Green, green, but with restraint. The Minnesota Legislature will soon convene, and it will work on ways to clean up our lakes and rivers, to encourage progress toward more renewable energy, to reduce the amount of pollution and greenhouse gases we produce, to encourage conservation, to protect woods and wetlands and shorelines. [News Source]

Trying to breathe easier in metro area. A recent spurt of oil and gas drilling in northern Colorado has added to the area's ozone and smog levels. But tight new restrictions may benefit citizens. [News Source]

Sheriff targets illegal waste disposal. The St. Clair County Sheriff's Department has formed a new environmental unit to target illegal waste disposal, or open dumping, and other environmental crimes in the county. [News Source]

Red tape surrounds landfill. The Ohio EPA has set a hearing for comment on proposed clarifications on enforcement of odor regulations. [News Source]

Citizen board takes second look at mercury pollution. A Newport News senator is concerned about the decisions of a citizens pollution board. [News Source]

County’s battle with FAA takes step forward. Delaware County is fighting the FAA over a proposed airspace redesign project that would reroute more planes over the county, resulting in increased noise, pollution and safety hazards over residential areas. [News Source]

Computer monitors, TVs targeted by new dump law. New Hampshire towns have six months to figure out how to keep televisions, computer monitors and similar video devices out of landfills and incinerators. [News Source]

Trailers to keep tabs on air quality. Residents near two north Brevard, FL power plants won't know for at least two more years whether their lungs are safe from the plants' emissions. [News Source]

EPA to ease up requirements for toxic emission reporting. A recent rule change by the U.S. E.P.A. will cut paperwork for some companies but also will limit information available to the public about the toxic chemicals those companies release in their neighborhoods. [News Source]

Corruption to blame for China’s worsening pollution, official says. China's top environmental official has blamed corruption for frustrating environmental protection efforts and worsening the country's already severely polluted air and waterways, state media reported Tuesday. [News Source]

We have to prepare for region’s climate change. Global climate change is the single biggest threat facing the planet. [News Source]