IOC president confident that China will alleviate pollution concerns (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) NEW YORK - The air pollution situation at the Beijing Olympics will be "perfectly manageable," International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge insisted Thursday. [News Source]

Automakers Press Bush on Emissions (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Automakers are lobbying the Bush administration to prevent California and 11 other states from implementing stricter standards on certain vehicle emissions, contending it would create chaos in the marketplace. [News Source]

Air pollution raises preterm birth risk (Reuters via Yahoo! News) A study conducted in Los Angeles County and published today shows the harmful effects traffic-related air pollution can have on pregnant women. [News Source]

Automakers Press Bush on Emissions (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Automakers are lobbying the Bush administration to prevent California and 11 other states from implementing stricter standards on certain vehicle emissions, contending it would create chaos in the marketplace. [News Source]

Air pollution in Albania kills at least 200 every year: WHO (AFP via Yahoo! News) Illnesses linked to air pollution cause the death of at least two hundred people every year in Albania, mostly in the capital Tirana, according to a study by the World Health Organization (WHO) published on Thursday. [News Source]

N.M.: Panel Finalizing Air Report (AP via Yahoo! Finance) A task force that spent two years studying air quality issues in the Four Corners region plans its last meeting in Durango, Colo., next Wednesday, but says efforts to draw attention to air quality will continue. [News Source]

China warns possible Olympic protesters (AP via Yahoo! News) China will not tolerate unauthorized parades, demonstrations or other gatherings during next year's Olympic Games, a police spokesman said Thursday in a warning to groups hoping to use the Games' visibility to publicize their causes. [News Source]

Tailored Solutions and Additional Services Key to Driving Growth in the Industrial Waste Management Services Markets … (Business Wire via Yahoo!7 Finance) Heightened demand for efficient waste management services is a major driver in the growth of the industrial waste management services markets in Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippines. However, issues related to profitability and existing onsite waste management solutions in industries are dampening growth. [News Source]

CECO acquires Texas company (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) A maker of air-cleaning equipment has been added to the stable of subsidiaries at CECO Environmental Corp. [News Source]

ADA-ES to Present at Pacific Growth Equities Clean Technology and Industrial Growth Conference (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) LITTLETON, Colo.----ADA-ES, Inc. today announced that Michael D. Durham, Ph.D., President & CEO, and Mark McKinnies, Senior Vice President and CFO, will present at the Pacific Growth Equities 2007 Clean Technology and Industrial Growth Conference on Thursday, November 8, 2007 at 9:30 am PT at the W Hotel in San Francisco. [News Source]

CECO Environmental Acquires GMD Enviromental Technologies, Inc. (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) CECO Environmental Corp. , a leading provider of air pollution control and industrial ventilation systems, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of GMD Environmental Technologies, Inc. in an all cash transaction. [News Source]