With ‘tightened up’ homes, indoor pollution poses far greater threat to health.

Did you know that indoor air can be as much as 100 times more polluted than outdoor air?

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Realism in ratings. We've implored the EPA on previous occasions to update its vehicle testing standards to reflect the realities of today's driving and make those sticker numbers much more accurate. We're happy to see that the EPA is finally doing just that. [News Source]

Residents Urged to Take Public Transit (RedNova) By Sun Xiaohua Beijing's environmental watchdog advised residents of the capital to use public transport and become "green" commuters when the air pollution enshrouding the city grows thick. "Every day the citizens can get timely information on the air quality from the media. [News Source]

Not-so-fine particles. Just when you thought it was safe to breathe the air around Birmingham, tough new standards went into force on fine-particle pollution, and we flunked. [News Source]

Mayor’s advocacy for clean air has been tireless. Already consumed with a record-setting bond program and the small matter of leading the city, Dallas' mayor decided to take a crash course on coal plants and then took on TXU. [News Source]

Climate change at crisis level. Global warming is the greatest environmental threat that humanity has ever faced. [News Source]

New legislature likely to review livestock confinement issue. Arguments over whether large hog lots are detrimental to the health of neighbors have been a divisive issue in the Iowa legislature. [News Source]

Pontiac h.s. students recycling cell phones. Students at Pontiac Township High School are trying to make a difference for the environment by collecting old phones and recycling them. [News Source]

Snowmobile debate rekindled. In recent years, snowmobilers in the Lake Tahoe Basin have had a tenuous relationship with environmentalists and other winter sport enthusiasts who accuse them of ruining everyone else's fun with noise and air pollution. [News Source]

Program helps with car inspections. Every year, thousands of motorists in a nine-county region of Texas fail the vehicle emissions inspection. [News Source]

Plant Kendu trees to control pollution. After successful experimentation for 18 months, Calcutta University has asked Tata Steel to plant Kendu trees, which has the natural power to absorb pollutants released by the manufacturing units. [News Source]