Council working to reduce air pollution (Scoop.co.nz) Environment Bay of Plenty will work with industries in Ngapuna to reduce air pollution levels caused by yard dust, road dust and industrial emissions. Monitoring at the Cryovac site along State Highway 30 in Ngapuna shows elevated levels of air pollution year-round. [News Source]

Pollution workshop for diesel engines (Sonoma West Times & News) The Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District will conduct a public workshop to review and discuss the proposed adoption of an equivalent Air Toxics Control Measure (ATCM) applying to stationary diesel engines including those used in agricultural operations. [News Source]

Worker alleges Smithsonian mishandled asbestos. An ill museum worker alleged in a whistleblower complaint Tuesday that the Smithsonian Institution didn't properly contain asbestos-laden dust from construction at the National Air and Space Museum and penalized him after he complained. [News Source]

Hazards prompt look at who cares for pools. Diseases ranging from hepatitis A to gastrointestinal infections to athlete's foot can spread when operators allow disinfecting chemicals to get out of balance in swimming pools. [News Source]

Five global warming ‘tipping points.’ A recent survey of climate experts explored the likelihood of five tipping points being achieved if the climate achieves low, medium, and high levels of future global warming. [News Source]

Singapore firm aims to make vessel emissions ship-shape. Just a few kilometres from one of the busiest ports in the world, a Singapore firm says it has the answer that can help the shipping industry clean up its act. [News Source]

U.S. cuts red tape on offshore renewable energy. With the aim of ending a regulatory turf war, U.S. government agencies on Tuesday said they would work together to cut red tape and spur development of offshore renewable energy projects. [News Source]

County to weigh in on state emissions reduction law. The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors may adopt its own climate action plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Officials are weighing various strategies, including green building standards, incentives for solar panels, and home energy retrofits. [News Source]

Bid to cut toxin build-up in town. Measures to cut "concerning" levels of pollution are to be introduced in Falkirk town centre. [News Source]

Environmentalists give Ezra failing grade. Outgoing Environmental Protection Minister Gideon Ezra deserted the environmental cause on numerous occasions, environmentalists said. "His air pollution policy was a total failure," Prof. Alon Tal of Ben-Gurion University said bluntly, "Enforcement was astonishingly poor." [News Source]

More than 8 million Chinese die from unnatural causes each year. According to an incomplete official data, more than 8 million Chinese die from unnatural causes each year. [News Source]