Seafront air pollution fear in Brighton.

Soaring temperatures over the weekend and a big upsurge in traffic on the coastal road are believed to have triggered a sharp rise in nitrogen dioxide on the beach and surrounding areas.

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Southern California Gas says proposed pollution rules would cost consumers. Southern California's natural-gas suppliers lashed out Tuesday against proposed air-pollution regulations, contending the rules would cost consumers hundreds of millions of dollars. [News Source]

Most Pa. residents unwilling to make changes to end global warming. A recent survey of Pennsylvania residents found that more people now believe that global warming is occurring and is a man-made problem; however, few seem willing to take action to change it. [News Source]

Twenty-first century New York forecast: floods, heat, bugs. According to the latest models, New York City neighborhoods that currently flood every 100 or so years can expect to experience this kind of dousing as frequently as every four years by 2080, in a worst-case scenario. [News Source]

Tories weaken long-term GHG cutting target. A draft climate plan being considered by the federal government would weaken the long-term goal for cutting greenhouse emissions from what was announced by former environment minister Rona Ambrose last October. [News Source]

EU plans shipping emissions cap. The Commission has said that it will draft legislation, by the end of the year, aimed at tackling the shipping industry's rapidly growing contribution to climate change, by including the sector in Europe's carbon dioxide cap-and-trade system. [News Source]

Apple fined for air pollution in Sacramento (MacNN) Already under attack by Greenpeace for its environmental policies, a new report indicates that Apple will pay $43,200 in penalties to the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District for an air quality violation that occurred at its Elk Grove facility in April 2006, according to the Sacramento Business Journal. "When a business neglects ... [News Source]

Air pollution sends 140 pupils, teachers to hospital, Xinhua says (Japan Today) BEIJING — About 140 children and teachers are in hospital after a sulfur dioxide discharge by a plant in southwest China's Guizhou Province, the official news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday. [News Source]

Electric Car Pioneer ZAP Holds ‘The Zero Air Pollution Test Drive to Fight Global Warming’ for Earth Day 2007 (The Auto Channel) SANTA ROSA, Calif., April 17 -- Electric car pioneer ZAP, which stands for "Zero Air Pollution," is asking people to celebrate Earth Day with them by inviting everyone to local dealerships to experience "Zero Air Pollution Driving." [News Source]

Air pollution sends 140 pupils, teachers to hospital, Xinhua says (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) _ About 140 children and teachers are in hospital after a sulfur dioxide discharge by a plant in southwest China's Guizhou Province, the official news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday. [News Source]

A convenient untruth. Like holdouts in the Alamo, the last of the climate skeptics plug away at the thousands of mainstream scientists now arrayed against them. And they bridle when asked if they take money, as nearly all do, from ExxonMobil. [News Source]