NOAA smoke tool to help limit your exposure to certain air pollution (KTVA Anchorage) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has made a move to help limit your exposure to certain air pollution. Wildfire smoke is the leading cause of poor air quality in Alaska. [News Source]

Federal prosecutors seek BP trial transcripts (Houston Chronicle) While BP has pleaded guilty to breaking federal air pollution laws and agreed to pay a $50 million fine and complete three years of probation — a plea bargain some survivors are fighting, saying it's too lenient — U.S. Attorney Don DeGabrielle has left open further Clean Air Act prosecutions against individuals. [News Source]

Federal prosecutors seek BP trial transcripts (Houston Chronicle) While BP has pleaded guilty to breaking federal air pollution laws and agreed to pay a $50 million fine and complete three years of probation — a plea bargain some survivors are fighting, saying it's too lenient — U.S. Attorney Don DeGabrielle has left open further Clean Air Act prosecutions against individuals. [News Source]

Hunts Point residents sue over a smell. Claiming that odors from two nearby sewage plants have at times made them nauseous, forced them to stay indoors and possibly even caused medical problems, a group of residents in the South Bronx is suing the city and the owner of one of the plants. [News Source]

Battle over toxic trailers rages on Capitol Hill. Trailer manufacturers defended themselves Wednesday on Capitol Hill, insisting they're not responsible for FEMA trailers that had toxic levels of formaldehyde, despite Democrats' claims the companies knew the dangers yet didn't do anything about it. [News Source]

Makers of Katrina trailers testify. Manufacturers of the trailers purchased by FEMA for emergency housing of Katrina victims testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform committee. The panel wants to know when they knew the formaldehyde in the trailers could be harmful. [News Source]

Hoosier GOP sides with businesses over “toxic” fema trailers. Trailer manufacturers defended themselves Wednesday on Capitol Hill, insisting they're not responsible for FEMA trailers that had toxic levels of formaldehyde. [News Source]

Ontario premier to lead ‘green’ trade delegation to China in October. Concerns about air quality and other pollution have reached the highest levels of China's government, and Ontario is in an excellent position to help address the issues, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday. [News Source]

Breathing easy. Despite two days of smog advisories this week, the Owen Sound area is enjoying its “cleanest, clearest, most comfortable” summer, says a senior meteorologist for Environment Canada. [News Source]

Area enjoying ‘freshest and purest’ air quality days in years. Despite two days of smog advisories this week, the Owen Sound area is enjoying its "cleanest, clearest, most comfortable" summer, says a senior meteorologist for Environment Canada. [News Source]

Sarnia reeling, but optimistic despite Shell pulling refinery plan. The blow of losing Shell Canada's $8-billion mega-refinery planned for Sarnia reverberate Wednesday, but some local observers say there's no reason for gloom. [News Source]