Beijings Olympic quest: a blue sky (Express India) Every day, monitoring stations across the city measure air pollution to determine if the skies above Beijing can officially be designated blue. [News Source]

Cancer risk from SoCal smog declines (MSNBC) A study released Friday found the cancer risk from air pollution in Southern California is down 15 percent, but the good news was tempered by the reality that the region still has some of the dirtiest air in the country. [News Source]

Cancer risk down for Southern California amid diesel pollution (Pravda Ru) Southern California ’s air is still one of the dirtiest in the U.S., but a new study showed that the cancer risk from air pollution is down 15 percent there. [News Source]

Southern California dirty air cancer risk declines, study says (Contra Costa Times) DIAMOND BAR -- A study released Friday found the cancer risk from air pollution in Southern California is down 15 percent, but the good news was tempered by the reality that the region still has some of the dirtiest air in the country. [News Source]

More News (Redlands Daily Facts) Fontana has the most toxic air pollution of 10 areas sampled in Southern California, edging out downtown Los Angeles in the largest study ever conducted in the region, air-quality officials said Friday. [News Source]

More News (Long Beach Press-Telegram) Carcinogens linger around transit corridors; diesel blamed. DIAMOND BAR - The chance of developing cancer from air pollution in the Southland has declined in recent years, but people living near the ports and along transportation corridors continue to face highly elevated health risks. [News Source]