Scientist decodes air pollution in mountain glaciers (People’s Daily)

Air pollution caused by human activities has left its mark in the glaciers of the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, at least 105 km away from the hustle and bustle of Xinjiang’s regional capital, Urumqi.

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Board offers facts to clear confusion on valley pollution. The San Joaquin Valley's air pollution problem is so big and so complex, it's hard for the average person to make sense of it. [News Source]

Neighbors protest Fitchburg growth. The West Waubesa Preservation Coalition believes that if Fitchburg city services are extended, development soon would follow, threatening environmentally protected land in the neighboring town of Dunn. [News Source]

Quarry EIR open for comment. A gravel quarry proposed near Anderson, CA, would cause "significant and unavoidable" increases in truck traffic, airborne pollution and noise levels, a draft environmental impact report says. [News Source]

Protesters rally against pork plant. Residents living near the site of a soon-to-be-built hog-processing plant in East Moline, IA, are spending much of the weekend rallying for change. [News Source]

In Ames, lab looks into leak problem. The National Animal Disease Center in Ames, which has been cited for a range of environmental and worker-safety violations in recent months, shut down its incinerator this week because the device occasionally leaked small amounts of smoke into a room occupied by workers. [News Source]

Great Lakes states target mercury pollution. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality is developing a set of regulations for power companies in their quest for a 90 percent cutback. [News Source]

Particulate pollution alert in effect.

Hold your breath, Evansville. It’s an air quality action day. A particulate alert was issued Friday and extended through today by local branches of the Environmental Protection Agency, Health Department, National Weather Service and Indiana Department of Environmental Management.

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Air quality alert issued for today for at-risk groups. Environmental regulators in Louisville, Kentucky have called an air quality alert for today, even as they closely watch for high levels of ozone. [News Source]

Beltline a Test Site for Air Pollution Study (RedNova) By Wade Rawlins, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Aug. 19--Researchers with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are using Raleigh's Beltline as a staging area for a nationwide study of pollution from vehicles and how it may affect people living near busy highways. [News Source]

Air quality alert Friday, Saturday. Environmental regulators in Kentucky and Indiana have called an air quality alert for Friday and Saturday. [News Source]