Breathing Easier as the Battle for Blue Skies Pays Off (New York Times)

A decade and a half after Thailand began a battle for better air quality, this erstwhile icon of smog has emerged as a role model for pollution-choked capitals in Asia.

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Local Group Opposes Higher Pollution Limits For Madison-Kipp (Channel 3000) MADISON, Wis. -- Some neighbors of Madison-Kipp on Madison's East Side are again fighting higher air pollution limits. A public hearing is under way on Monday regarding the state Department of Natural Resource's preliminarily approval of two new air pollution permits for Kipp's aluminum foundry. [News Source]

Daniel C. Esty: When Being Green Puts You in the Black (HuffingtonPost) Originally published in the Washington Post . Are America's capitalist titans really going green? This week's announcement that two of the country's largest private equity firms, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Texas Pacific Group, will purchase the Dallas-based utility TXU made headlines, and not just because the $45 billion deal represents the largest private equity transaction in history. ... [News Source]

Asian air pollution generates stronger storms over Pacific (USA Today) Pollution from Asia is helping generate stronger storms over the North Pacific, according to new research. Changes in the North Pacific storm track could have an impact on weather across the Northern Hemisphere. [News Source]

Rare for March, wintertime air pollution building (The Salt Lake Tribune) Posted: 11:34 AM- Last week's unusual blast of winter has led to this week's unusual blast of wintertime air pollution. Pollution built to worrisome levels in Logan Monday and threatened to worsen in Salt Lake and Weber counties, air-quality officials said. They urged northern Utahns to reduce driving. [News Source]

Hong Kong marathon runner still critical (AFP via Yahoo! News) A man who collapsed while running the Hong Kong Marathon at the weekend was still in a critical condition Monday, health officials said. [News Source]

Cities mesh across blurry border, despite physical barrier (International Herald Tribune) The border between San Diego and Tijuana is a blurry one, no matter what barriers may be going up to keep people from illegally crossing it. [News Source]

Cells In The Lung Clear The Air To Prevent Lung Damage (Science Daily) Air pollution and tobacco smoke contain oxidants that when inhaled can cause damage to the lungs and contribute to diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In a study that appears in the March issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, identify a new mechanism by which mice are protected against ... [News Source]