ASARCO Could Be Closer To Resuming Operations (KFOX 14 El Paso) ASARCO officials announced the results of an air quality impact analysis. The report states ASARCO will not cause or contribute to a condition of air pollution. [News Source]

Report: copper smelter won’t add pollution to air in El Paso (KVOA Tucson) EL PASO, Texas An Arizona company today announced a new air quality report shows its El Paso smelter won't add or cause air pollution if the copper plant reopens. [News Source]

Washington County power plant approved. Supervisors in a Washington County township granted a permit to a company that wants to build a waste coal-fired power plant. [News Source]

Smog levels drop. A relatively cool spring and summer have meant few days when air quality in the Connecticut River Valley reached unhealthy levels due to smog. [News Source]

Asthma attacks spike when school begins. For millions of children with asthma, the start of the school year can bring a rise in severe attacks and trips to the emergency room. [News Source]

Environment group praises 3 Democratic candidates. The three Democratic candidates for governor earned strong marks from the Massachusetts League of Environmental Voters in a new report that also criticizes many of the environmental policies embraced by Republican candidate Kerry Healey. [News Source]

Lemma plays down pollution death rate link. The New South Wales Government has played down fears that Sydney's smog is contributing to the deaths of hundreds of people each year. [News Source]

NSW Govt downplays pollution related death figures. The New South Wales Government says Sydney's air quality is improving despite an admission that pollution is contributing to the deaths of up to 1,400 people each year. [News Source]

Tehran tackles ‘disgusting’ air, gridlock. Cutting the gridlock, improving air quality, and bringing the city into the 21st century is a mission close to the heart of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. [News Source]

Volunteers battle to save ‘white’ Beirut beach from oil slick. At Ramlet el-Baida, Beirut's only public beach, some 40 volunteers in bright blue protective overalls track and scoop residue of the oil slick which for two months has blighted the Lebanese coast. [News Source]

Expert finds way to transfer sludge into treasures. A Chinese expert has recently found a new way of dealing with the mounting sludge produced in sewage treatment and dumped in city suburbs amid rapid urbanization process. [News Source]