Hong Kong’s Air Pollution Index Climbs to ‘Very High’ Level (Bloomberg) March 17 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s air pollution index rose to the second-most severe of five levels at all three roadside stations, prompting the government to advise people with heart or respiratory diseases to spend less time outside. [News Source]

Colorado governor, attorney general vow to fight air pollution in Four Corners region (Canadian Business) Colorado's governor and attorney general pledged Monday to work to reduce air pollution in the Four Corners region after a state lawmaker [News Source]

Colo. officials vow to fight pollution in region (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Colorado's governor and attorney general pledged Monday to work to reduce air pollution in the Four Corners region after a state lawmaker asked for help resolving a decades-old dispute over emissions from a power plant on American Indian land. [News Source]

Facemasks may help shield the heart from pollution (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Heavy air pollution can have immediate effects on the heart and blood vessels, but a simple facemask may offer some protection, new research suggests. [News Source]

Blue Sky Research Reveals Increase in Global Air Pollution (Kansas City InfoZine) A University of Maryland-led team has compiled the first decades-long database of aerosol measurements over land, making possible new research into how air pollution affects climate change. [News Source]

Study: Bad air days are making people sick (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) FAIRBANKS — A new study offers further proof that air pollution, including fine particles caused by vehicle exhaust and wood stove emissions, is making people sick. [News Source]