MPP wants action on emissions The Hamilton Spectator (7/15) Paul Miller, MPP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, is demanding "strict penalties" for the black pollution cloud that smudged faces, cars and food in people's hands along the west harbour shore just before dark last Friday.Environmental group files suit over BP expansion permit in Indiana Chicago Tribune (7/10) The Natural Resources Defense Council filed suit Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Hammond, Ind., asserting the $3.8 billion project needs a more stringent permit because of a significant increase in pollution the expansion will create.Canada, U.S. increasingly at odds over pollution issues The Detroit News (6/27) DTE Energy's power plants along the St. Clair River are generating more than just electricity these days. The twin plants, which sit within sight of the Canadian shore about 20 miles south of Port Huron, are churning up legal heat over mercury emissions, too.