WP: IOC wants to clear air in Beijing (MSNBC) WashPost: The International Olympic Committee acknowledged for the first time yesterday that air pollution could affect the health and performance of athletes at this summer's Olympics in Beijing and said it would monitor air quality daily during the Games to determine whether to postpone certain outdoor events. [News Source]

County, U.S. Steel reach agreement on air pollution (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) The Allegheny County Health Department today announced a consent order and agreement with U.S. Steel Corp. to address air pollution at the Clairton Coke Works and the Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock [News Source]

Gebrselassie: More will avoid Games (Sports Illustrated) MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Haile Gebrselassie expects more athletes to follow his lead and drop out of some events at the Olympics because of Beijing's notorious air pollution. [News Source]

Gebrselassie expects more athletes to bow out of Olympics because of air pollution (Charleston Daily Mail) MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Haile Gebrselassie expects more athletes to follow his lead and drop out of some events at the Beijing Olympics because of the air pollution. [News Source]

Gebrselassie: More will back out of Olympics (Sports Illustrated) MADRID, Spain (AP) -- Haile Gebrselassie expects more athletes to follow his lead and drop out of some events at the Olympics because of Beijing's notorious air pollution. [News Source]

Is Beijing Manipulating Air Pollution Statistics? (Time Magazine) While Steven Spielberg's withdrawal from his role as an artistic adviser was a public relations blow to the Beijing Olympics, the announcement this week that Haile Gebrselassie would not run in the marathon at this summer's Games hints at a more serious challenge facing the organizers. [News Source]

Is Beijing Manipulating Air Pollution Statistics? (Time Magazine) The withdrawal of the world's leading marathon runner from this summer's event over concerns about air quality highlights the stakes in a spat between Chinese authorities and an American researcher [News Source]

Oakland, other Bay Area ports join forces to cut air pollution (BizJournals) The Port of Oakland has joined four other ports from throughout the region in an effort to reduce air pollution resulting from operations. [News Source]