Latest News about Air Pollution and Its Effects

California to sue over auto emissions (AP via Yahoo! News)
Monday October 22nd 2007, 8:58 pm

The state's attorney general said Monday that he would sue the Environmental Protection Agency in an attempt to force it to decide whether to let California and 11 other states impose stricter standards on certain vehicle emissions. [News Source]

SafeHome Filters Offers Tips for Healthier Home Air This Winter (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Monday October 22nd 2007, 1:19 pm

ASHEVILLE, N.C.----Closing up a home for winter weather can make allergies and asthma worse, due to sealing in aggravating indoor air pollutants. Indoor air pollution poses a greater health risk than air pollution found outdoors. [News Source]

CFI Wins Second Consecutive EPA SmartWaySM Excellence Award (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Monday October 22nd 2007, 12:15 pm

JOPLIN, Mo.----Contract Freighters, Inc. , a Con-way company and an international truckload carrier based in Joplin, Mo., today announced that it has won its second consecutive U.S. [News Source]

OMV CNG Team Makes Rally History (Rally-Live.com via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)
Monday October 22nd 2007, 10:09 am

First victory with a natural gas driven car at a Championship run : The OMV CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) Team has made rally history: [News Source]

Raytheon’s New Warfighter Protection Center Receives Two Environmental Awards (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Monday October 22nd 2007, 9:00 am

Raytheon Company's new Warfighter Protection Center in Huntsville, Ala., was honored recently with two awards for its efforts to reduce air pollutant emissions and for promoting environmental education. [News Source]

Study Backs Consumer Desires To Use More Renewable Fuels (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Monday October 22nd 2007, 8:00 am

More than 5 million jobs and $700 billion in economic activity could be generated if the U.S. pursued a plan to get 25 percent of its energy from homegrown sources by the year 2025, according to a study conducted by the University of Tennessee's Agricultural Economics Center. [News Source]

Office printers emit hazardous particles: CBC special report (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Monday October 22nd 2007, 7:40 am

That office stalwart - the printer - may be a source of air pollution and a potential health hazard, a CBC investigations team has found. [News Source]

Diesel Additive from ORYXE Energy Plays a Key Role in Improving Austin Area Ozone Levels (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Monday October 22nd 2007, 3:01 am

Favorable weather and new programs, including cleaner diesel technology, credited for lower air pollution readings [News Source]

Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited Reports Contracts Awarded by a USA Aluminum Company based in Qinhuangdao, China (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Monday October 22nd 2007, 2:00 am

Euro Tech Holdings Company Limited today announced that its subsidiary, Yixing PACT Environmental Technology Company Ltd. has recently been awarded contracts worth about US$ 2.4 million by a USA Aluminum company based in Qinhuangdao, China. [News Source]