View from the future. The end of oil and the rise of warming seas reveal a world made small: less food, fewer species, less land and fallen dinosaurs, from SUVs converted to greenhouses to an American President serving a sentence in Falluja for his war crimes. [News Source]

Mintz metal firm facing lawsuit, probe by DHEC. A metal recycling business under fire by Spartanburg police is also the target of a lawsuit claiming illegal pollutants from the facility have ruined one family's quality of life, damaging their house and health. [News Source]

Scented candles may not be so jolly. A recent EPA report summarizes available information on candles and incense as potential sources of indoor air pollution. [News Source]

Residents worry that ethanol plant will worsen air pollution. A state environmental official told southwestern Indiana residents worried that a proposed ethanol plant would foul the region's air that the factory will not emit enough pollution to be considered a "major source." [News Source]

TVA activates third scrubber at W. Kentucky coal plant. The Tennessee Valley Authority has activated a third scrubber to significantly reduce emissions at a coal-fired power plant in western Kentucky, officials announced Friday. [News Source]

New EPA standards to relax reporting of toxic pollution. Following a change earlier this week in federal pollution regulations, a number of Washington companies won't have to report the level of toxic chemicals they discharge into the ground, water or air. [News Source]

Londa women decide to take up pollution fight. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board's stand that it has not noticed any pollution in the vicinity of the Kundil Sponge Iron plant and has earned the ire of the residents of Londa. [News Source]

Residents worry that ethanol plant will worsen air pollution (WAVE 3 Louisville) A state environmental official told southwestern Indiana residents worried that a proposed ethanol plant would foul the region's air that the factory will not emit enough pollution to be considered a "major source." [News Source]

Climate set to go from bad to worse. Climate modelling by the CSIRO forecasts that we can expect Melbourne, Australia to get hotter and drier in the years to 2030, with more days in the high 30s and more extreme weather events such as flash flooding and storm surges. [News Source]

Rising pollution in Karachi playing havoc with health.

Experts belonging to various disciplines of healthcare expressed serious concern over rising air and noise pollution in Karachi.

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South Korea delays environmental requirement for import cars. All imported passenger cars were required to install emissions testing devices starting January 2006, but overseas manufacturers have been given a break by the government. [News Source]