State Cites Kailua Wastewater Plant For Air Pollution (KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News) The state's Department of Health cited the city's Kailua Wastewater Treatment Plant in Kailua $177,600 because of air pollution. [News Source]

Ivorian toxic waste victims sue company for damages. A Dutch lawyer has launched a $12.5 million damages suit against a company that chartered a ship which delivered hundreds of tons of toxic waste to Ivory Coast, creating an environmental disaster, it was reported on Monday. [News Source]

EU governments back new pollution rules. European Union governments on Monday backed new rules to combat air pollution by setting binding limits on levels of harmful dust particles, which the EU blames for up to 350,000 deaths every year. [News Source]

Intelligent sensors watch for impending floods. A "grid" of smart river sensors that monitor water depth and flow and can predict impending flooding is to be installed in a UK river. [News Source]

Developers see dollar signs behind green ratings. Big companies will pay a premium for eco-sensitive buildings. [News Source]

Rutgers’ newest power saver is an energy institute. Whether it's making fuel from horse manure or electricity from photons, researchers at Rutgers University have long looked for new ways to power up the world. [News Source]

City signs contract to turn sewage gas into electricity. Baltimore has signed a $14 million contract with a Milwaukee-based company to generate electricity from the methane produced by the city's Back River sewage treatment plant. [News Source]

Clean air act fails the North: environmental group. Ottawa's new Clean Air Act does little to address the biggest air quality problems in the North - greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, Ecology North spokesman Doug Ritchie says. [News Source]

China “methane to markets” project nears completion. China is nearing completion on a "methane to markets" project aimed at capturing emissions of the greenhouse gas and channelling it into power generation. [News Source]

Global gas law stirs heated debate. The leader of the state Senate on Monday accused Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger of overstepping his authority in implementing California's pioneering plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

Climate shifts on global-warming law. The bipartisan good feeling that followed the passage last month of a landmark California law to reduce global warming is starting to sour. [News Source]