Freescale to help curb China’s air pollution (The Arizona Republic) Freescale Semiconductor has teemed with a Michigan start-up company to help curb the air pollution that is choking athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. [News Source]

Beijing Air Pollution Could Impact Athletes (WISC-TV Madison) Local athletes in Madison are concerned Beijing's air pollution could adversely affect Olympic athletes in the coming weeks. [News Source]

Valley air is better . . . now. It only lasted one day, but an air quality advisory was issued for the Fraser Valley Wednesday morning. [News Source]

Olympians battle heat, haze. Erich Kunzel was stuck in traffic Thursday. So it seemed fitting to discuss the air pollution - enhanced by bumper-to-bumper traffic - that threatens to literally cast a gray cloud over the Beijing Olympics, which begin today with the Opening Ceremonies. [News Source]

Tennis stars fume in China. Soaring heat and humidity and choking pollution have hit the build-up to the Olympic tennis tournament with top stars lining up to complain. [News Source]

China promises ‘greatest’ Olympic Games amid new terror threat. China declared Thursday it was ready to stage one of the greatest Olympics ever, but a new terrorist threat, pollution concerns and human rights controversies hung over final preparations. [News Source]

Air pollution shrouds Beijing on eve of Olympics. On the eve of opening ceremonies, Beijing‘s polluted air took center stage Thursday as the most visibly pressing problem for Olympic organizers who had promised to clean up the Chinese capital. [News Source]

North Texas pollution problems pale in comparison with Beijing’s. North Texans deal with their fair share of pollution, but it’s not nearly as much as what residents in China face. [News Source]

On the brink of historic change, but will China see the light? China, the nation that invented fireworks, will today write in the smoggy sky above this ancient city an extraordinary statement of belief in its future – and its defiance of an ever-increasing tide of international criticism. [News Source]

Environmentalists campaign against waste facilities. Greenpeace argues that the technology used at solid waste processing facilities in St. Petersburg will severely damage the environment by contributing to air pollution. [News Source]

Is your scooter a polluter? Which gets better gas mileage, a Hummer or a scooter? No contest. But which is more polluting? It may not be what you think. [News Source]