Potential rules changes worrying some environmentalists. With less than two months left in power, Bush administration officials are hustling to loosen federal rules on feedlots, power plants and endangered species -- and raising alarms among environmentalists in Minnesota and elsewhere. [News Source]

Houstonians breathed a little easier in ‘08. Once the nation's smog capital, Houston is making steady progress on the path to clean air. [News Source]

Beijing says it has met air pollution target early, thanks to Olympic restrictions (Canadian Business) Beijing said Monday it has already reached its target number of 256 "blue-sky days" this year, with the help of ambitious environmental [News Source]

Beijing claims early victory over air pollution (AP via Yahoo! News) Beijing said Monday it has already reached its target number of 256 "blue-sky days" this year, with the help of ambitious environmental measures the city imposed to cut emissions for the Olympic Games. [News Source]

Beijing claims early victory over air pollution (The Globe and Mail) China's capital says it has already reached its target of 256 ‘blue-sky days' this year [News Source]

Backyard Mechanics Refit Vehicles With Batteries (First Coast News) ST. PETERSBURG, FL (AP) -- Cornelius Cronin bought a $900 Chevy S-10 pickup and spent several weeks removing things he didn't like mainly its dirty, gas-guzzling engine. He fitted an electric motor and batteries under the hood, and now purrs around Oldsmar in a red truck that uses no gas and emits no air pollution. A documentary film asked: Who killed the electric car? Maybe a better question ... [News Source]

Beijing claims early victory over air pollution (AP via Yahoo! News) Beijing said Monday it has already reached its target number of 256 "blue-sky days" this year, with the help of ambitious environmental measures the city imposed to cut emissions for the Olympic Games. [News Source]

Beijing claims early victory over air pollution (Las Vegas Sun) Mon, Dec 1, 2008 (1:42 a.m.) Beijing said Monday it has already reached its target number of 256 "blue-sky days" this year, with the help of ambitious environmental measures the city imposed to cut emissions for the Olympic Games. [News Source]

Beijing claims early victory over air pollution (The Charlotte Observer) (By HENRY SANDERSON, Associated Press Writer) Beijing said Monday it has already reached its target number of 256 "blue-sky days" this year, with the help of ambitious environmental measures the city imposed to cut emissions for the Olympic Games. China's notoriously polluted capital of 17 million reached the clean-air day target on Sunday, 31 days ahead of schedule, Beijing's Municipal ... [News Source]

Beijing claims early victory over air pollution (The State) Beijing said Monday it has already reached its target number of 256 "blue-sky days" this year, with the help of ambitious environmental measures the city imposed to cut emissions for the Olympic Games. China's notoriously polluted capital of 17 million reached the clean-air day target on Sunday, 31 days ahead of schedule, Beijing's Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau said. "The quality of ... [News Source]

On the eve of the climate change conference which opens today in Poznań, daily Rzeczpospolita carried out a public … (Warsaw Business Journal) One of the main topics at the conference will be global warming, which is regarded as the biggest global threat. However, Rzeczpospolita poll showed that 53 percent of the nation fears air pollution and 35 percent water contamination. [News Source]