Iron plant in hot water for pollution (San Gabriel Valley Tribune) DIAMOND BAR - State regulators could decide this week whether to shut down an iron manufacturer or give the company more time to fix air pollution problems. [News Source]

TCE guidelines may lead to more home venting systems.

The leader of an environmental group in a heavily-polluted upstate village says revised state guidelines for the chemical T-C-E may result in the installation of more home ventilation systems.

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Ft. Worth region makes strides on ozone. Ozone season is over for the year, and even though the region still doesn't meet federal ozone standards, levels were not as high this year as in the past. [News Source]

Justices Challenge EPA’s Arguments in Clean Air Act Case (Washington Post) Supreme Court justices took a skeptical view of an Environmental Protection Agency crackdown on air pollution from electric power plants yesterday as the court heard oral arguments in a major case on the authority of the federal government to punish violations of the Clean Air Act. [News Source]

Clean-air activists file to join legal defense of developers’ fee (The Daily Comet) Three environmental groups filed a motion Tuesday to join the legal defense of an air quality rule that would charge developers fees to help cut air pollution in one of the worst air basins in the country. [News Source]

City may ease rules on preserving trees. City Council members today may relax a controversial ordinance that requires property owners to preserve trees on land slated for future development but critics argue that trees also soak up air pollutants. [News Source]

Clean Air Act cited in expected lawsuit. Two environmental groups in Maryland say they will sue to stop construction of the intercounty connector, arguing that building the highway would violate sections of the federal Clean Air Act. [News Source]

Justices test rules on power plants. Supreme Court justices plunged into the complexities of regulating coal-burning power plants Wednesday, but revealed little about how they may resolve an air pollution case that carries high stakes for Maine. [News Source]

Governor’s green tilt has tint, critics say. While Gov. Schwarzenegger held star-studded ceremonies related to curbing global warming and challenging federal policies on offshore oil drilling and roads in national forests, he also acted often this year to protect one of his closest allies – big business. [News Source]

Justices appear divided in case on emission rules. The Supreme Court appeared divided on whether to overturn a ruling on Duke Energy's power plant emissions. A decision is expected by next summer. [News Source]

Environmental rules argued at high court. Environmentalists argued before the Supreme Court that electric utilities knowingly cheated on federal pollution laws to keep dirty power plants operating, while the industry contended it was being held to unreasonable and illegal standards. [News Source]