No state lines in air quality issue.

For Mason County, air quality is an issue it can’t control by itself. That’s because the county doesn’t need to reduce its production of pollution — Michigan’s neighbors do.

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Tunnel pollution proposal just bad: scientist. An air-quality expert warns that the Government's plan to pump pollution out of the ends of the M5 East tunnel was world's worst practice and says he would be "up in arms" if he lived nearby. [News Source]

Toxic particles in Dhaka continue to exceed limit. Despite continuous monitoring of air pollution in Dhaka, toxic particles in the city air continue to exceed the permissible limits. [News Source]

Green teens clean mean streets. In India's most chaotic and poorest state of Bihar, a group of teenagers has created a 10-acre bio-reserve as a first step toward countering carbon emissions in the capital city. [News Source]

Brown haze over India harming rice harvest. A new study shows that getting rid of India's pollution haze could help increase the rice harvests in the subcontinent. [News Source]

Air pollution hurts India’s rice crop: study. Air pollution caused by the burning of fossil fuels has contributed to a worrisome slowdown in rice harvest growth in India, scientists said on Monday. [News Source]

Reducing air pollution could increase rice harvests in India. New research from the University of California indicates that reductions of human-generated air pollution could create unexpected agricultural benefits in one of the world's poorest regions. [News Source]

Indonesia hopes to see haze lift within two years. Indonesia hopes to see a major improvement in the annual problem of choking haze within the next two years after introducing tough new methods to tackle the problem. [News Source]

Environment shares may gain on China’s pollution fight. China will spend an estimated $243 billion on its environment between 2006 and 2010 to cut emissions, purify its polluted water and halt land erosion. [News Source]

Kenya: e-waste poses new threat at Dandora dumpsite. 1,000 delegates converged in Nairobi to discuss issues of trans boundary movement of hazardous waste under the auspices of the Basel Convention and visited the Dandora, Kenya dumpsite. [News Source]

Diesel charge proposed. Richmond's transport chief has said he will be "watching closely" as a consultation begins on a plan to reduce carbon emissions by making polluting diesel engine vehicles pay to drive in Greater London. [News Source]