Hillsborough County under air pollution advisory today (The Tampa Tribune) Hillsborough County is under an air pollution advisory due to high levels ozone, an indicator of smog. [News Source]

Triangle drivers urged to use mass transit (News 14 Carolina) RALEIGH -- Go Triangle, Smart Commute RTP and Triangle Air Awareness are challenging Triangle drivers to find another way to get around town. The Smart Commute Challenge asks area drivers to use mass transit as a way to cut traffic and air pollution. [News Source]

Los Angeles Port Truck Air Rules Win Judge’s Approval (Update1) (Bloomberg) April 16 (Bloomberg) -- Plans by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, to reduce air pollution from trucks are in the public interest and trump competition concerns, a federal judge said, rejecting a Federal Maritime Commission challenge. [News Source]

Smog adds to Kabul’s hazards. Experts consider Kabul to be one of the most polluted cities in the world, and the scale of the problem has prompted a widespread government campaign. [News Source]

EPA to review Bush-era rule for Alabama soot emissions. U.S. EPA has asked a federal appeals court to return for agency review a controversial air pollution rule governing how much soot can be emitted from Alabama smokestacks. [News Source]

Environmental showdown on the Irish coast. Since 2000, local residents of Ballinaboy have been fighting a pitched and sometimes bloody battle against Big Oil and the Irish government. [News Source]

The world’s cleanest countries. The declining health of Mother Earth has drawn growing attention over the last two decades, with countries coming together to fight a range of environmental threats, from declining fishing stocks to global warming. [News Source]

Attention shoppers: beware of false eco-claims. More consumer products are claiming to be environmentally responsible, but nearly all of them make at least one claim that is unverifiable, according to a study released Wednesday. [News Source]

Most green products make some false claims: report. Just 2 percent of the growing number of self-proclaimed green products on store shelves make completely legitimate claims on their labels, a report by consulting firm TerraChoice Environmental Marketing said on Wednesday. [News Source]

U.S. court refuses to halt clean-truck program at L.A. and Long Beach ports. While the shuttling of goods to and from the ports is a vital source of economic activity in Los Angeles and Long Beach, the trucks are blamed for contributing nearly a quarter of the diesel particulate matter in the air. [News Source]

Smoking bylaw fails to clear city’s air. Civil servants working in the capital are paying no attention to the city’s bylaw banning smoking in public places, a survey revealed on Wednesday. [News Source]