U.N. cites China on pollution. The United Nations said that while China has made progress in increasing access to water for its citizens, fighting pollution remains a major challenge. [News Source]

China pollution blamed for younger lung patients. China's air pollution has caused a jump in chronic lung diseases usually associated with the elderly among people in their 30s, state media said on Thursday. [News Source]

Navy cracking down on stormwater pollution at bases in Japan . When you see soap suds in Tokyo Bay after one of Japan’s frequent rainstorms, it’s not because the water is extra clean. [News Source]

On your bike says Charles the ‘green’. Prince Charles has told aides to use bicycles as part of an environmentally-friendly masterplan to make him the country's 'greenest' royal. [News Source]

Council close to requiring that D.C. go green. The nation's capital is poised to become the first major U.S. city to require private developers to build environmentally friendly projects that help save energy and reduce pollution. [News Source]

New windmills in California fuel global warming fight. California's latest source of clean energy started spinning slowly in the wind above the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta last spring. [News Source]

Great Valley leads way with biodiesel buses. This fall, the Great Valley School District is doing its part for the environment - and as a frontrunner in an initiative to introduce more alternative fuels in Pennsylvania. [News Source]

Construction of ethanol plant to proceed. The Andersons Inc. said Thursday it will partner with Marathon Oil Corp. in building an ethanol plant in this western Ohio city. [News Source]

New energy plant to operate on biofuel. Completion of the new facilities at the Water Pollution Control Plant in Millbrae — which will turn kitchen grease into usable energy — was celebrated Thursday. [News Source]

Critics rip UW heating plant. A coal-powered heating plant that serves the University of Wisconsin-Madison may be too old, too polluting and too hazardous to health to merit renewal of its operating permit. [News Source]

Bush hails India civilian nuclear bill. US President George W. Bush today hailed Senate passage of a landmark civilian nuclear deal with India, saying it would bring the country into the "non-proliferation mainstream". [News Source]