Lanzhou to walk off pollution (China Daily) So serious is the air pollution in Lanzhou, capital of Northwest Gansu Province, this winter that Mayor Zhang Jinliang has asked civil servants to walk to work on days when the pollution level is very high. [News Source]

Lanzhou to walk off pollution (China Daily) So serious is the air pollution in Lanzhou, capital of Northwest Gansu Province, this winter that Mayor Zhang Jinliang has asked civil servants to walk to work on days when the pollution level is very high. [News Source]

Ready to swim in sulfuric acid? Kennecott Minerals Co., a huge multinational firm based in Utah, whose parent company is in England, wants to dig a highly dangerous nickel and copper mine underneath an environmentally sensitive trout stream in Michigan. [News Source]

These days, you have to be mean to be green. The environment may or may not be at risk from the multitudes of ordinary people who can now afford to escape regularly from their parochial isolation and the narrow-minded ignorance that goes with it. [News Source]

Tracking mercury. When the EPA adopted a rule last year that aimed to reduce mercury pollution through a cap/trade system, the agency downplayed the idea that the toxin is often deposited — in high concentrations — near its source. [News Source]

County still ranks low in health study. In 48th place, Columbia County may be ranked as one of the least healthy places in Wisconsin to live. [News Source]

Board members back more mercury cuts. The General Assembly may be putting Virginians at risk by not requiring deeper cuts in power plants' mercury emissions, three members of a citizen panel said yesterday. [News Source]

Site plan for energy plant submitted. Developers who want to build a $1.3 billion coal-to-natural gas processing plant in Jamesville took the first step toward seeking construction permits Tuesday by submitting an application for site plan approval to the DeWitt Planning Board. [News Source]

Toyota: extend hybrid tax credit.

Toyota wants an extension of a federal tax credit that has delivered savings of up to $3,150 to buyers of hybrid cars.

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Smoking and Tuberculosis Association Found (RedNova) U.S. meta-analysis of epidemiologic data found an association among smoking, passive smoking, indoor air pollution and tuberculosis. [News Source]

Spare The Air Issued For Bay Area Tonight (KGO-TV Bay Area) In anticipation of unhealthy air pollution levels forecasted overnight, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air alert and is asking people to help reduce emissions in the Bay Area this evening. [News Source]