Smog levels remained severe in central Beijing on Tuesday.
With smog blanketing Beijing, residents take issue with the Chinese government’s estimates of air pollution, citing different readings from the American Embassy. The government acknowledges the concerns and says it uses a different metric to measure the pollution. [CNN]
Workers along the Illinois River are harvesting invasive Asian carp so they can turn the fish into fillets, organic fertilizer and other commercial products. [Associated Press]
As lake, river and reservoir levels throughout Texas decline because of a long drought, anxiety about the quality of water supplies is growing. [The Texas Tribune]
A federal study says there is not enough data to conclude that dust andpollution in Iraqi and Afghan war zones could cause long-term health problems in troops. But it does not rule out the possibility. [The New York Times]
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