Stink raised over ‘manure lagoon’.

The state Department of Environmental Quality is demanding the Starrs farm fix what the township calls a “manure lagoon” after an inspection showed it could overflow and contaminate nearby Byram Lake.

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Air district will ask for extension of smog deadline (KGET 17 Bakersfield) The San Joaquin Valley's air won't be clean enough to meet federal standards within the next six years, so the state will have to ask that a critical deadline be extended, according to a report to be released Monday by the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. A draft report of the SJVAPCD's 2007 ozone plan will say the district needs more money, more help and more time to meet ... [News Source]

Plan for 3rd power plant riles Oxnard. As debate rages over two proposed liquefied natural gas terminals off the Oxnard coast, Southern California Edison has announced plans to build a third power station in this seaside city to help prevent blackouts during peak summer demand. [News Source]

Dry cleaning pollutant to be phased out. A chemical loved by dry cleaners for its ability to remove stains but a cause of groundwater pollution throughout Central Valley cities is being phased out of the dry cleaning industry by state regulators. [News Source]

Westly dreaming in shades of green. Westly, who lost to state Treasurer Phil Angelides in a bare-knuckled Democratic primary, announced he is forming his own investment company to bankroll environmentally friendly business ventures. [News Source]

Mines would be safe for environment, PolyMet says. Determined to quell environmental concerns about its plans, PolyMet Mining Corp. said Friday that it has given regulators a list of safeguards it intends to take to prevent groundwater contamination at its proposed $380 million mine and plant on the Iron Range. [News Source]

Landfill neighbors raise a stink. Complaints about Joiner Landfill and Coyote Landfill at Holley-Navarre have the commission rethinking regulations involving such facilities. [News Source]

Pollution standard tightening will result in more bad air advisories. Bad air advisories will become more common in Butte County, California during the winter. That's not because the air is getting worse, but because an air quality standard has been toughened. [News Source]

Air advisory issued for most of valley. Due to rising pollution levels related to stagnant weather conditions, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued an "air pollution advisory" Friday for much of the Willamette Valley, the Greater Portland-Vancouver area, and the Medford/Grants Pass area. [News Source]

Residents take polluting power plant to European court. The people of Yatağan in Turkey's southwest, tired of pollution from the region's power station, are applying to the European Court of Human Rights as part of efforts to force the plant's administration to install more stringent environmental protection measures. [News Source]

Car fumes stunt child lung growth.

Living too close to a busy road could stunt a child’s lung development, US research suggests.

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