Air pollution regs to affect blowers, off-highway vehicles (The Arizona Republic) The state Department of Environmental Quality says the new regulations are being implemented under a 2007 law signed by Gov. Janet Napolitano last July. [News Source]

Air pollution destroying flowers’ natural fragrance (The Times of India) LONDON: Trying to woo a woman with a sweet-smelling bouquet of blooms flowers may not work any more, for flowers are fast losing their scent due to air pollution. [News Source]

Air pollution regs to affect blowers, off-highway vehicles (KVOA Tucson) Associated Press - March 28, 2008 5:14 PM ET PHOENIX (AP) - New state limits on use of leaf blowers and off-highway vehicles are taking effect in the Phoenix area in early April. [News Source]

Major Pollution Problems Cited At Former DuPont Plant (WTVC Chattanooga) The company that bought the DuPont plant in Chattanooga is being fined millions of dollars for serious air pollution problems that are part of a worldwide lawsuit against DuPont. [News Source]

County residents can obtain burn permits now (Siskiyou Daily News) YREKA - Siskiyou County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) in a recent press release reminded county residents that they are only allowed to burn clean dry vegetation (i.e. prunings, branches and grass clippings) from the property and non-treated wood (i.e. wood that is free of metals and glue and wood that is not pressure treated, stained, or painted). [News Source]

Air board to get 2 additional members (Richmond Times-Dispatch) A compromise bill approved this year would allow two additional Air Pollution Control Board members appointed by the governor to cast votes on a controversial power plant proposed for Wise County. The additional members, who will be appointed by Gov. Timothy M. Kaine, could have an immediate impact. This month, the air board decided in a 3-2 vote to take the permitting responsibility for ... [News Source]

Air pollution destroying flowers’ natural fragrance (New Kerala) London, Mar 28 : Trying to woo a woman with a sweet-smelling bouquet of blooms flowers may not work any more, for flowers are fast losing their scent due to air pollution. [News Source]

Ash landfill proposal dominates hearing (Vernon County Broadcaster) Citizens turned a public hearing about air pollution into one about landfills, Tuesday, in Stoddard. [News Source]

State air board demands more low-emission cars (San Francisco Chronicle) The California Air Resources Board, acknowledging that development of air pollution-free vehicle technologies such as hydrogen fuel cells is lagging, moved Thursday to require major automakers to produce more low-emission cars such as plug-in hybrids. The... [News Source]

Air pollution district’s push: Limit how much you drive (Modesto Bee) FRESNO -- Start thinking more about air quality and stop driving so much. [News Source]

Province gets tough over air (Hamilton Spectator) Ontario Environment Minister John Gerretsen is reinforcing the message his staff sent recently to ArcelorMittal Dofasco in Hamilton -- either improve your air pollution controls voluntarily or be ordered to do so. [News Source]