Fuel Tech shares rise on orders worth $16.2 mln (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News) BANGALORE, Aug 31 - Fuel Tech Inc shares were trading up nearly 6 percent on Friday, a day after the company said it was awarded multiple air pollution control orders totaling $16.2 million. [News Source]

Westar files to raise efficiency, lower emissions at biggest plant (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) Westar Energy Inc. filed an application with state regulators to increase efficiency and decrease air pollution at the biggest of its 12 power plants. [News Source]

‘Controlling Automobile Air Pollution Report’ - Find out How to Do Your Bit (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Controlling Automobile Air Pollution to their offering. [News Source]

“New” diesels boost mileage, reduce soot (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance) Beginning with 2008 models a slew of carmakers will unveil new diesel vehicles that run clean on peppy turbocharged engines, sip fuel and go for hundreds of thousands of miles without significant engine work. [News Source]

Lung disease: passive smoking to kill millions in China (AFP via Yahoo! News) Chronic bronchitis and emphysema caused by passive smoking are set to kill nearly two million people in China who today are aged over 50, according to a study published Friday. [News Source]

Prevalence of COPD Greater Than Thought (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) THURSDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- There are more people around the world suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than previously thought, an international team of researchers reports. [News Source]

Double-Digit Increases at Many Transit Agencies (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Transit ridership increased throughout the Bay Area on Wednesday, Aug. 29, the first Spare the Air day of 2007. [News Source]

Ensign: Coal Plants Key to NV Energy Mix (AP via Yahoo! Finance) The only affordable way to construct transmission lines necessary to utilize Nevada's geothermal and wind power is to build coal-fired power plants, Sen. John Ensign said Thursday. [News Source]

Fuel Tech Awarded Air Pollution Control Orders Totaling $16.2 Million (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) BATAVIA, Ill.----Fuel Tech, Inc. , a world leader in advanced engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems in utility and industrial applications, today announced it was awarded multiple air pollution control orders totaling $16.2 million. [News Source]

NPRA Comments on EPA Ozone NAAQS Proposal at Philadelphia Hearing (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) PHILADELPHIA----NPRA, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association, today commented on the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule that could lower the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone despite lingering scientific questions about the necessity for such action and steady and significant declines in air pollution and ozone levels. [News Source]

Maintenance needed to prevent asthma attacks. About two-thirds of children with asthma will have an attack this year — or one in every 20-student classroom. [News Source]