U.S. Steel strikes coke-oven air pollution deal with Allegheny. In Pittsburgh the United States Steel Corp. will make $76 million worth of repairs and pay nearly $400,000 in fines to address air pollution at the country's largest coke plant. [News Source]

Activist mothers rally against New York odor. Members of the organization Mothers on the Move, which started with a group of parents determined to improve the conditions of schools in the south Bronx, have turned their attention to improving the environment. [News Source]

Green days in biz world. Whether it’s altruism tied to a deep concern for the environment or simply a matter of dollars and cents, Canadian companies are increasingly going green and aren’t shy about publicizing it. [News Source]

China gets tough on Taihu Lake polluters. China's environmental watchdog ordered factories polluting a scenic lake above permitted levels to stop production on June 5, following an algae bloom that contaminated the drinking water supply for two million people in neighboring Wuxi City. [News Source]

School run makes Mersey pupils fat. Merseyside's school-run parents were last night accused of encouraging their children to become obese by insisting on driving youngsters to class. [News Source]

Taken to the cleaners — and feeling good about it. A "green machine" has been operating quietly in Rochester for a few years now -- the first of its kind in the United States. [News Source]

Novelties outpace plant emissions in government mercury bans.

Since 1990, as a national crackdown has reduced overall mercury emissions by half, emissions by coal-burning power plants have remained relatively constant, falling from 51 tons in 1990 to 48 tons in 1999 nationwide.

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So you want to bet on the environment? Since Jeffrey Immelt took over General Electric from Jack Welch, he has changed something fundamental about GE by embracing environmentalism as a core growth strategy. [News Source]

Is carbon offsetting the solution or part of the problem? We burn fossil fuel in the developed world - and plant much-needed trees in Africa to 'off set' our emissions. It sounds like a win-win situation. But is it? [News Source]

Parents and health experts unite in effort to ease pollution in northern Italy. Northern Italy is renowned for fashion, food, Fiat. But now it has another, less welcome claim to fame: the cities here have the worst air pollution in Europe. [News Source]

Poison left behind. The military has polluted peninsula creeks and ponds with cancer-causing chemicals and dangerous contaminants such as mercury and arsenic. [News Source]