Make fish a part of your diet. This month a pair of scientists at Harvard cleared the air, stating that the risks from pollutants in seafood are far outweighed by fish's heart-protecting effects. [News Source]

Take another look at LNG. In economically depressed communities, it can be difficult not to welcome news of large-scale investment, no matter how polluting or potentially dangerous the source of new money and jobs may be. [News Source]

Grit hits the fan on pollution credits. Democrats and their environmentalist allies say that Schwarzenegger is taking steps that could undermine the state's ability to cut greenhouse gases 25 percent by 2020, the landmark bill's ambitious goal. [News Source]

Toxic rethinking. When it comes to protecting Puget Sound, good will will never work. Saving the inland sea must become part of the fabric of everyday life here. [News Source]

Recycling center plans to proceed despite appeal. Despite opposition from local environmental groups and continued litigation over environmental reports for the proposed Gate King Industrial Park in Newhall, California, Burrtec Waste Industries will proceed with plans to construct a materials recovery facility at the industrial park. [News Source]

Ava’s new landfill is safe for environment . The waste authority and the state agree that the $30 million new operation does everything possible to prevent damage to air, land and water. [News Source]

Residents question plant’s proximity. Clovis, Texas residents are questioning why backers of a proposed ethanol plant want to build it so close to the city, saying they're worried about the combination of strong winds and potential pollutants. [News Source]

Vote fails to allow Pa. to keep current emission standards. Madigan expressed disappointment that the House failed to vote on legislation that will enable PA motorists to purchase and register vehicles that meet strict federal emission standards. [News Source]

Vermonters protest IP test burn. In what organizers called "The Last Gasp Bash," protesters rallied Saturday to oppose a test burn of tires at International Paper's mill in Ticonderoga, N.Y., slated for Nov. 6. [News Source]

Boisclair proposes action for clean air indoors and out. The PQ plan, targeting irritants like ragweed as much as industrial pollution, calls for reducing Quebec's dependence on oil through greater use of electric cars, buses and trains. [News Source]

PCB serves notices to 80 local bodies. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board has issued notices to over 80 local bodies for not setting up sewage water treatment plants. [News Source]