No Del. poultry farms enrolled in clean-air program. Delmarva Peninsula poultry farmers have snubbed a government settlement offer for air-pollution violations by big livestock, dairy and poultry farms. [News Source]

Argentina moves to clean up its dirtiest river. A government cleanup scheme has inspired new hope for the 5 million people living in Argentina's Matanza-Riachuelo river basin, where raw sewage, industrial waste and empty promises have created a toxic cesspool. [News Source]

Call to protect Qatar’s fragile marine ecosystem . The ongoing industrial and construction boom is worrying environmentalists in Qatar who say the boom could upset the country's fragile ecosystem. [News Source]

3,200-year-old pharaoh escapes polluted Cairo for suburbs. Like many well-off residents of Cairo, Ramses II, Egypt's longest-reigning pharaoh and symbol of ancient Egyptian might, is fleeing the downtown pollution and traffic. [News Source]

Urgent steps to save marsh promised. Chennai, India's garbage dumping and discharge of sewage are matters of concern, says the Environment Minister. [News Source]

Mining exec blasts pollution charges. An American who heads the Indonesian branch of the world's largest gold producer blasted pollution charges against the company as "silly". [News Source]

Philippines hopes to set tree record. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo took part Friday in a massive tree-planting campaign aimed at improving air quality in the Philippines while breaking a world record. [News Source]

Haze worsens, disrupts flights in Indonesia’s Sumatra,. Choking haze from forest and ground fires blanketed the southern parts of the Indonesian island of Sumatra Saturday, disrupting flight schedules in one of the region's towns, officials said. [News Source]

Acid rain affects large swathes of China–report. Acid rain caused by sulphur dioxide spewed from factories and power plants affected a third of China's vast land mass last year, posing a threat to food safety, Xinhua cited a parliamentary report as saying. [News Source]

See green at the fair; eco house on display. The state fair's new Eco Experience features a 900-square-foot eco-friendly display house that shows visitors how to create an environmentally sensitive lifestyle. [News Source]

Burning man goes green. With the Burning Man art festival in the Nevada desert starting Monday, a group of San Francisco scientists is busy calculating how much the event contributes to global warming. [News Source]