Air pollution advisory canceled (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) Public officials have canceled an air pollution advisory from earlier this week. The change came following a turn in the weather, with a thin blanket of unexpected snowfall sweeping the air clean overnight. [News Source]

N.C. can sue TVA over power plant pollution (The News & Observer) The state of North Carolina will be allowed to sue the Tennessee Valley Authority to clean up its power plants and reduce air pollution blowing into North Carolina, a federal appeals court ruled today. [News Source]

Ohio EPA issues permit for FDS coke plant (NBC 24 Toledo) Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 4:32 p.m. The Ohio EPA has issued a modified air pollution control permit-to-install (PTI) with state-of-the-art mercury controls for the FDS Coke plant in Toledo. [News Source]

TurboSonic Announces US$1.1 Million in New Orders (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) TurboSonic Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of air pollution control technologies, today announced receipt of US$1.1 million in new orders in the month of January primarily from the Wood Products industry. [News Source]

Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter (Keynoter.com) Physics teacher Josh Clearman doesn't find it odd that there are 100 gallons of used cooking grease in his classroom. He finds it important. Not because the six-year Key West High School teacher is an avid collector of grease, but because his students are passionate about reducing air pollution. [News Source]

Air pollution at an unhealthy level (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) Local officials issued an air quality warning Wednesday after recording particularly high readings of pollution [News Source]

Beijing Races to Clear Its Skies Before the Olympics (NPR) China's capital faces an uphill fight to solve its notorious air pollution problem in time for August's Olympic Games, and the government is preparing to ban traffic to keep skies blue. Meanwhile, athletes are bracing for at least some bad air. [News Source]

The Grounded Gardner: You need a light touch for your houseplants (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) The benefits of houseplants -- reducing indoor air pollution and calming the nerves -- may prompt you to take a second look at that cutleaf philodendron at your local nursery, especially during the winter when outdoor garden activities often are restricted by the weather. [News Source]

“Horrible Chemical Smell” Originates From Alco Chemical (WTVC Chattanooga) The Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau has sent investigators to the downtown Chattanooga area in an effort to find the source of what some are describing as a "horrible chemical smell." [News Source]

Downwind of a Windfall (Fort Worth Weekly) Air pollution settlement will provide seed money for “green” projects. Generally speaking, when small environmental groups take on gigantic corporations, it usually doesn’t end well for the little guy — or the environment, for that matter. [News Source]

Antioxidant booster: Pomegranates are worth the effort (Carroll County Online) Pomegranates are a delicious source of antioxidants. Free radicals are abundant in the environment (air pollution, alcohol, pesticides, sunlight, tobacco smoke, drugs and even fried foods), and the body produces them as well. [News Source]