Learn when to burn (Montrose Daily Press) MONTROSE — Wood stoves and fireplaces help beat the cold and costly heating bills. But they can also contribute to air pollution and the health concerns that go with it. [News Source]

Efficient, Clean-Burning Stove Could Help Millions (CBS4 Denver) In many parts of the world, cooking a meal means lighting a fire, which causes indoor air pollution that can be deadly. Now researchers and entrepreneurs in Fort Collins are ramping up production of more efficient, cleaner-burning cookstoves, which they say could genuinely help billions of people across the globe. [News Source]

A last push to deregulate. The White House is working to enact a wide array of federal regulations, many of which would weaken government rules aimed at protecting consumers and the environment, before President Bush leaves office in January. [News Source]

State of the Arab environment 2008: A lot has been achieved, but much more is still needed. Global warming compounds the critical situation now facing the Arab environment, according to a new report by the Arab Forum for Environment and Development. [News Source]

Is your office making you sick? Despite a noticeable shift toward promoting healthy workplaces your job can still make you sick. From uncomfortable workspaces to poor air quality to depression-inducing stress, there are plenty of opportunities to come home feeling worse than when you left in the morning. [News Source]

Regional super dump for Tullamore. Derryclure landfill outside of Tullamore, Ireland is set to become the only dump for four Midlands counties over the next decade. [News Source]

In post-Diwali smog, city gasps for breath. As a thick blanket of smog engulfed parts of India for the second consecutive day after Diwali, experts claimed it was the result of smoke from firecrackers, vehicular pollution, dust particles and water vapours suspended low in the air. [News Source]

Eco-friendly Diwali goes up in smoke. The festival of lights wasn’t a time of celebration for everyone. While asthma patients were susceptible to an attack due to rise in the pollution levels, according to doctors, it was the elderly people who were the worst affected by the boisterous festivities. [News Source]

Pak-EPA plan to shift I-9 steel mills approved. Environment Minister Hameedullah Jan Afridi on Thursday approved in principle a plan of to shift steel furnaces from Islamabad to new industrial zone. [News Source]

Contamination confirmed— child centre moved. The old Australian Cootamundra gas works site has been found to be contaminated and the after school childcare centre currently operating on site has been relocated. [News Source]

Be wary when you light that roaring winter fire (Marin Independent Journal) A new ban on wood burning in the Bay Area during winter days of high air pollution will begin Saturday and run through February. [News Source]