MPCA Issues Air Pollution Advisory For Parts Of MN (WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul) The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air pollution health advisory for the southern two-thirds of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro area. [News Source]

MPCA issues air pollution advisory for southern 2/3 of Minnesota, advisory includes Twin Cities metro (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air pollution health advisory for the southern two-thirds of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities metro [News Source]

Tianjin joins Beijing in Olympic air pollution fight (AFP via Yahoo! News) The port city of Tianjin has joined neighbouring Beijing in the fight to clean the air for the Olympics by cutting vehicle traffic in half, state media reported Friday. [News Source]

Air pollution on reserve is ‘alarming’ (Times Herald) The environmental committee at Aamjiwnaang First Nation near Sarnia is calling for stronger industry standards in the wake of new test results showing "alarming" levels of toxic chemicals in the air. [News Source]

Port rail projects create pollution worries (Contra Costa Times) The Port of Oakland must show that it will not worsen diesel air pollution before getting as much as $445 million in state bond money for railroad and trucking improvements to move more freight, East Bay residents and environmentalists told transportation officials Thursday. [News Source]

Port must limit diesel pollution (The Monterey County Herald) The Port of Oakland must show it won't worsen diesel air pollution before getting nearly $445 million in state bond money for railroad and trucking improvements, East Bay residents and environmentalists told transportation officials Thursday. [News Source]

Air pollution is LINC luncheon topic (The Alliance Review) "It is important to be aware of air quality in Alliance and the surrounding communities," said Jeffery Draves, Mount Union professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry. "Pollution and population go hand in hand." [News Source]

Air pollution rose, but water cleaner in ‘06 (The Charleston Gazette) Toxic pollution of West Virginia's air increased slightly in 2006, while releases into the state's rivers and streams dropped by nearly one-quarter, according to the latest yearly federal report. [News Source]