Study: Smoke levels in city bars dangerously high (Baltimore Sun) Hopkins research released on day of City Council's contentious vote Second-hand smoke concentrations in Baltimore bars far exceed maximum air pollution levels set by the federal government, according to a study released today by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. [News Source]

CECO Gets Orders Worth $16 Million (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Air pollution control and industrial ventilation systems maker CECO Environmental Corp. said Monday it received $16 million in new contracts. [News Source]

CECO orders worth $16 million (The Cincinnati Enquirer) CECO Environmental Corp., the Oakley-based provider of industrial air pollution control equipment, said this morning it has won five new orders valued at $16 million. [News Source]

CECO Environmental Receives Five New Orders Totaling $16 Million (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) CECO Environmental Corp. , a leading provider of air pollution control and industrial ventilation systems, announced today that it has received five new orders totaling $16 million. [News Source]

Tailpipe tax could clear air (The Salt Lake Tribune) It is the air pollution control tool that has never seen the light of day: a heavy tax on cars and trucks that cause the worst pollution. A white paper on the so-called "tailpipe tax" was generated years ago. But state policymakers haven't considered it - in fact, it's unlikely they saw it despite its potential to help clean up the air without increasing costs to business or government. [News Source]

Buzz on Business: Coalition totals $271 million in projects (The Shreveport Times) BENTONVILLE, Ark. — A public-private coalition trying to reduce air pollution in a broad swathe of the central United States came up with $271 million worth of projects in its first year that saved 125 million gallons of fuel, organizers said Thursday. [News Source]