Our roads are gas chambers - Three points of peril (The Telegraph) The day after British deputy high commissioner Simon Wilson rapped the Bengal government for failing to tackle the threat of air pollution, Metro hit the streets to see if he had been too harsh. After visiting three key crossroads, we concluded that the diplomat had been too polite. [News Source]

Air pollutants also have effect on area’s water quality (The Olympian) Everything from cars motoring along Interstate 5 to coal plants in China contributes to air pollution that settles into Puget Sound. [News Source]

(AFX UK Focus) 2008-02-17 09:43 GMT: Beijing to apply new emission standards for car sales from March 1 - Xinhua (Interactive Investor) BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Beijing will ban the sale of new cars failing to meet new emission standards equivalent to Euro IV from March 1, as part of efforts to cut air pollution ahead of Olympic games, the official Xinhua news agency reported. [News Source]

Judge sides with LB on airport expansion (Daily Breeze) Long Beach Airport has been cleared for expansion, as a judge in Orange County has tentatively ruled that its noise and air pollution impacts on the surrounding community can be softened, it was reported Saturday. [News Source]