State board approves making utilities slash foul emissions (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Madison - The Natural Resources Board approved major air pollution regulations on Wednesday that will require... [News Source]

Deaths, disease likely to rise.

As global climate change pushes average temperatures higher, heat waves will likely become more frequent and more intense, which could mean tens of thousands of heat-related deaths each year in the United States at a cost of billions of dollars.

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Arctic adventurer on small changes for climate change. Ann Bancroft, a polar explorer from Minneapolis, Minn., is preparing for an arduous 850-kilometre Arctic journey through Canada, on foot from near Ellesmere Island to the North Pole while towing a sled, to draw attention to the impacts of climate change. [News Source]

Canada won’t follow Bush on reducing oil consumption. Canada won't follow the Bush administration's lead in setting hard targets for reducing oil consumption, but will instead impose tougher emissions standards on the auto sector and other industries. [News Source]

Air Quality Agency Sues State Utility Officials (The Sacramento Union) LOS ANGELES (AP) - The South Coast Air Quality Management District sued state public utility officials, claiming the liquefied natural gas that officials approved for use in California could worsen air pollution. Energy providers plan to spend about $3 billion on the construction of seven natural gas terminals on the coast of California and Baja in Mexico. The air-quality agency alleges that ... [News Source]

Canada told to budget for climate change. The Canadian federal government should be legally required to write its annual budgets in the context of climate change. [News Source]

Ozone impact on air to be studied. The effect climate change is having on the world's air quality is to be the subject of a major UK scientific study. [News Source]

California takes issue with Bush fuel plan. California energy officials said they were disappointed that President George W. Bush's plan for new fuels to cut gasoline use did not address fuel carbon levels that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

Plan would cut TXU plant pollution. TXU Corp., sharply criticized by clean-air advocates over its proposal to build 11 coal-fired power plants, is moving on a plan to drastically reduce air pollution from its largest 4 plants. [News Source]

Speech thin on climate, energy details. In urging the nation this week to break new ground in the search for "environmentally sensitive" fuel sources, President Bush devoted just one phrase in his 49-minute State of the Union address to heading off global climate change. [News Source]

Emerging economies are under pressure to cut emissions. For years, the US has borne the brunt of the blame for failures to reach a global accord on global warming, but the spotlight is suddenly falling on the need for emerging economies like China and India to cut emissions too. [News Source]