topic? [News Source]

Environmentalists hit beaches. New Jersey needs to adopt a more comprehensive approach to managing its 127 miles of coastline or lose what many consider the state's prime attraction, environmentalists urged Wednesday. [News Source]

City fails to tackle bad air problem. The city's plan to walk the talk of fighting climate change stumbled yesterday when, after five hours of presentations about the deadly effects of bad air and the need for leadership, not enough councillors were in the room to pass staff recommendations for tackling the problem. [News Source]