Foundry given more cleanup time.

Gregg Industries, an iron manufacturer blamed for stinking up the air in El Monte, California, has been given more time to clean up its act.

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Groups wants oil companies to reduce Valdez pollution (KTVA Anchorage) A watchdog group wants the state's three big oil companies to reduce air pollution at the Valdez tanker port. The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council has budgeted 25,000 dollars to pressure the companies -- through the media -- to curb pollution. [News Source]

Groups wants oil companies to reduce Valdez pollution (KTVF Fairbanks) A watchdog groups wants the state's three big oil companies to reduce air pollution at the Valdez tanker port. [News Source]

Burning of rice stubble has some hacking, wheezing. Wednesday's smoky air over Sutter and Colusa counties in California from agricultural burning drew several complaints, including some from people who said they had trouble breathing. [News Source]

Project has an X factor. A controversial waste-composting project could get the nod from San Bernardino County, California planning commissioners even though it might cause a significant impact on air quality. [News Source]

SoCal agency approves $36M for air quality plan. A Southland air quality agency approved a $36 million plan aimed at cleaning up high-polluting diesel trucks operating at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach over the next five years. [News Source]

Coal power tops environmental issues in governor’s race. In the waning days of the race for governor, an environmental issue is on the front burner. Opponents of Governor Rick Perry are hammering him on his efforts to help Dallas-based TXU get permits to build new coal-burning power plants. [News Source]

Environmentalist supports FutureGen effort as way to curb pollution. John Thompson's thinking about the future of the planet when he supports FutureGen and other efforts to produce cleaner ways to use coal. [News Source]

Meeting set to discuss landfill odors. The Ohio EPA is consulting with the federal EPA on the decomposition of aluminum dross waste, which is believed to be triggering the odor at the Countywide landfill in Bolivar, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry for input on potential health effects from odor exposure. [News Source]

Fall rite ignites air-quality concerns. The smell of burning leaves may seem a harmless rite of fall to some, but for 6-year-old Jared Lipscomb it's a potentially deadly hazard. His asthma is triggered when the burning releases pollutants in the air. [News Source]

Clean air battle heads to Supreme Court. The U.S. Supreme Court is getting set to decide a complex Clean Air case that could raise costs for certain coal-fired power plants and reduce pollution for people who live downwind. [News Source]