Diesel exhaust, hardening of arteries linked.

Microscopic particulate matter spewed from diesel exhaust has been linked to hardening of the arteries, bad news for motorists with high cholesterol who sit in traffic or people living near freeways, UCLA researchers said Wednesday.

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Auto exhaust linked to stroke. Never mind smoking. Just breathing city air can cause heart attacks and strokes. [News Source]

Diesel pollution ‘clogs arteries’. Diesel fumes appear to combine with artery-clogging fats to raise the risk of heart disease, research suggests. [News Source]

Study links diesel exhaust to heart attacks. If you're concerned about cholesterol, you may want to avoid air pollution. [News Source]

Pollution ‘increases heart attack risk.’ Exposure to air pollution multiplies the increased risk of heart attacks and strokes caused by high cholesterol, scientists say. [News Source]

Overlooked persistent organic pollutants. Current methods to identify bioaccumulative compounds miss many chemicals that magnify in food chains after mammals or birds breathe them in. [News Source]

Filling your footprints.

For the young and green, buying a TerraPass, or some other carbon offset to “zero out” their personal carbon output, is a growing part of living an environmentally aware lifestyle.

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Clean-Air Advocates Launch Television Ad (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) The Fresno Healthy Dairy Commission unveiled its new television ad Wednesday, launching the next step in the commission's efforts to win new air-quality standards for mega-dairies expected to bring some 50,000 additional cows into Fresno County over the next five years. [News Source]

Ventura board seeks ways to save energy. Ventura County government's efforts to reduce greenhouse gases, cut down on waste and save energy are commendable but more needs to be done, the Board of Supervisors said Tuesday. [News Source]

Sen. Clinton calls for civic responsibility. Sen. Hillary Clinton challenged Americans to take the same attitude as those who fought and lived through World War II when it comes to achieving energy self-sufficiency and ending global warming. [News Source]

Temperatures in Pennsylvania on the rise. Temperatures were above average in cities across Pennsylvania in 2006, according to a new report released today by PennEnvironment. This warmer-than-normal weather is indicative of what Pennsylvania can expect with continued global warming. [News Source]