Friday was a Spare the Air day, with an expected air quality index of 135, deemed unhealthy for children, the elderly and those with breathing problems. The air districts in the region declare a Spare the Air day when the air quality index is expected to exceed 127, which typically occurs on hot, windless days. Intended to get commuters and others traveling within, to or from Yolo County to try transit to reduce air pollution in the summer, when air quality is at its worst, the program is...

The students will collect water quality data from local government agencies, take their own samples and compare the two. China's university students are lending a hand in the campaign to clean up the country's highly polluted lakes and other water sources. Forty college students have volunteered to take part in a survey of major tap water resources, including those serving Shanghai. They will photograph and videotape examples of good and bad environmental practices and conduct interviews...

Her message was intended to counter the suggestion that top Schwarzenegger aides had tried to undermine a number of air quality regulations, which was alleged earlier this month by the air board's former top two officials. Schwarzenegger also said he was unhappy with a board decision to request an 11-year extension to meet federal air pollution rules in the San Joaquin Valley. Arnold Schwarzenegger has instructed California air quality regulators to aggressively pursue rules to implement...

July 17, 2007 - 4:11PM The Queensland opposition wants the state government to give greater priority to identifying and removing asbestos from teacher accommodation. Opposition education spokesman Stuart Copeland said he was concerned no money was being spent to identify risks and remove any asbestos from teachers' housing. Queensland Education Minister Rod Welford told a parliamentary estimates committee no money had been allocated in this year's state budget to replace asbestos in state...

Cases of the disease are found in clusters where asbestos was used most widely, such as areas with links to construction work and railway engineering. Dozens of Ulster patients suffering from an incurable cancer linked to asbestos exposure saw a chink of hope today after a landmark U-turn was signalled on a decision to deny them the only treatment available. Mesothelioma, which usually kills within a year of diagnosis, is mainly caused by fibres of asbestos that damage the lungs....

Ames Local News Water use not decreasing By Luke Jennett 07/18/2007 Email to a friendPost a CommentPrinter-friendly Water use in the city is still peaking, Water and Pollution Control Director John Dunn told the Ames City Council Tuesday at a work session. Ames Local News Water use not decreasing By Luke Jennett 07/18/2007 Email to a friendPost a CommentPrinter-friendly Water use in the city is still peaking, Water and Pollution Control Director John Dunn told the Ames City Council Tuesday...

At the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula's regular meeting, June 25, 2007, the mayor and council couldn't recall anything about the construction, the possible violation of the Ontario Water Resources Act Section 53, and the retroactive application for approval. Was environmental law violated in N. The potential for future damage is high for humans, and other species, but especially to the whitefish spawning grounds along the near-shore reefs of Hopkins Bay. At the Municipality of...

Mesothelioma is a rare and usually fatal cancer that signifies a person has been exposed to asbestos - the only known cause. Contracting it is supposed to mean being placed on a fast track for compensation from the province's workplace insurance plan, since there is a presumption that the asbestos exposure came from being on the job. Yet almost 1,000 of the 1,500 people who developed that cancer between 1980 and 2002 weren't compensated, according to a new research paper, which says this...

The algae, in the northeastern city of Changchun, was likely caused by farm fertilisers and abnormally hot and dry weather, the official China Daily reported. The local government had started collecting the algae using nets and boats and was trucking in water to residents in Changchun's Luyuan district where supplies have been suspended, the newspaper added. Algae blooms develop in water that is rich in nutrients, often because of run-off from heavy fertiliser use, industrial runoff and...