Sacramento County Imposes Limits On Wood Burning Fires (KTVU 2 San Francisco) SACRAMENTO -- Sacramento County residents must check air quality listings before lighting a fire over the next four months. The new rules on wood fires go into effect Saturday as part of the county's effort to meet federal air pollution standards. [News Source]

Sacramento County imposes limits on wood burning fires (The Daily Comet) SACRAMENTO Sacramento County residents must check air quality listings before lighting a fire over the next four months. The new rules on wood fires go into effect Saturday as part of the county's effort to meet federal air pollution standards. [News Source]

FUTUREGEN FINALISTS (Lexington Herald-Leader) About FutureGen The project: FutureGen is a $1.5 billion prototype coal-fired power plant aimed at producing nearly no air pollution. Carbon dioxide will be stored beneath a layer of bedrock, not released to the air. The site: Developers, a consortium of coal and power companies working with the U.S. government, will announce the winning site between Dec. 17 and the end of the year. The ... [News Source]

Lawmakers worry tolls will increase I-81 traffic (The Sentinel) Cumberland County state lawmakers say they are concerned that a plan to toll Interstate 80 might divert more tractor-trailers to Interstate 81 and exacerbate the highway’s already troublesome traffic and air pollution problems. [News Source]

Five trees should be planted for every vehicle: Experts (The Jakarta Post) Vehicle manufacturers should take some responsibility for the serious air pollution in the city by planting five trees for every motor vehicle they produce, environmental experts said. [News Source]