Governor targets less air pollution (The Jakarta Post) Governor Fauzi Bowo is targeting a decrease in air pollution of 30 percent during his five-year term. [News Source]

Governor targets less air pollution (The Jakarta Post) Governor Fauzi Bowo is targeting a decrease in air pollution of 30 percent during his five-year term. [News Source]

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BP facility catching fresh heat from EPA (Chicago Tribune) Air pollution up in Whiting, U.S. says BP is facing more questions about pollution from its massive Whiting refinery, this time from federal regulators, who accuse the oil company of significantly increasing toxic air emissions. [News Source]

Days numbered for wood stoves (Nevada Appeal) California's Placer County may expand its wood-stove replacement program countywide in an effort to curb air pollution. [News Source]

Sacramento puts limits on wood fires (Contra Costa Times) SACRAMENTO -- Sacramento County residents must check air quality listings before lighting a fire in 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]

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]

Shipping industry faces rough seas over role in air pollution (The Post and Courier) As air pollution rises on the global political agenda, pressure is mounting on a largely hidden and proliferating source of dangerous emissions: the shipping industry. The corpuscles of the global economy, ships carry more than 90 percent of the world's merchandise by volume, and the tonna... [News Source]