Alexander says new clean air rules will help Knoxville, Smokies. Sen. Lamar Alexander said Thursday th EPA rules to virtually eliminate sulfur in diesel fuel should help clean the air in Knoxville and the Great Smoky Mountains more than any other part of the U.S. [News Source]

A step in the right direction for cleaner air. Area county executives and top-level bureaucrats gathered in New York City yesterday to sign what the Environmental Protection Agency called "an unprecedented agreement" to reduce diesel pollution in the region. [News Source]

Future of diesel. Cleaner-burning diesel fuel required nationally by Sunday has won the praise of environmentalists and some in the trucking industry but its impact may not be significant for several years. [News Source]

County could appeal ruling. Hendricks County leaders will respond Tuesday to a judge's ruling that reversed the county's denial of an asphalt plant near Danville, IN. [News Source]

Done with dirty diesel. The black puff of diesel smoke is joining leaded gasoline as part of America's toxic past. [News Source]

Clean-air changes for diesel fuel begin. Above the roar of big rigs at one of the busiest highway interchanges in the nation, Sen. Lamar Alexander on Thursday touted new federal environmental rules that will virtually eliminate sulfur in diesel fuel. [News Source]

Poisoned brownfields get a new lease on life. Ontario city puts money on the table to prompt residential development of former industrial sites. [News Source]

Ottawa to impose smog regulations. Ottawa will regulate air pollutants that create smog and climate change, but only after a new law is passed and industry and the provinces are consulted. [News Source]

Development backlash threatens Hanoi’s air. With October swiftly approaching, Hanoians will be facing the toughest season in terms of air pollution problems threatening the public health, writes Michael Baechlin, Programme Manager of the Swiss-Vietnamese Clean Air Programme (SVCAP). [News Source]

Academic promotes fuel economy in public transportation system. As the transportation sector is the leading user of fuel, Jakarta is needs to adopt an energy-saving transportation system in order to reduce energy-related emissions, an academic says. [News Source]

Asean environment ministers meet over haze. Asean environment ministers from five member countries worst affected by haze emanating from Indonesian forest fires are meeting here Friday to find the best method to resolve the annually recurring problem. [News Source]