Coping with air pollution (Henry Herald)

She doesn’t go outside much — opting instead to stay indoors to avoid the pollen, which can trigger her asthma, an ailment that has afflicted Harriet Grier since she was a child.

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Other countries show more solar initiative. The future for solar power is not bright in Canada, where we continue to rely on fossil fuels. [News Source]

Mercury switches threaten health of our nation. Mercury switches pose a significant health risk. [News Source]

Pollution penance. Environmental preachers aren't necessarily earthly saints. [News Source]

Mass transit could help solve Midlands’ pollution problem. As the Michigan Midlands attempts to improve air quality it must not overlook the fact that a clean, effective regional transit system can help combat pollution. [News Source]

In Ames, lab looks into leak problem. The National Animal Disease Center in Ames, Iowa, shut down its incinerator this week because the device occasionally leaked small amounts of smoke into a room occupied by workers. [News Source]

Vaporsaver to grab gas fumes, cut pollution. The Green Gas Station clean air project, funded by a $50,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency, will use a gasoline vapor collection system to return fumes to underground tanks instead of being released in the air. [News Source]

Dow Corning pollutants on agenda. Dow Corning Corp. officials will meet with representatives of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 to discuss resolving allegations of clean-air violations at its Midland site. [News Source]

Settlement reached on hog farm in Henagar. Berms, grass buffers, tree-lined barriers and periodic soil and water tests are among the many remedies a federal judge ordered in the settlement of a lawsuit against a DeKalb County hog farm. [News Source]

Region’s smog levels remain unchanged. The greater Los Angeles area is likely to be worst in the U.S. again, but extremely hot days, unusually cool days balanced out, leaving ozone numbers a tad higher than last year's. [News Source]

Duke loses appeal in Cinergy power plants case. The U.S. government has won a round in a dispute over how much authority it has to force industrial plants to reduce air pollution, and the case has implications for Duke Energy Corp. [News Source]