Air pollution Tehran’s big problem (IranMania.com) LONDON, January 9 (IranMania) - An official said on Monday air pollution is Tehran’s biggest environmental crisis, Iran Daily reported. [News Source]

Local companies would pony up big bucks under proposed diesel rules.

California policy makers are continuing their efforts to curb emissions and clean up the state’s air and water. But two new proposals from the Air Resources Board have some politicians and business owners concerned about backlash.

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Air pollution partly to blame for WA’s dry climate: researcher (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) A private researcher says Western Australia's drying climate can be blamed, in part, on air pollution. [News Source]

Nasa Installs Air Pollution Monitoring Equipment In Pakistan (Bernama) LAHORE, Jan 10 (Bernama) -- Growing its international air pollution monitoring network further, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States, installed a Sun Photo Spectrometer equipment in Pakistan. [News Source]

Group wants traffic to go with the flow. The Citizens' Environmental Committee wants to help motorists navigate the city more efficiently. [News Source]

Pollution threat in Tehran ‘bad as huge quake’. Officials in Tehran have warned that the city's notoriously polluted air could cause a catastrophe after figures showed 120 people a day had died from toxic fumes. [News Source]

CNG best option to cut Mumbai pollution, says World Bank report. Converting diesel buses to compressed natural gas (CNG) is the most effective way to reduce emissions from passenger vehicles in Mumbai, suggests a World Bank policy research working paper [News Source]

Fuel booster compromises clean air drive: Groups Environmental groups have called on the government to withdraw its recommendation for state oil and gas company Pertamina to use octane booster ferrocene because of the issues surrounding its use in gasoline and diesel. [News Source]

China fails to meet environmental targets. China failed to meet government targets for improving energy use and cutting pollution last year as the nation's environmental woes worsened, a senior official said Wednesday. [News Source]

Texts warn of pollution in the air. A phone warning system that gives people with medical conditions advanced warning of high air pollution levels has been expanded by Croydon Council. [News Source]

Paying in pollution for energy hunger. India and China have explored alternatives, but too often the diesel generator is the favorite way to provide energy. [News Source]