Chevron wants to expand in Richmond (KGO-TV Bay Area) Richmond community fears more air pollution with Chevron's refinery expansion. [News Source]

Advocating day of silence worldwide (The New Straits Times) KUALA LUMPUR: A group of environmentalists are reaching into the past in their efforts to save the future. They are advocating that the world shuts down for a day to cut air pollution. [News Source]

UC San Diego chemists find important contributor to smog (EurekAlert!) Chemists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that a chemical reaction in the atmosphere above major cities long assumed to be unimportant in urban air pollution is in fact a significant contributor to urban ozone -- the main component of smog. [News Source]

Higher Gas Prices May Save Lives (Newswise) Tired of bad news about rising gas prices? Higher prices at the fuel pumps may lead to significant reductions in deaths related to vehicle crashes and air pollution, suggests a study in the March Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). [News Source]

Local Stories Air pollution City, county and air quality officials seek ways to reduce smoke particulates that won’t … (Chico News & Review) Thirteen-year-old Shannon Haller can’t go outside when pollution levels in Chico are high. “Pretty much any time there’s smoke around, I start to have... [News Source]