Residents: Timber mills causing air pollution (The Star) RESIDENTS of Aman Perdana in Meru, Klang are complaining of air pollution as their housing area was located near an industrial area. [News Source]

Washington ports receive $1.2M to cut air pollution (The Columbian) The Ports of Seattle, Tacoma and Vancouver USA today received $1.2 million to reduce diesel emissions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Some $379,000 of the total will flow to the... [News Source]

Reflective roof paint repels the heat. On bright days, the rooftop of the Anaheim Hilton is so blindingly white that it looks like a mirror positioned directly at the sun. That dazzling glare might just be the greenest thing to happen to the top of a building since solar panels. [News Source]

Toxic work: Know your rights. Under the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System, which became federal legislation in 1988, all Canadian workers have the inalienable right to know what is in their workplace environment, and the right to participate in choosing healthier substitutions. [News Source]

Seal Beach makes it easier for residents to go solar. City Council members on Monday unanimously voted to waive the fees associated with installing solar panels on single-family homes, a move city officials say sends a message that Seal Beach is environmentally savvy. [News Source]

Gould lauded for opposing cap and trade. At least three state representatives have voiced their opposition to a cap and trade bill moving through Congress. The measure recently passed the U.S. House and is currently working its way through the U.S. Senate. [News Source]

Hong Kong air pollution worsens but China blamed less. Urban pollution in Hong Kong has jumped sixfold in the past four years, but experts say local vehicles are more to blame than smog blown in from southern China's manufacturing belts. [News Source]

Filthy water talk floods S China province. A senior official in Hainan province who said the southern island's water became polluted because of rapid economic development has infuriated many in the region by appearing to be nonchalant about the problem. [News Source]

HK roadside air pollution worsens. Street-level air pollution in Hong Kong's busiest districts has soared over the past four years, official data has shown, despite a government campaign to curb vehicle emissions in the Chinese city. [News Source]

Greens energetic about Sonia Sotomayor. The environmental community is backing Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to the Supreme Court, despite the federal appeals court judge’s sparse record in dealing with environmental cases. [News Source]

A burning health issue between neighbors. The outdoor wood boiler at their neighbor's house is off for now, and for that Jason and Elizabeth Hilton are happy, knowing their children are breathing clean air. [News Source]