‘Clean cars’ debate pits cost against health. Environmental groups and automakers on opposite sides of an ambitious "Clean Cars" regulation faced off at a packed Maryland state Senate hearing yesterday. [News Source]

Maryland senate panel weighs adoption of California emission standards. With Annapolis leadership united behind a bill to require tougher emissions standards for new cars sold in Maryland, members of the auto industry asked a legislative committee yesterday to delay approval until an independent study of the science involved can be undertaken. [News Source]

‘World sea levels may keep rising for a millennium.’ World sea levels will keep rising for more than 1,000 years even if governments manage to slow a projected surge in temperatures this century blamed on greenhouse gases, a draft UN climate report says. [News Source]

Pollutant robs lungs of power. Reduced lung function can make children more likely to have respiratory ailments. The stronger a person's lungs, the better chance he or she has to resist or recover from diseases such as emphysema, bronchitis and pneumonia, especially in later adulthood. [News Source]

Traffic exposure disrupts teen lung development. Exposure to traffic pollution can significantly stunt a child?s lung development, new research shows. [News Source]

Growing up near motorways harms lungs. Growing up near a major road can damage the development of children’s lungs, a study suggests — with potential long-term consequences for diseases such as asthma and bronchitis. [News Source]

Living near busy roads tied to kids’ lung risk. Growing up near a freeway stunts a child's breathing capacity for a lifetime, significantly increasing the risk of serious lung and heart diseases later in life, according to researchers who monitored thousands of children for up to eight years. [News Source]

Children growing up near roads suffer serious damage to lungs. Researchers have found that young people growing up in homes within 500 metres of a major road suffer significant damage to their lungs from exhaust fumes. [News Source]

Air pollution in Maricopa Co. (12 News Phoenix) The Maricopa County Air Quality Department has found that some of the significant sources of air pollution originate in the construction industry and in the operation of motor vehicles. [News Source]

Letters to the editor for January 24, 2007 (The Shelby County Reporter) As reported in this paper, the US Environmental Protection Agency announced on Sept. 21, 2006 that it had tightened the air pollution standard for fine particles from 65 micrograms per cubic meter of air measured on a daily basis to 35 micrograms. [News Source]

Abbs to be air officer (Red Bluff Daily News) RED BLUFF - Landfill Management Agency Director Alan Abbs will take over controls of the Tehama County Air Pollution Control District in a reorganization approved by the county supervisors this week. [News Source]