Air pollution reaches highest level of year in Hong Kong (EARTHtimes.org) Hong Kong - Hong Kong was wrapped in dense smog Monday as air pollution in the notoriously hazy city of 6.9 million reached its highest level of the year so far. People with heart disease or respiratory illnesses were warned to avoid outdoor activiti... [News Source]

Volunteers get ball moving on study of air pollution in Lebanon (The Daily Star Lebannon) About 30 volunteers from varying political backgrounds and regions of Lebanon gathered at the American University of Beirut (AUB) on Friday to set off the implementation of the Youth Declaration on Environmental Policies, initiating a project focused on the issue of air pollution. [News Source]

Pricey Platinum Pushes the Price of Air Pollution Control Products Skyward (Kansas City InfoZine) Discussing the effect escalating platinum prices have on the cost of reducing air pollution. [News Source]

Wood fires pose hazard, panel says (The Argus) Mention air pollution, and what comes to mind? Factories? [News Source]

Bay Area taking clean-air struggle to hearth (Seattle Times) Mention air pollution, and what comes to mind? Factories. Oil refineries. Auto tailpipes. Now, Bay Area smog regulators are trying to crack... [News Source]

‘The last place this should be’ (Casper Star-Tribune) PINEDALE -- Some people here were alarmed following an air pollution advisory that warned people in the region about elevated, and potentially harmful, concentrations of ozone in the air. [News Source]