TDOT grants $1.6M to fight air pollution. The Tennessee Department of Transportation will spend $1.6 million on reducing emissions from diesel engines in areas that do not meet federal air quality standards. [News Source]

Report reveals Ontario’s smoggiest year on record. A government report says 2005 was the worst year on record for smog in Ontario and the problem has worsened since the Liberals came to power in 2003. [News Source]

Association of tuberculosis with smoking and indoor air pollution (EurekAlert!) Smokers have an increased risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection, TB disease and of dying from TB compared to people who do not smoke. [News Source]

Seeking elusive air pollution data, Bench tells agencies: HC. “It’s high-time the citizens of Delhi knew what kind of air they have to breathe,” the Delhi High Court today told the Central and State Pollution Control authorities. [News Source]

Going downstream: China’s environmental crisis weighs on the world. China’s environmental pollution can impact the health and livelihood of people in the region, but it also has an immediate economic impact on the rest of the world. [News Source]

Food security tops Chinese concern. Eighty six percent of the surveyed have expressed concerns over the possible heath damage caused by environment pollution, with 39% describing the situation as serious, according to the Public Environment Protection Index for 2006, China's first ever index of the kind released on Sunday. [News Source]

People share nation’s concern for the environment. The deteriorating condition of China's environment is a concern shared by the majority of its people, shows a recent survey. [News Source]

Thousands could be at risk in UK if Iceland volcano erupts. A Welsh scientist believes up to 100,000 UK residents are at risk of being killed by a noxious gas cloud from an Icelandic volcano. [News Source]

HEALTH Court eyes lump-sum payments by automakers for asthma patients (Japan Today) TOKYO — A court handling an air-pollution damages suit in Tokyo is considering proposing that seven major automakers make lump-sum payments to plaintiffs including asthma sufferers as part of an out-of-court settlement proposal due out next month, sources close to the suit said Monday. [News Source]

Seeking elusive air pollution data, Bench tells agencies: HC (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) "It's high-time the citizens of Delhi knew what kind of air they have to breathe," the Delhi High Court today told the Central and State Pollution Control authorities, passing a stern order to file a report on air pollution levels at Capital's five "traffic congested" parts during peak hours. A Division Bench, headed by Justice Swatanter Kumar, also declined to put on record a report filed ... [News Source]

TDOT grants $1.6M to fight air pollution (BizJournals) The Tennessee Department of Transportation will spend $1.6 million on reducing emissions from diesel engines in areas that do not meet federal air quality standards. [News Source]