Report examines effects of global warming. Reducing global warming gases from power plants in Maryland will not hurt consumers or cause blackouts, but it will cut utility profits and require the state to import more electricity, according to a report released yesterday. [News Source]

A.G. Brown pushes ahead with global-warming suit against automakers. State AG Jerry Brown pushed ahead with a lawsuit seeking damages from 6 major auto manufacturers for their vehicles' emissions of greenhouse gases. [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]

Study links pollution to heart deaths. After studying three dozen cities and nearly 66,000 post-menopausal women, scientists found the women in the worst-polluted cities had a 76 percent greater chance of dying from heart ailments than those in the least-polluted cities. [News Source]

Where you live impacts your health. The New England Journal of Medicine reported yesterday that where you live in a city matters more to your health than what city you call home. [News Source]

China’s poison for the planet. As one of the planet's worst polluters, Beijing's ecological sins are creating problems on a global scale. Many countries are now feeling the consequences. [News Source]

Plaintiffs in Air Pollution Suit Sit in at Toyota’s Tokyo Building (RedNova) By Kyodo News International, Tokyo Feb. 1--TOKYO -- Asthma sufferers and other plaintiffs in an air pollution lawsuit held a sit-in in front of the Tokyo headquarters of Toyota Motor Corp. [News Source]

Madison-Kipp Wants DNR To Lift Air Pollution Limits (WISC Channel3000.com via Yahoo! News) Madison-Kipp is again asking the Department of Natural Resources to lift its air pollution limits, but first it has to meet some new air quality standards. [News Source]

Older womens’ risk of heart disease and strokes increased by air pollution (News-Medical-Net) A study by researchers in the U.S. has found that air pollution might be a contributing factor in the incidents of heart disease and strokes in older women. [News Source]

Air pollution threatens women more than men (Hamilton Spectator) Women exposed to air pollution for long periods of time are more likely to get heart disease and die from it. [News Source]

Study: air pollution brings heart risks (Moldova.org) A University of Washington study suggested that urban air pollution may be more dangerous to humans than previously believed.The seven-year study of 58,600 postmenopausal women, printed in The New England Journal of Medicine, found that those women living in areas with the highest levels of pollution, including Cincinnati and Riverside, Calif., faced a 150 percent greater risk of heart disease ... [News Source]