Air Pollution May Raise Blood Pressure (MedicineNet.com) Title: Air Pollution May Raise Blood Pressure Category: Health News Created: 9/14/2009 12:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 9/15/2009 [News Source]

Air Pollution Regulations Drive Deployment Of Flexible Abatement Solutions (PollutionOnline) To address the growing complexity of air pollution regulations, which have to address a multi-tiered array of local authority, national, and international requirements, AirProtekt of Cambridge is offering a total package air pollution service that embraces process assessment, project design, supply of the air pollution equipment, installation, and commissioning. [News Source]

SC air pollution levels hit new highs (Timaru Herald) The warmest day in South Canterbury this spring was also one of the year's most polluted. [News Source]

Is swimming pool chlorine fueling the allergy epidemic? Swimming in a chlorinated pool may boost the odds that a child susceptible to asthma and allergies will develop these problems, a study released today indicates. [News Source]

Environmentalists question Niger uranium mine. The French nuclear power group AREVA's $1.4 billion Imouraren mine is expected to be Africa's largest uranium mine, doubling Niger's output. But some environmentalists believe the company has not done enough to protect the land around uranium mines and the people who work there. [News Source]

Climate researcher among Heinz Award winners. A climate research scientist is among 10 people being named Heinz Award winners on Tuesday for notable contributions to the environment. This year, unlike in past years, the award focuses solely on the environment. [News Source]

EPA to propose ways to cut carbon emissions. The chief of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that the Obama administration is studying how to curb global-warming gases from big industrial polluters such as power plants and factories. [News Source]

Governor to veto energy plan, implement his own. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will veto a renewable energy standard passed Saturday by the Legislature and instead will launch, by executive order today, his own plan to require utilities to get a third of their energy from renewable sources. [News Source]

Polluting units in India thought to cause respiratory illness. Thousands of people in and around the Chhattisgarh capital are believed to be suffering from respiratory problems because of polluting industrial units on this city's outskirts, and residents allege the government is turning a blind eye to it. [News Source]

Residents say power plant would add to pollution problems. Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion has asked Ontario's chief medical officer of health to help stop a proposed 850-megawatt gas-fired power plant from being built in Clarkson. [News Source]

Potentially toxic air stirs concern, debate at Highlands H.S. Nearly a year after an investigation by discovered two potentially toxic metals in the air surrounding Highlands High School in Natrona Heights, Allegheny County health officials have been keeping a close eye on the area as well. [News Source]