Memphis weighing waiving inspections for some cars (Daily News Journal) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis officials are weighing joining a half-dozen places and waiving emissions inspections for newer cars. The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports that the change would require City Council action and could come only after federally approved computer testing confirmed that the exemption wouldn't lead to significant increases in air pollution. The city's manager of motor ... [News Source]

Inspired by nature. What if we could solve big environmental problems simply by shifting our approach - from relying on human cleverness to mimicking nature? That is the idea behind biomimicry. [News Source]

George W. Bush library’s blueprints filled with green, following trend of other big public buildings. Details are just emerging about the environmental aspects of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, which will rise between Southern Methodist University's campus and North Central Expressway. [News Source]

Delaware gains $2 million in carbon credit sale. Delaware sold more than $2 million worth of smoke last week through a regional program created to reduce climate-changing greenhouse-gas emissions. [News Source]

512-acre solar farm proposed in Upper Pittsgrove Township. Cropland here may see a new use in the near future after plans were submitted to the Upper Pittsgrove Township Planning Board to construct a 72 megawatt solar farm on 512 acres here. [News Source]

Environmentalists demand stricter environmental protection. Environmental NGOs and civic groups called for stricter environmental protection in a loud protest held in Valletta yesterday morning. [News Source]

India’s smoggy capital tries a whiff of fresh air. India has switched on its first public air purifier in the heart of the capital New Delhi as part of an experiment that backers say could help other smog-choked cities in emerging countries. [News Source]

New York dust victims split on 9/11 deal. After New York City officials agree to compensate thousands of workers who say they were made sick by the dust of 9/11, the BBC's Laura Trevelyan finds that not all rescue workers approve of the deal. [News Source]

State regulator wants more analysis of titan’s emissions. A state regulator wants the North Carolina Division of Air Quality (DAQ) to hold back on permitting Titan America's proposed Castle Hayne cement facility and review the implications of mercury emissions on public health. [News Source]

Memphis officials study exempting newer cars from emissions inspections. The vehicle-inspection program, which is conducted only within Memphis city limits, is a required part of a larger plan outlining how the area intends to meet federal air-quality standards. [News Source]

DEQ cites 2 for University of Wyoming asbestos incident. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality has cited two men who bought five small buildings that were the source of asbestos contamination at the University of Wyoming in Laramie last year. [News Source]