PSEG pushes gas cap.

Public Service Enterprise Group wants Congress to enact an aggressive plan to address global warming. The Newark company’s top executive is urging lawmakers to adopt a mandatory cap on greenhouse gas emissions.

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Mulling an unusual alliance. A local group of environmental scientists and philanthropists broke its own rule this week and met with a Christian group to discuss the possibility of joining forces to solve environmental problems. [News Source]

Opposition challenges Tories with new clean air amendments. The Canadian Conservatives will pay a political price if they choose to ignore major changes that are being tacked onto their environmental plan, opposition parties warned Wednesday. [News Source]

Climate change safe havens revealed. A Norfolk scientist has revealed that Holt and Faken-ham are among the best places to live in the UK if you want to avoid climate change. [News Source]

Scientists, philanthropists, Christians meet to discuss environment. A local group of environmental scientists and philanthropists broke its own rule and met with a Christian group to discuss the possibility of joining forces to solve environmental problems. [News Source]

Getting warmer. Democrats (and a few Republicans) are heading into complex terrain as they devise major legislation to address global warming. A guide to the coming fight. [News Source]

Rush to build coal plants creates fight over air we breathe. Coal-burning power plants are a major reason why every New Jersey resident breathes dirty air. Soon, there will be more of them. [News Source]

Dealing with a growing problem. Nitrates leach from decaying manure piles and fertilized fields and find their way into the Abbotsford-Sumas Aquifer, a vast underground water table that stretches across the border into the U.S., which makes chicken manure a subject of international concern. [News Source]

Study Ranks N.C. Among The Worst In Air Pollution (WITN 7 North Carolina) North Carolina ranked second behind Ohio for the most pollutants released into the air by power plants and other heavy industries in 2004. That's according to a study released this week. [News Source]

State finds power plant will not violate air quality standards (Ely Daily Times) Nevada's Bureau of Air Pollution Control has concluded that LS Power's coal-fired power project will not degrade the region's air quality beyond allowable federal standards. [News Source]

Hearing debates EPA air deadline (The Fresno Bee) The executive director of the state's air pollution agency Tuesday defended her suggestion that the federal government explore delaying a 2015 cleanup deadline for diesel soot and other airborne debris in California. [News Source]