Industrialisation takes its toll.

A new State of Environment report says that at least 1.24 percent mining workers in -Barbil-Joda-Koira, India, have contracted pulmonary tuberculosis while 11 percent have tested abnormal pulmonary function.

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Conserving energy crucial: group. Developing renewable energy and improving energy efficiency will help China achieve a balance between its economic development and environmental protection, a top environment expert said. [News Source]

Top business leader slams Hong Kong firms over pollution. One of Hong Kong's top business leaders on Monday slammed the city's firms for failing to join an initiative to help clean up the southern Chinese territory's chronic pollution problem. [News Source]

Church on the edge of Rome offers a solution to smog. When the American architect Richard Meier was asked to design a church in Rome, he didn't realize that the material used to construct the church had the added benefit of "eating" smog. [News Source]

Council seen OK’ing ‘Green Buildings’ bill. The Montgomery County, MD, Council today is expected to approve legislation that would encourage builders to include energy-saving and pollution- reducing features in future developments. [News Source]

Ethanol push spurs plans for MD plants. Three sites are in the running to be the state's first factory to convert corn to auto fuel. [News Source]

Ethanol push spurs plans for Md. plants. A national boom in the use of ethanol has lured eight companies into a race to build Maryland's first factory to convert corn into car fuel. [News Source]

Case heats up global warming debate. The showdown over EPA regulation of greenhouse gases currently before the Supreme Court may ultimately end up in Congress. [News Source]

Global warming case this week. Arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court could determine whether the U.S. auto industry will face tougher regulations on cars and trucks because of concerns about global warming. [News Source]

States to argue global warming case. Wednesday, Vermont will join 11 other states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to require federal regulation of the greenhouse gases most scientists blame for global warming. [News Source]

CO2 emissions accelerating, scientists warn. Atmospheric scientists have warned that carbon dioxide emissions are increasing more rapidly, despite international efforts to curb the use of fossil fuels. [News Source]