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]

China dust storm: Global dimming starts here. Global dimming has many causes, but new research and recent weather reports from China suggest soil erosion and industrial development is a major element in the loss of clarity in the planet's skies. [News Source]

Q&A: Tom Brokaw’s new global warming documentary. For someone who supposedly "retired" in 2004, Tom Brokaw has kept plenty busy. The former NBC Nightly News anchor and longtime outdoorsman just finished a new climate change documentary. [News Source]

Toquop fight not finished yet. A small group of Mesquite residents took on the task of resisting the Toquop coal-fired power plant project in late 2007, and they continue that fight today. [News Source]

EPA on a mission. Controlling the emissions that cause global warming is such a vital issue that the country must do something about it soon. With the EPA on board, Congress must step up, too. [News Source]

California gas stations face tough new regulations. Stricter laws regarding air quality means pain at the pump for gas station owners. That's because the California Air Resources Board is requiring owners install equipment that captures fumes from gasoline as it's pumped. The deadline for stations to comply is April 1. [News Source]

Eight local companies on toxic offenders list. Eight East Texas companies were among the top 100 polluters in Texas in 2007, releasing a combined 222.6 million pounds of toxic chemicals, environmental regulators said Thursday. Luminant power plants near Tatum and Mount Pleasant reached the top seven polluters. [News Source]

Ky. ranks 15th in nation for toxic pollution. Kentucky ranked 15th in 2007. Its companies reported 98million pounds of pollution sent up smokestacks, into waterways or landfills, or injected into wells for disposal. [News Source]

Ohio’s toxic air: less, but still most. Although Ohio power plants and factories belched out about 4 percent less toxic air pollution in 2007 than in 2006, the state still leads the nation in fouling the air. [News Source]

EPA toxic pollution report shows mercury, PCBs, lead increase — but overall improvement . The U.S. EPA's newest pollution report has a mixture of good news and bad news for human beings breathing air, drinking water and simply living on Planet Earth. [News Source]

Contamination cover-up alleged in Benton Harbor lakefront golf-course plan. Federal regulators approved a controversial land swap and golf development without full knowledge of the contamination on land involved, warn opponents of the privatization of Benton Harbor’s Jean Klock Park. [News Source]