Air pollution alert extended for southern Minn. (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is extending its air pollution alert for the southern half of the state through Saturday. The agency says Friday that light winds and high pressure continue to trap fine particle pollution in the area. [News Source]

Air pollution alert extended for southern Minn. (WKBT La Crosse) Associated Press - February 5, 2010 5:34 PM ET ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is extending its air pollution alert for the southern half of the state through... [News Source]

Air Pollution Alert Extended For Southern Minn. (WCCO Minneapolis – St. Paul) The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is extending its air pollution alert for the southern half of the state through Saturday. [News Source]

Iowa DNR issues air pollution alert for Eastern Iowa (The Gazette) Air pollution in Eastern Iowa today has prompted a warning from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Anyone in northeast Iowa with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly and children should limit prolonged outdoor exertion until the air quality improves, the DNR warned. Fine particulate pollution levels above the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency threshold were measured this [...] [News Source]

Air pollution alert made for southern Minnesota (KTTC Rochester) ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air pollution alert for the southern half of the state, including the Twin Cities, Rochester and Marshall. The alert began [News Source]

Air Pollution Alert Made for Southern Minnesota (KAAL Austin) ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air pollution alert for the southern half of the state, including the Twin Cities, Rochester and Marshall. [News Source]

Air pollution alert made for southern Minn. (WXOW 19 La Crosse) ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air pollution alert for the southern half of the state. [News Source]

Boy’s asthma caused by chemical exposure, doctor says. A doctor has diagnosed a 13-year old boy who suffered an asthma attack with “chemical exposure” from a hazardous materials incident involving the Nuplex Resins plant in south Louisville. [News Source]

Senators seek sulfur dioxide pollution cuts. A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Thursday introduced legislation aimed at slashing emissions of sulfur dioxide, mercury and nitrogen oxide from smokestacks, including those of coal-fired power plants. [News Source]

Planned California power plant would be nation’s first with GHG emissions limits. Calpine Corp. is poised to build the first U.S. power plant with federal limits on greenhouse gas emissions in California after clearing a final regulatory hurdle today. [News Source]

Angry villagers bear pollution costs of sponge iron industry. India is the world’s largest producer of sponge iron, used in making steel, but the extraction process releases many effluents in the air and water, drawing protests about air pollution and environmental damage from local communities. [News Source]