Richmond Caps ‘Dirty’ Crude At Chevron Refinery (CBS 5 Bay Area) Richmond officials have approved new restrictions on the amount and type of crude oil Chevron Corp. can process at its Bay Area refinery. Environmental groups had called for the restrictions to stop Chevron from processing dirtier crude oil that could increase air pollution. [News Source]

Mpls. Motorists Restricted To Idling For 3 Minutes (WCCO Minneapolis – St. Paul) A new orginance in Minneapolis limits vehicle idling at three minutes. Mayor R.T. Rybak says the idea is to reduce air pollution. [News Source]

Mpls. Motorists Restricted To Idling For 3 Minutes (WCCO Minneapolis – St. Paul) A new orginance in Minneapolis limits vehicle idling at three minutes. Mayor R.T. Rybak says the idea is to reduce air pollution. [News Source]

Missouri Accepting Comments on Proposed Rule Amendments Concerning Air Pollution (Kansas City InfoZine) Public hearing is June 26 in Jefferson City [News Source]

AIR POLLUTION ALERT (The Plain Dealer) Today is a Northeast Ohio air pollution advisory day. Today is an air pollution advisory day for Cuyahoga, Lorain, Lake, Geauga, Summit, Portage, Medina and Ashtabula counties. [News Source]

Minneapolis motorists restricted to idling for 3 minutes (WKBT La Crosse) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A new orginance in Minneapolis limits vehicle idling at three minutes. Mayor R.T. Rybak says the idea is to reduce air pollution. City Council member Sandy Colvin Roy says cars don't need more than one minute to warm up, even in the winter. [News Source]

AQMD takes carrot approach to reducing greenhouse emissions (The Press-Enterprise) Southern California air pollution regulators took a big step toward tackling global warming Friday with plans to coax companies to cut the volume of greenhouse gases they produce. [News Source]