Laser printers emit worrisome dust, study finds. Office workers may be breathing in dangerous dust emitted from laser printers, finds a disturbing new study from Australian researchers. [News Source]

Particle emissions from certain laser printers might pose health risk: study. Australian researchers have found that laser printers might pose a health threat because of tiny airborne toner-like particles that they emit. [News Source]

Laser printers as bad as cigarette smoke. Some laser printers emit as much fine-particle pollution as cigarette smoke, which can lodge deep in people's lungs to pose a significant health threat, Australian researchers have found. [News Source]

Insect metamorphosis concentrates organic pollutants. Aquatic insects easily accumulate toxic chemicals from the environment but the contribution of pollutants to their predators depends on what life-cycle stage an insect is in when it gets eaten. [News Source]

Smoking bans gain momentum worldwide. Since 2004, countries including Norway, New Zealand, Uruguay, Malta, Italy, Sweden, Scotland, Bhutan, Lithuania, and the British Virgin Islands have gone smoke-free, protecting the health of millions by banning smoking in public places. [News Source]

Particle emissions from certain laser printers might pose health risk: study (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) Australian researchers have found that laser printers might pose a health threat because of tiny airborne toner-like particles that they emit. [News Source]

HUD New England and KeySpan Work to Improve Energy Efficiency - and the Environment (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) KeySpan, the largest distributor of natural gas in the Northeast, and New England's U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development are calling on all to take personal responsibility for saving energy and improving the environment. [News Source]

Paris woos cyclists with free bike scheme (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) This year's Tour de France may have been ruined by doping scandals but a new city bike scheme has ensured two-wheeled transport has rarely been more popular on the streets of the French capital. [News Source]

Policy And Infrastructure Developments Spur Growth Of Chilean Environmental And Building Technologies Industry (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Substantial policy focus has made the Chilean environmental and building technologies industry one of the fastest growing in Latin America. Escalating investments in pollution abatement, emission control, waste management and water treatment, as well as low labor costs and an economy with great potential, have made Chile the next big investment hub for the EBT industry. [News Source]

Southern Research Institute Evaluates Clean Diesel Technologies for New York State (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News) Southern Research Institute today announced that it has completed the first round of installations and testing of clean diesel technologies for the Clean Diesel Technology/Off-Road Field-Testing Program at the New York City Department of Sanitation in Maspeth, Queens, NY. [News Source]

Plant Disease Expert Releases Definitive Book About Rose Diseases and Pests (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Renowned Cornell University, plant pathologist, Dr. [News Source]