Study says shipping fee won’t undermine business. A proposed $30 fee on each container of foreign-made goods imported through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach would raise millions for transportation and air-quality projects without significantly hurting business, says a new study. [News Source]

Another suit for Pacific Steel. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is suing Pacific Steel Casting because the Berkeley, CA, company has failed to install a $2 million system to reduce odor emissions, according to a lawsuit. [News Source]

Wildfire smoke prompts new DEQ advisory. For the second time in recent weeks, high levels of smoke from a nearby wildfire hav prompted Oregon environmental officials to warn of potential health problems in Deschutes County. [News Source]

Residents take precautions against smoke. As the fire on Casper Mountain increased in severity Tuesday, the Casper-Natrona County, Wyoming Health Department urged people to stay inside. [News Source]

Critics say TXU must address emissions. A Minneapolis-based energy company announced plans Tuesday to build a power plant in Colorado that will use clean-coal technology that was rejected by TXU as unproven. [News Source]

Landfill fire still burns. Orange County, Florida council voted to take legal action against the company, GEL Corporation, and its owner for burnings at its landfill. [News Source]

Judge rules in Alabama Power’s favor in pollution lawsuit. A federal judge has dismissed the EPA's lawsuit against Alabama Power Co. over emissions from four power plants in central and southern Alabama. [News Source]

Alabama Power wins in EPA suit. Alabama Power Co. did not violate the law when it upgraded four old, coal-fired power plants, a federal judge ruled this week. [News Source]

Smart commuting means less polluting. Triangle workers and college students are the targets of a seven-week, three-county campaign started Tuesday to curb traffic congestion and air pollution by promoting alternatives to solo driving. [News Source]

Bylaw takes aim at major slash pile burners. Vancouver regional staff is kindling a precedent-setting burning bylaw that could outlaw landclearing debris fires by fall. [News Source]

Firefighters back off Ontario industrial blaze. A large fire at a recycling plant in southwestern Ontario on Tuesday raised pollution concerns and caused some 400 people to evacuate, while an industrial fire north of Montreal forced about 1,500 residents and workers to leave that area. [News Source]