Air Force looks to reduce fuel use. On Tuesday, the Air Force will begin test flights at Edwards AFB that could represent a major step in the Pentagon's plan to find less costly sources of fuel. The test flight will mark the first time a U.S. aircraft will attempt to fly using fuel not refined from oil. [News Source]

Clean-air committee backs challenge to TXU coal plants. North Texas leaders voted Friday to support the efforts of a group led by Dallas Mayor Laura Miller that is challenging TXU Corp. to come up with cleaner alternatives to the 11 coal-fired power plants it wants to build in North and Central Texas. [News Source]

Côte d’Ivoire: Toxic threat passed but public fear continues. As the foul smell from toxic waste dumped last month in Abidjan dissipates, and with it the main threat of intoxication and illness experts say, city dwellers poorly informed about what was dumped and how it can affect them continue to flock to hospitals. [News Source]

Schools in pollution fear. Pollution is so bad near the M1, South Yorkshire schools may have to move to save pupils from the bad air and noise. [News Source]

Dryden sets guidelines for renewable power. Residents of the Town of Dryden moved one step closer to generating their own sustainable energy Thursday night, when the Dryden Town Board agreed on the county's first zoning provisions for household wind and solar energy systems. [News Source]

Stratospheric sulfur could stall global warming. To stall global warming for 20 years, one climate scientist on Thursday proposed lobbing sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, which would work in concert with cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

Armed for action to help save planet. Sheffield Council chiefs want to tackle air pollution, encourage people to leave their cars at home and cut energy consumption. [News Source]

Romney announces rules for power plant carbon dioxide emissions. The Romney administration announced final rules aimed at limiting carbon dioxide emissions from power plants Thursday, including a provision allowing the plants to meet the goals in part by paying for other projects designed to cut the greenhouse gas. [News Source]

Report: Pollution reducing snowfall. Scientists say bits of air pollution as small as a thousandth of a hair's width appear to be reducing rain and snowfall in the Sierra, Cascades and Rockies, potentially adding to threats of water shortages tied to global warming. [News Source]

In gamble, California tries to curb greenhouse gases. California has just delivered a new message to energy suppliers: If you cannot produce power with the lowest possible emissions of these greenhouse gases, we are not interested. [News Source]

The greening of California. A "green economy" represents the best of two disparate worlds -- safeguarding the environment while creating a new industrial base resulting in economic growth and prosperity. [News Source]