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 AIR POLLUTION

Fairbanks borough air pollution levels worst in US. Data show air
pollution in the Fairbanks North Star Borough remains at the
highest levels in the nation and has failed to show significant
air quality improvement. The borough's North Pole is recording
the nation's highest counts of episodic particulate pollution.
The data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency show the
counts are nearly twice as much…
http://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article80251422.html#storylink=cpy


CLIMATE CHANGE

Trump clinches GOP nomination and vows to back out of global
warming pact. Hours after effectively clinching the Republican
presidential nomination, Donald Trump vowed Thursday to withdraw
the United States from the historic Paris agreement among 195
nations to cut greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to stop
global warming.
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-clinches-nomination-05262016-snap-story.html


Climate change is happening on Mars, where an ice age is coming
to an end. By examining swirling patterns left in ice topping the
Red Planet's north pole, scientists using radar data from NASA's
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have put together an unprecedented
look into our rusty neighbor's most recent ice age. The findings,
published in the journal Science, offer fresh insight into the
dynamics of the Martian climate…
http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article80172607.html#storylink=cpy

200 years ago, we endured a 'year without a summer' Snow in June,
freezing temperatures in July, a killer frost in August: "The
most gloomy and extraordinary weather ever seen," according to
one Vermont farmer. Two centuries ago, 1816 became the year
without a summer for millions of people in parts of North America
and Europe, leading to failed crops and near-famine conditions.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2016/05/26/year-without-a-summer-1816-mount-tambora/84855694/


Australia scrubbed from UN climate change report after government
intervention. Exclusive: All mentions of Australia were removed
from the final version of a Unesco report on climate change and
world heritage sites after the Australian government objected on
the grounds it could impact on tourism.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/27/australia-scrubbed-from-un-climate-change-report-after-government-intervention?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=e6c5f4ccaa-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-e6c5f4ccaa-327747457


Trump: America First on Fossil Fuels, Last on Climate Change.
Using rhetoric and false depictions, Trump pledges to dismantle
the Paris climate agreement and erase Obama's climate action plan
in his first major energy speech. Donald Trump vowed Thursday
that if elected president he would dismantle the landmark global
treaty to tackle climate change…
http://insideclimatenews.org/news/27052016/donald-trump-republican-party-election-fossil-fuels-coal-oil-gas-fracking-climate-change-paris?utm_source=Inside+Climate+News&utm_campaign=e6c5f4ccaa-Today_s_Climate12_10_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-e6c5f4ccaa-327747457


Could moles really end up toppling Stonehenge? UN report warns
furry creatures could destroy ancient site if the earth's
temperature keeps rising. Stonehenge could be toppled by moles if
the earth’s temperature keeps rising, a United Nations report
warned yesterday. The world heritage site is one of many that
will be threatened by climate change.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3611827/Could-moles-really-end-toppling-Stonehenge.html#ixzz49sUekeN6
 
VEHICLES

Automobile Driving Museum show offers electric-car history
retrospective. The first modern electric cars to go on sale in
large numbers were the Nissan Leaf and first-generation Chevrolet
Volt, both of which arrived in showrooms in December 2010.
But the history of electric cars stretches back much further than
that—more than a century back, in fact.
http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1104173_automobile-driving-museum-show-offers-electric-car-history-retrospective


HIGH-SPEED RAIL

Kings County won't appeal California high-speed rail ruling.
Kings County officials have opted not to appeal a judge's ruling
against Central Valley landowners in their ongoing lawsuit
against California's high-speed rail project, clearing another
legal hurdle to the bullet train. The county's attorney, Colleen
Carlson, said Thursday that county supervisors voted 4-0 this
week against…
http://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/article80148617.html#storylink=cpy


GREEN ENERGY

Oregon wind energy project held up over impact on grouse. A U.S.
appeals court sided with two environmental groups on Thursday,
ruling that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management failed to
adequately review the potential impact an Oregon wind energy
project would have on a small ground-dwelling bird. The court
reversed a federal court ruling that upheld plans for the Echanis
Wind Energy Project…
http://www.reuters.com/article/energy-grouse-idUSL2N18O0A0 

German govt proposes lower cut to wind energy support-draft. The
German government has proposed reducing support for new onshore
wind turbines by 5 percent from April 2017, according to a draft
proposal for a meeting on renewable energy between the federal
government and Germany's 16 states next week.
http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFB4N161001 

MISCELLANEOUS

California regulators approve battery storage to help avoid
summer blackouts. State regulators have approved the purchase of
battery storage for electricity to support Southern California's
energy supply, which faces potential shortages because of the
troubled Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility. The
California Public Utilities Commission wants Southern California
Edison to expedite…
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-electricity-storage-20160526-snap-story.html


You can thank the drought for improved water quality at Southern
California beaches. Water quality at Southern California beaches
has shown marked improvement for the second year in a row in what
experts say is a continuing byproduct of the severe drought that
has cut polluted runoff into the Pacific Ocean. About 97% of
Southern California beaches received an A or B grade for water
quality during the busy summer months…
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-beach-bummers-05262016-snap-story.html


San Joaquin Offers Rebate For More Efficient Lawn Mowers. Spring
is in the air and the grass is growing and with that growing
grass comes lawn mower fumes. The San Joaquin Valley Air
Pollution Control District is rolling out a new program to clean
up lawn care, by offering to replace old gas powered lawnmowers
with a new zero emission electric mower.
http://www.capradio.org/articles/2016/05/26/san-joaquin-offers-rebate-for-more-efficient-lawn-mowers/


OPINIONS

California’s cap-and-trade carbon emission system may be failing.
California’s much-vaunted cap-and-trade system of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions may be collapsing. This month’s
quarterly auction of carbon dioxide emission allowances, which
was supposed to generate more than a half-billion dollars for
politicians to spend, brought in a paltry $10 million as the Air
Resources Board sold a tiny fraction of the allowances it was
offering.
http://www.modbee.com/opinion/state-issues/article80218477.html#storylink=cpy


Air pollution is a real heartbreaker. No, really. Guess what?
Breathing polluted air isn’t just bad for your lungs — it could
be hurting your heart, too. A 10-year study published in The
Lancet this week links living with air pollution to serious heart
disease. While scientists have long associated long-term air
pollution exposure with cardiovascular disease, research had been
limited.
http://grist.org/justice/air-pollution-is-a-real-heartbreaker-no-really/


BLOGS

Are Our Renewable Energy Methods Effective? So much weight is put
on us needing to be greener and more efficient with how we
produce our power. Fossil fuels are depleting, the world is
changing and the focus now needs to be on living sustainably. In
steps solar, wind, hydro and a whole host of other renewable
sources, but how effective are they?
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/-frontier/are-our-renewable-energy-methods-effective_b_10139860.html




California is in a drought emergency.
Visit www.SaveOurH2O.org for water conservation tips.