Ohio EPA says Columbus Steel Castings has failed to fix air pollution problems (The Columbus Dispatch) Columbus Steel Castings has failed to follow through on a court-ordered plan to identify and fix air pollution problems at its South Side foundry, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency officials said today. [News Source]

Air pollution hurts child breathing (UPI) NEW YORK, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Infant exposure to metals from residential heating oil combustion and diesel emissions are linked to respiratory symptoms, U.S. researchers found. [News Source]

Mesa air pollution study workshops canceled this week (The Adobe Press) San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District’s public workshops that were set for last Tuesday and Wednesday to share the results of the Phase 2 South County Particulate Matter Study were canceled this week. [News Source]

China, U.S. give Copenhagen negotiators some targets. There's a story circulating in climate circles that President Hu Jintao had two speeches in his pocket the day he spoke to the United Nations in New York last month. [News Source]

SMEs look to environmental sector for green shoots. The promise of green jobs arising from eco-innovation and upgrading Europe's building stock offers small firms some hope for economic recovery. [News Source]

No emission stickers, no parking in our lots. Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo said Sunday the city administration would only allow cars that have passed emission tests to use the city offices’ parking areas. [News Source]

Polluters off roads, city breathes easy. Fruit-seller Raju Haldar doesn't have to rub his eyes or hurry to a tap to wash his face every hour. Neither does he cough violently before going to bed at night. Ever since polluting vehicles were withdrawn four months ago, Kolkatans have been breathing easy. [News Source]

Green taxis go black. An effort launched four years ago to cleanse the city’s air of some of its poison fume has been given a silent burial. [News Source]

Harford bill may allow incinerator near park. Harford County residents will have a chance to raise questions Tuesday about a controversial bill that would allow the county to build a waste-to-energy incinerator near Cunion Field, an Edgewood park popular with local children and their families. [News Source]

State seeks to find and protect most sound streams. Gauging the extent of water pollution in Virginia is tricky. More than 10,000 miles of streams are listed as "impaired," or polluted, many because they are high in a pollutant, such as fecal bacteria, that poses a threat to people. [News Source]

NLR hopes to convert part of vehicle fleet to compressed natural gas. Converting its four highest-polluting vehicles to compressed natural gas could start a trend, the City of North Little Rock hopes. [News Source]