Beneath booming cities, China’s future is drying up. For three decades, water has been indispensable in sustaining the rollicking economic expansion that has made China a world power. Now, China’s galloping economic growth is pushing the country toward a water crisis. [News Source]

Museum asks for more green. Chicago's Field Museum is enlisting its patrons to help fight global warming with voluntary $1 donations to offset the carbon dioxide produced when museum-goers use to go downtown. [News Source]

Rich must reduce emissions for poor to develop. Rich countries like the United States must reduce their carbon footprint to support poor nations who have no choice but to increase their emissions if they are to lift themselves out of poverty, a leading environmentalist said. [News Source]

Landmark ruling upholds Germans’ right to clean air. A landmark case upholding the citizen's right to non-polluted air could lead to local governments in Germany being held responsible for the health of their constituents and the cleanliness of their immediate environment. [News Source]

Windsor air is bad, study finds. Preliminary results from federal scientific studies suggest what Windsorites have long believed, that air pollution harms the health of local children and adults. [News Source]

N.Y. Ed. Dept. makes push for green schools. Obvious physical differences between standard and "green" schools may be few, but improved efficiency and air quality and less maintenance make for a noticeable change in cost and student health, state officials said Thursday in announcing guidelines for energy-efficient construction. [News Source]

Lawmakers call for further investigation into Long Island City school site.

Two Queens council members are calling on the city to conduct a more thorough review and report on its findings about a converted school site in Long Island City suspected of harboring contaminants in the soil.

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’Green paper’? Paper jams rile Singaporeans more (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Singapore News) SINGAPORE: Global warming may be the concern of the day, but only four in 10 working adults in Singapore profess to be "very concerned" about the environment, going by a Synovate survey. [News Source]

’Green paper’? Paper jams rile Singaporeans more (Channel NewsAsia via Yahoo! Malaysia News) SINGAPORE: Global warming may be the concern of the day, but only four in 10 working adults in Singapore profess to be "very concerned" about the environment, going by a Synovate survey. [News Source]

Accordions Breathe Easier Since Smoking Ban (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) THURSDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Banning smoking in bars is not only salve for the lungs, it is music to the ears. [News Source]

Report Recommends Cleaner Vehicles (AP via Yahoo! Finance) The Port of Oakland should require trucking companies to use cleaner vehicles to cut down on air pollution affecting port neighbors and drivers, according to a new report. [News Source]