Redirecting Iowa’s energy. Investing in clean energy policies would generate new high-paying jobs, save consumers and businesses billions of dollars, and boost Iowa's economy while reducing power plant pollution. [News Source]

Climate change mitigation requires policy compliance. An enormous and growing volume of scientific evidence is now indicating that climate change driven by human greenhouse gas emissions will become the greatest environmental and economic threat humanity has ever faced. [News Source]

Seattle adds a touch of green. Landscaping can be much more than a pretty face on urban development. [News Source]

Crows Landing noses know the difference. The air on Crows Landing Road smells good because Modesto Tallow Co., the source of odor complaints for decades, is finally out of the business of rendering dead animals. [News Source]

Arizona county brainstorms solutions to poor air quality. Arizona's most populous county has missed the Environmental Protection Agency's deadline to reduce the unhealthy amount of dust in its air. [News Source]

Couple sticks to goal of improving El Paso’s air. Living together, working together and raising a family together, former El Pasoans Javier and Martha Maldonado say their goal is to leave Texas a better place than they found it. [News Source]

Ohio EPA may shift pollution policy. It isn't pollution just because it stinks. That’s the gist of a new rule proposed by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency that would let bad smells slide if they aren’t covered by a business’ air pollution permits and they don’t harm people’s health or property. [News Source]

Air pollution kills 22,000 every year, says study (Dawn) ISLAMABAD, Dec 31: Increased urbanisation and a growing number of vehicles on the country’s roads are causing extensive damage to the environment, with over 22,000 people losing their lives to air particulate pollution every year, according to a study sponsored by the World Bank. [News Source]

Illinois and other states sue EPA to lower soot levels, save lives (WQAD Moline) ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Illinois and a dozen other states and the District of Columbia are suing the U-S government over air pollution from smokestacks and exhaust pipes. [News Source]

More tips on ‘greening’ your life. People's lifestyles impact the environment in a variety of ways. Together, we do a lot of damage. But our power as consumers also means we can do better. [News Source]

Grease guzzlers find a way to save on gasoline — vegetable oil. Ty Martin of Lawrence, KS is one of a small but growing group of drivers who are skirting rising gas prices and taking what they see as a more environmentally friendly route by fueling their cars with used restaurant grease. [News Source]