Questions for the state about Glades Power Park.

If Florida Power and Light gets final approval soon for its natural-gas plant in western Palm Beach County, more than 50 percent of the utility’s power will come from gas.

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Breathe at your own risk. The most lethal pollution we breathe may be tiny soot particles that lodge in our lungs and ride with our blood. [News Source]

Smoking gun. Despite comprehensive reporting by the Chronicle and a spate of new studies showing unhealthy levels of air pollution in the city, the majority of Houston's elected state officials remain indifferent to the problem of cleaning the city's air. [News Source]

Million Trees gets off ground. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said public participation is vital to make Los Angeles — America's dirtiest big city covered less than 20 percent by trees — the cleanest and greenest city in the land. [News Source]

DEQ completes Willamette cleanup plan. After more than six years of data gathering, studies and meetings, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has completed a plan to improve the Willamette River. [News Source]

DEQ completes Willamette cleanup plan. After more than six years of data gathering, studies and meetings, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has completed a plan to improve the Willamette River. [News Source]

Older wood stoves face pollution crackdown. Oregon's environmental agency plans an aggressive push statewide for the replacement of aging wood stoves that are warm and cozy inside but fill the air outside with polluting soot and nasty toxic compounds. [News Source]

Pipe cleanup could lead to legal action. The successful cleanup of an abandoned and asbestos-lined water main along West Oak Grove Road may soon spur legal action by a local sanitation district. [News Source]

Citgo pollution charges in Corpus highlight problems with law. Two massive vats of oil, each capable of holding 12 million gallons, sat uncovered in Corpus Christi's sprawling refinery row for at least a dozen years, releasing unknown quantities of toxic benzene into the air. [News Source]

No conclusion in hearings. Appeals hearings continue in a suit involving a Springfield, MO, egg-producer and local residents who are concerned about the environment and their quality of life if a construction permit is granted. [News Source]

Fields bloom near Superfund site. 30 acres of the former Avtex property is now the site of soccer games in the Front Royal, VA area. [News Source]