Ukraine’s leading English-language newspaper since 1995 (KYIV Post) Moscow also has troubling levels of air pollution, which present a daily strain on lung health. Unless you're in the oil business, there's little reason to brave the choking pollution of Baku, Azerbaijan. [News Source]

Research and Markets: In 2009, the Market for Air Pollution Control Equipment in the Middle East Stood At $103.4 Million (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Analysis of Middle East Air Pollution Control Equipment Market" to their offering. [News Source]

Air quality advisory issued for northeast Ohio through the evening (WKYC Cleveland) Northeast Ohio -- Today the region is experiencing high monitor readings for fine particles (PM or particulate matter). PM is caused by industrial air pollution, motor vehicle exhaust, and water vapor. [News Source]

End-Of-Pipe Air Pollution Control Equipment – European Market Perspective (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: [News Source]

Clearing the air on the Barnett Shale. In the 29 years since the first well was drilled in the Barnett Shale, the natural gas industry has taken steps to ensure that it is a good neighbor. Paramount among those efforts is to operate in a safe, clean and environmentally friendly manner. [News Source]

Renewing support for renewable energy. Indonesia is at a crossroads. With the impressive rate of growth of its economy - leading to a dramatic increase in the level of energy consumption - and its ambition to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, it needs to come up with a way to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. [News Source]

Map Ta Phut pollution-control zone waiting in the wings. Not wanting to appeal the verdict of a provincial court in favour of local villagers, the National Environment Board (NEB), on May 1, 2009, declared the Map Ta Phut area a pollution-control zone. [News Source]

Smoking allowed in Capitol offices. Again this year, state Sen. Dan Foster will push for a tax hike on cigarettes and for a statewide smoking ban. There's one crusade he won't take on, however. That's a ban on smoking in legislative offices at the Capitol. [News Source]

Bill calls for statewide smoking ban in Missouri. Smoking would be banned in many public places statewide under legislation proposed Monday by two St. Louis-area legislators. [News Source]

New Friday deadline looming for Port of Oakland truckers. Port of Oakland truckers are facing another deadline: They have until Friday to line up financing to pay for diesel filters or new trucks to comply with the state's strict air quality rules that went into effect Jan. 1. [News Source]

Monoxide levels force evacuation of Center City building. About 250 art students were evacuated from a Center City building and two restaurants were temporarily closed after after carbon monoxide readings as high as 3,800 parts per million set off alarms before dawn yesterday. [News Source]