The greening of Asian vehicles (The Star) With traffic a major source of air pollution, Asia’s largest producing countries respond accordingly. [News Source]

Environmentalists balk at Surry’s hen-poop power. The novelty of power plants that burn chicken droppings, mandated by North Carolina's new renewable-energy law, has given way to irony: They might be dirtier than the coal plants that environmentalists loathe. Modeling predicts they will emit arsenic. [News Source]

Woman testifies about playing with daughter on polluted ground. Jurors in the W.R. Grace & Co. criminal trial heard from Lerah Castleton on Friday, despite strenuous objections from defense attorneys who said the former Libby resident’s testimony would be redundant and prejudicial. [News Source]

Exposure to air pollution may slow foetal growth: study. The normal growth of a developing foetus may be slowed if pregnant women are exposed to air pollution, a new study has found. [News Source]

Ice loss sparks new climate change fears. Evidence of ice loss from both poles this week has sparked fresh fears that global warming is progressing faster than scientists had predicted. Arctic ice has thinned dramatically, as well as shrinking in area, according to US research. [News Source]

A boon for business? Allen Armstrong might be sitting on a gold mine. It seems that those nagging clean-air regulations imposed by California on truckers are proving profitable for businesses on the sidelines. [News Source]

Grass isn’t greener when it comes to power lawnmowers. On average, 54 million Americans mow their grass each weekend, using old mowers that produce over the course of a year as much as 80 pounds of CO2 as well as NO and particulate matter. [News Source]

Data supports goal of wind turbines at Snowmass. Wind data collected this winter at the Snowmass Ski Area on the upper slopes of Baldy Mountain show that electricity-generating wind turbines would work there, at least in the winter. [News Source]

Nissan, Renault to provide China with electric cars. Earlier this year, Beijing kicked off a pilot program to promote clean-energy vehicles in the public transport sector in 13 cities, underlining government efforts to address issues such as environmental pollution and energy security. [News Source]

Beijing starts to implement new vehicle restrictions. Beijing will extend its post-Olympic vehicle restrictions for another year in an effort to ease traffic congestion and reduce air pollution, the city's traffic officials said Sunday. [News Source]

City bylaw on clean air under review. The City of Prince George is undertaking a review of its clean-air bylaw with an eye to strengthening regulations to help improve air quality. [News Source]