Settlement Reached Over Air Pollution Controls (KERO 23 Bakersfield) The owners of the Flying J refinery have settled a lawsuit over payments for air pollution controls installed at the plant. [News Source]

Air Pollution Builds Amid Mild Temperatures (WPTZ Plattsburgh) The record warm temperatures are causing a buildup of air pollution in some of area's valleys. [News Source]

Mild temperatures cause build up of air pollution in valleys (WCAX-TV Vermont) Associated Press - January 8, 2008 12:35 PM ET WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) - The record warm temperatures are causing a build up of air pollution in some of state's valleys. [News Source]

California study finds decline in cancer risk but diesel still a big contributor (The Trucker) DIAMOND BAR, Calif. – 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]

Air Quality Advisory Issued For Second Day (WMTW Auburn) The weather system that's giving Maine its January thaw is also bringing air pollution into the state. [News Source]

Pregnancy alarm not warranted (The Courier Mail) OBSTETRICIANS have rejected suggestions pregnant women should avoid exposure to air pollution based solely on the results of a Brisbane study. [News Source]

Pollution the real issue (Contra Costa Times) IT HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN that air pollution negatively affects people's health and often leads to premature deaths. It's believed to lead to respiratory problems and heart attacks. [News Source]

Fetus Size Adversely Affected By Pollution (Medical News Today) Exposure to air pollution significantly reduces foetus size during pregnancy, according to a new study by Brisbane scientists.Queensland University of Technology senior research fellow Dr Adrian Barnett said the study compared the foetus sizes of more than 15,000 ultrasound scans in Brisbane to air pollution levels within a 14km radius of the city. [News Source]

Inversion prompts dirty air cautions (The Lewiston Sun Journal) LEWISTON - Just as it feels warm enough to go outside, health and weather experts advise it may not be safe for some to do so. Environmental experts on Monday were cautioning that air pollution could reach unhealthy levels over the next few days. [News Source]

Air Pollution reduces foetus size during pregnancy: Study (ANI via Yahoo! India News) Washington, Jan 8 (ANI): Researchers from Brisbane have given the world yet another reason to curb pollution levels by finding that it plays an important role in shrinking the size of the foetus during pregnancy. In the study, the research team led by Dr Adrian Barnett, senior research fellow Queensland University of Technology, based at QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, ... [News Source]

Here’s your chance to tell the county what you think (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) The public will have an opportunity later this month to tell key county policy makers what it thinks about quality-of-life issues such as housing, land use and transportation. The San Luis Obispo Council of Governments and the Air Pollution Control District are spending $50,000 to gauge public opinion on topics that also include air pollution and climate change. People will be asked to ... [News Source]