Warm and windy.

New scientific evidence that warmer oceans are behind a spate of deadly hurricanes calls for state action.

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States link up to protect ocean. The governors of California, Oregon and Washington announced a landmark, bipartisan pact yesterday to safeguard the ocean and lobby Congress and the president on coastal issues. [News Source]

Atwater waits for wet weather to answer dioxin questions. Atwater, CA, officials hope the rainy season will wash away their questions about the source of poisonous dioxin that contaminates wastewater. [News Source]

Oceans in crisis. Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski has joined fellow West Coast Govs. in announcing a historic pact: the West Coast Governors' Agreement on Ocean Health. [News Source]

Supervisors join call for PFOA public hearing. County supervisers voted unanimously to send a resolution to the MS Dept. of Environmental Quality seeking a public hearing on PFOA, a byproduct of telemor alcohol proposed to be processed at DuPont's First Chemical plant beginning in October. [News Source]

Crews set the stage for removing PCB hot spot. Next spring and summer, Sonoco-U.S. Paper Mills Corp. will work with NCR Corp. to dredge the most concentrated part of pollution from the Fox River near the De Pere Dam south of Green Bay, WI. [News Source]

Officials hear ways to further conservation efforts. At the 17th of 24 federal "listening sessions" EPA chief and others heard community members voice their concerns on topics ranging from spinach to cooperative conservation. [News Source]

Health advisory issued as fire’s smoke hovers. Ash and smoke from a large wildfire in Ventura and Los Angeles counties have prompted a health advisory for San Luis Obispo County. [News Source]

Schools keep students inside out of smoky air. Schools throughout Ventura County tried to protect students from smoky skies and blowing ash Monday as a forest fire continued to burn in the mountains between Santa Paula and Lockwood Valley. [News Source]

Phoenix braces for winter pollution. The dry, stagnant conditions that contributed last year to some of the worst air quality in Phoenix in recent memory could return this year, meaning the metro area could be in for another winter of pollution records. [News Source]

Averitt for building McLennan County coal plants, against Robertson County lignite plant. Texas Sen. Kip Averitt says that he welcomes four new coal-fired power units east of Waco but that the state should hold off on permitting lignite power plants. [News Source]