Thai boxing team flies to Beijing Aug 5 (Bangkok Post – Thailand’s English news) The Thai boxing team will arrive in Beijing on August 5, just four days before the competition starts, for fear that their fighters could be affected by air pollution. [News Source]

Beijing is ready to stage Olympics, says IOC (Times Online) Olympic inspectors said yesterday that Beijing “looked ready” for the Games next month despite lingering concerns about restrictions on foreign journalists and air pollution. [News Source]

Air quality poor on Tuesday, Wednesday (Portsmouth Herald) CONCORD – Air pollution concentrations are expected to reach unhealthy levels in Cheshire, Hillsborough, Merrimack, and Rockingham Counties, as well as elevations above 3000 feet, on Tuesday, July 8, and Wednesday, July 9. [News Source]

Green Games race against grime. China still has much to do to improve its environment, one month before the Olympics open. [News Source]

Use wood to tackle climate change, forestry group urges. Production of forest products requires less energy and generates fewer greenhouse gases and less air pollution and solid waste compared with steel or concrete. [News Source]

Bill would add fee on Bay Area gasoline to fund climate efforts. A bill that would impose an additional gas fee in the Bay Area and Los Angeles made its way through the Capitol this month, receiving near unanimous approval in Senate committees. [News Source]

US, Germany differ on nuclear energy on sidelines of G-8 summit. Differences over nuclear power surfaced on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit Monday, with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, which is phasing out its nuclear plants, arguing that its use is not the only way to combat climate change. [News Source]

Few Olympic athletes breathing easy about Beijing. It is a month before the Beijing Olympics, and already, the Chinese are about to begin scrubbing their air in earnest - or, at least sweeping the dirtiest parts under a rug. [News Source]

U.S. warns travelers of pollution in China. The American Lung Association warns that dirty air can make even healthy people sick. [News Source]

China scrambles on construction, pollution to meet Olympic deadlines. A month before the Beijing Olympics, numerous hurdles remain for organizers. Among the biggest: Worries about persistent pollution, prompting the closing of scores of factories. [News Source]

Beijing hard at work: with one month to go, there is unfinished business. With one month to go before the Olympics open on Aug. 8, China’s work is hardly complete. [News Source]