Mobile lab expands air pollution studies (UPI) EAST LANSING, Mich., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Michigan State University scientists say they will soon be using a new $400,000 mobile lab to expand their studies of air pollution and its effects on health. [News Source]

Oozing with controversy. Leftover sludge from water treatment plants contains human waste, heavy metals, pharmaceuticals and whatever else washes into the sewer system. It's also used as fertilizer - which concerns some experts. [News Source]

EPA carbon control seen fraught with problems. The Obama administration has warned it could use the Environmental Protection Agency to help cut carbon emissions if Congress drags its heels, but legal and logistical problems could thwart that strategy. [News Source]

Coal mining supporters rally to keep their jobs. West Virginia coal mining supporters have a message for the federal EPA: Back down and let working people keep their jobs. [News Source]

Assateague ‘could be broken apart’. An environmental advocacy group says Assateague Island National Seashore, listed among national parks most vulnerable to consequences of climate change, could be "broken apart by the sea" after getting hammered by rising seas and coastal storms. [News Source]

Gas plant plans progress. Jackson County has moved a step closer to locating a $2 billion gas plant that will capture and sell its byproducts, mostly sulfur and carbon dioxide. The plant hopes to capture 4 million tons of carbon dioxide a year. [News Source]

Can we generate electricity as we drive? Now, instead of just noise pollution and air pollution, angst and frustration, heavy traffic can actually generate clean electricity. Israeli company Innowattech said it has developed an original type of piezoelectric generator. [News Source]

Murdoch to seek moratorium on wind turbine projects. Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound MPP Bill Murdoch announced yesterday he will call for a provincewide moratorium on wind turbine projects later this month. [News Source]

Hong Kong golf course goes green with solar carts. A golf course in Hong Kong, where air pollution is a huge concern, is displaying its green credentials with the world's first entire fleet of solar-powered golf carts. [News Source]

Oil dealers urged to update image for green era. The oil heat industry is at a crossroads. [News Source]

Energy bill needs carbon cap. It would be a "big mistake" for the Congress to approve an energy bill this year without placing a cap on greenhouse emissions, the White House's top climate and energy adviser said on Wednesday. [News Source]