Residents concerned over lack of metal control. Cayman Brac and Little Cayman residents say they are concerned about stockpiling of metal on their islands. [News Source]

24/7 Mt Isa lead monitoring not enough. The Queensland mining city of Mount Isa will be the first in Australia, and one of the few in the world, to have its air monitored for toxic metals 24 hours a day by a government agency. [News Source]

Vigan officials eye biomass power plant. Officials of this well-known heritage city are eyeing the establishment of a biomass power plant utilizing agricultural waste materials to provide sustainable energy. [News Source]

China unveils emergency pollution plans. Beijing on Thursday unveiled emergency contingency plans in an effort to rebuild confidence in its ability to ensure clean air for the Olympic Games that open next week. [News Source]

New curbs planned if skies fail to clear for the Games. Chinese authorities will close more than 200 additional factories near Beijing and restrict traffic in four surrounding cities if its skies don't clear in time for the Olympics, a tacit admission that its antipollution policies haven't gone far enough. [News Source]

Panic sets in over Beijing pollution a week before Olympic Games. Beijing has announced new restrictions on car usage and said it could close hundreds more factories as panic set in over pollution levels ahead of the Olympics. [News Source]

Serious health risks at Olympics. All Olympic athletes are in danger of suffering severe asthma attacks, skin conditions, infections and sickness due to Beijing's pollution. [News Source]

More curbs on factories, cars unless quality of air improves. Beijing residents will today turn their eyes to the skies and their ears to weather reports in the hope the city's air quality will be at acceptable levels by the day's end. [News Source]

Olympics-Horses enjoy six-star treatment in Hong Kong. Horses arriving in Hong Kong for Olympic equestrian events have been enjoying "six-star" pampering in air-conditioned stables designed to stave off the city's sub-tropical heat and humidity. [News Source]

Beijing smog will ‘cut athletes’ performances by 20%.’ Experts have warned levels of harmful pollutants in the air could also leave competitors vulnerable to respiratory illnesses. [News Source]

Air pollution in Beijing a threat to Olympic spectators. Some spectators could be stricken with heart attacks or strokes when they breathe in the thick haze that blankets China's capital, warn experts at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago. [News Source]