Smoky air in San Luis Obispo County doesn’t keep people inside (KSBY San Luis Obispo) A smoke advisory that was issued earlier by the Air Pollution Control District has been increased to a health advisory. [News Source]

Burn ban should ease air pollution (Everett Herald) Developers in Snohomish, King and Pierce counties can't burn trees and brush to clear land slated for development. [News Source]

Georgia Judge Cites Carbon Dioxide in Denying Coal Plant Permit (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance) Both opponents of coal use and the company that wants to build the plant said it was the first time a court decision had linked carbon dioxide to an air pollution permit. [News Source]

Midwest’s postflood risk: toxic basements. The oil, gasoline, fertilizers, and herbicides swept away by floodwaters in June pose an environmental challenge to the rain-soaked Midwest. [News Source]

Georgia judge cites carbon dioxide in denying coal plant permit. A judge has thrown out a permit for a new coal-fired power plant because it did not set limits on carbon dioxide emissions -- the first time a court decision had linked carbon dioxide to an air pollution permit. [News Source]

The indoor tanning industry wants you. Confused about the health effects of indoor tanning? Growing evidence suggesting that high levels of vitamin D may be important for overall health has caused the Indoor Tanning Association to aggressively campaign to discredit all attackers. [News Source]

8 ways to spot skin cancer before it kills. When skin cancer is spotted early, it's almost always curable. But that survival rate plunges to 15 percent once the fast growing cancer has spread. [News Source]

Oregon utility rates expected to climb in the next few years. Customers will likely see higher bills as PGE and NW Natural face growing demand and surging costs for fuel and climate mandates. [News Source]

Keeping the lights on in a low-carbon world. Whether state efforts and plans by energy companies to broaden portfolios can keep the lights on remains to be seen. It’s a big order and one of the most important of our time: Meet demand, maintain affordable prices, protect the Earth. [News Source]

Judge: reduce CO2 or don’t build coal plant. In a ruling believed to be unprecedented, a Georgia judge halted the construction of a coal-fired power plant because it had not made provisions for reducing its emissions of carbon dioxide. [News Source]

Fulton judge invalidates permit for coal plant. Environmentalists nationwide are celebrating Monday's Fulton County Superior Court decision they say will make it harder — if not impossible — to build new coal plants. [News Source]