Plant to fix 1 pollution issue (The Columbus Dispatch) A South Side foundry still faces state accusations of air pollution but has agreed to fix a water-pollution problem that dates back 18 years. [News Source]

Nalco Forms Air Pollution Control Center of Innovation (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance) NAPERVILLE, Ill., Feb. 21, 2008 -- Nalco Company has announced the establishment of a focused research center to develop new solutions to reduce air pollution. The Air Pollution Control Center of Innovation will target ways to remove heavy metals such as mercury and selenium from air emissions and to reduce carbon and acid rain-related impacts by cutting the creation of nitrogen and sulfur ... [News Source]

Garbage rate hike could mean $1 a month (The Ukiah Daily Journal) Garbage rate hike could mean $1 a month A state mandate to scale back garbage truck air pollution will cost thousands of dollars to the local private garbage hauler the city uses and the city is looking to raise garbage rates about a dollar a month to help pay for it. [News Source]

DNR: Didion violated air pollution control permit (Beaver Dam Daily Citizen) CAMBRIA — A state agency alleges that Didion Milling violated an air pollution control permit last year by not monitoring the air at its plant and that at several times test samples were above standard limits.The Department of Natural Resources is holding a conference with the company March 3 to discuss the alleged violations. The department said Didion was supposed to submit monthly reports but ... [News Source]

Ceco buys Ky. firm (The Cincinnati Enquirer) The Oakley-based supplier of industrial air pollution control equipment said this morning it had agreed to acquire Louisville-based Fisher-Klosterman Inc. for an unspecified amount of cash and stock. [News Source]

DNR says Didion violated air pollution control permit (Portage Daily Register) CAMBRIA — A state agency alleges that Didion Milling violated an air pollution control permit last year by not monitoring the air at its plant and that at several times test samples were above standard limits.The Department of Natural Resources is holding a conference with the company March 3 to discuss the alleged violations. The department said Didion was supposed to submit monthly reports but ... [News Source]

Board limits fireplace rebates (Contra Costa Times) Wood burners will be left out in the cold in a renewed program offering rebates to Bay Area homeowners who replace smoky fireplaces with cleaner heating devices, an air pollution board decided Wednesday. [News Source]

News: Dark Side of Solar Cells Brightens (Scientific American) It takes power to make power--even with a solar grand plan. From the mining of quartz sand to the coating with ethylene-vinyl acetate, manufacturing a photovoltaic (PV) solar cell requires energy--most often derived from the burning of fossil fuels. But a new analysis finds that even accounting for all the energy and waste involved, PV power would cut air pollution--including the greenhouse ... [News Source]

Wood burners doused in next round of rebates (The Argus) Wood burners will be left out in the cold in a renewed program of rebates for Bay Area homeowners to replace smoky fireplaces with cleaner heating devices, an air pollution board decided Wednesday. [News Source]

Group seeks pollution solutions (Deseret Morning News) Atop the roof the of Primary Children's Medical Center, the gray and grainy air of Salt Lake City in the background Wednesday, the Utah Clean Air Alliance spoke plainly about the importance of being blunt when it comes to air pollution. [News Source]

Cutting back emissions (Herald Journal) Robin Erickson, Utah Clean Cities, speaking a group Cache and Logan School District bus drivers about then need to reduce time idling buses in an effort to minimize air pollution. [News Source]