More News (Daily Breeze) Sorry, no items are currently available. EMISSIONS: Commission approves details of plan to help reduce air pollution. [News Source]

Air Pollution Control Board takes over permitting process for plant (Bluefield Daily Telegraph) LEBANON, Va. — News that the Virginia Air Pollution Control Board has decided to get involved in the permitting process for Dominion Virginia Power’s proposed coal-fired power plant in Wise County put a damper on a bright spring day in Southwest Virginia, according to State Senator Phillip P. Puckett, D-Russell. [News Source]

High gas prices may result in fewer deaths (UPI) Higher U.S. gasoline prices could lead to fewer deaths from vehicle crashes and air pollution, a study suggests. [News Source]

Gore invited to smog event (Valley Independent) Twenty people died from Oct. 26 to 31, 1948, and more than 7,000 were hospitalized or became ill as the result of severe air pollution over Donora. [News Source]