Clean air award to honor former Supervisor Wilson (The Press-Enterprise) An annual award for government leaders who battle air pollution will be named in memory of former Riverside County Supervisor Roy Wilson, who will posthumously receive the award Friday. Wilson's widow, Aurora, will accept the honors from the South Coast Air Quality Management District at its 21st Annual Clean Air Awards at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. [News Source]

Pipe break in Upper Ojai results in tons of air pollutants (Ventura County Star) The Ventura County Air Pollution Control District is re-examining its excess pollution fees after an oil company was fined $6,500 for releasing multiple tons of air pollution over at least a six-month time frame. “It’s supposed to be a disincentive, but in this case it’s not proportionate to the amount of emissions they are putting out,” said Keith Duval, deputy air pollution control officer ... [News Source]

Seasonal Burning Begins Thursday (The Chattanoogan) The Hamilton-County Air Pollution Control Bureau is reminding Hamilton County residents that seasonal burning will be allowed beginning Thursday for residents who obtain a permit. [News Source]

A Chinese Solar Future (OfficialWire) In recent years China, and in particular the capital Beijing, have become synonymous with heavy air pollution with carbon emissions a natural result of being the largest manufacturing base in the world. [News Source]

Candidates announce opposition to power plant project. Two of the three Democratic candidates for the 50th Congressional District seat joined forces at a press conference Tuesday to announce their opposition to a proposed power plant in Carlsbad. [News Source]

Judge rejects U.S. management plan for California desert. The Bureau of Land Management's proposal for the West Mojave 'does not contain a reasonable range of alternatives' to limit off-road-vehicle routes in the sensitive habitat, the ruling states. [News Source]

State tire dumps deemed hazardous. Lawmakers are pushing for major changes to Colorado’s tire abatement program, citing a recent Rubber Manufacturers Association report that named Colorado the state with the largest stockpile of tires in the country. [News Source]

Citizens eye change in car-dominated Houston. The willingness to fuel the economy on gasoline, a sprawling freeway system, and lax air quality standards mean the capital of the US petroleum industry regularly ranks among the most polluted US cities. [News Source]

Sierra Club wants to join lawsuit against Westar. An environmental group said Tuesday it wants to intervene in an anti-pollution lawsuit filed by the federal government against Kansas' largest electric company, a case the utility hopes to settle. [News Source]

Cement plant burning tires. CEMEX officials this week are testing how burning tires as fuel at their Kosmos cement plant in southwestern Louisville affects air quality. [News Source]

UW-L students rally against coal burning plant on campus. For years UW-La Crosse has used coal for heating dorms, but that coal has students and even some faculty worried about their own health and the environment. [News Source]