North Jersey briefs (The Record) State officials will hold a public meeting tonight on Marcal Paper Mills' air pollution permit. Meanwhile, a tax break to help the Elmwood Park manufacturer out of bankruptcy -- and save its 850 jobs -- has advanced in the Legislature despite complaints about the company's environmental record. [News Source]

Moscow told to switch over or switch off.

Russia has launched its first major energy awareness campaign since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, bringing an unfamiliar sight to Moscow’s streets: billboards urging people to switch to energy-saving light bulbs.

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London mayor announces plan to cut carbon emissions. London's Mayor Ken Livingstone announced the city's first comprehensive plan to cut carbon emissions, stressing that global warming must be tackled locally. [News Source]

Big 3 face heat in D.C. over global warming. Top executives of the world's four biggest automakers and the head of the United Auto Workers union will testify before Congress next month during a high-profile hearing on climate change amid growing calls for automakers to do more to limit global warming. [News Source]

Washoe County Wood Burning Codes Ends for Season (KTVN Reno) The rules designed to reduce particulate air pollution in winter months are imposed each year from October 1st to the end of February. The code system was implemented 20 years ago. [News Source]

Cows’ milk can protect against asthma. Children who start drinking fresh milk from the farm early on are less likely to develop allergies when they are of school age. [News Source]

San Bernardino County OKs desert sewage sludge composting plant. The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in favor of a proposed sewage sludge composting plant, despite strong objections from residents worried about potential health hazards. [News Source]

Oklahoma town is toxic waste site. Undercut with mine shafts and buried under bleak, gray mountains of lead waste, Picher, OK, is in the middle of one of the nation's worst environmental nightmares. [News Source]

NRG gets pass on emissions level. In Delaware, the public will have to evaluate a proposal for a coal gasification plant without knowing how much pollution it would pump into the air. Many details from the three proposals have been blacked out, as the companies seek to keep details private. [News Source]

TXU plan too good to be true for Austin? Two of three remaining units spell the most damage for Austin's air quality. [News Source]

Forum Speaker Discuss Air Pollution (Brigham Young NewsNet) The hazy inversions that have been seen above Utah Valley lately are not just unsightly, but are also a health hazard, a BYU professor said yesterday. [News Source]