Wind-blown Zaca Fire ash leads to Santa Barbara health warning (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) Wind-blown ash from the summer’s 240,207-acre Zaca wildfire has fouled Santa Barbara skies, leading to health warnings. The strong winds buffeting the region this week sent the ash from the backcountry blaze toward the city on Thursday. The blaze started on July 4 and continued untamed for months in the Los Padres National Forest. The county Public Health Department and Air Pollution Control ... [News Source]

Comment period for new clean air regs extended (Saipan Tribune) The Division of Environmental Quality has published the Air Pollution Control Regulations in the Commonwealth Register and the comment period that was supposed to end Dec. 19 has been extended until Jan. 15, 2008. [News Source]