Climate change has dire health implications.

Increases in illness and death from dengue fever, injuries, and heat stress are some of the implications of climate change, warns the Public Health Association (PHA).

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State Senator’s Daughter Dies (FOX 10 Phoenix) The daughter of a Mesa legislator died in a car crash over the holiday weekend. 46-year-old Kimberly Harris was the oldest daughter o... The House Monday approved an bill touted as a way for the state to reduce air pollution in the Phoenix area without triggering federal sanctions t... [News Source]

Allergen-producing plants thrive with climate change. U.S. researchers in recent years have found strong links between carbon dioxide emissions, one of the main greenhouse gases, and the growth of ragweed or other plant pests. [News Source]

Valley water plants at risk Two water-treatment plants in the San Fernando Valley are among dozens nationwide that are susceptible to terrorist attack because they use deadly chlorine gas and transport it by unprotected rail cars, according to a new report. [News Source]

State panel rejects gas plant study. A state commission voted Monday to reject the environmental impact report on a proposed $800-million floating liquefied natural gas terminal off the Ventura County coast -- an action that could effectively kill the project. [News Source]

Mercury mystery in oil refining. Hundreds of pounds of mercury from Bay Area oil refineries are unaccounted for and could be flowing into San Francisco Bay every year, poisoning fish and threatening public health, state water regulators said Monday. [News Source]

Contaminated water may be releasing vapors at Fort Lewis. A toxic plume lies beneath Fort Lewis. But despite years of urging from the EPA, the Army has not tested family homes for toxic vapors, nor even warned the families. [News Source]

Polish government faces EU lawsuit and environmentalists. Poland's conservative government is facing both a lawsuit from the European Union and vocal protest from environmentalists opposed to the government's proposed solution to a serious traffic problem. [News Source]

Challenge to emissions rule is set to start. The fight over cars and carbon dioxide moves today from the Supreme Court to a federal courtroom in Burlington, Vt., in a case that automakers say could reshape vehicles sold on the East and West Coasts. [News Source]

Changing Parking Meter Rates Can Provide Revenue for Road Improvements While Reducing Traffic, City Air Pollution (Smart Growth Online) Plagued by nerve-racking and time-consuming congestion, with about 30 percent of drivers just searching for curb meters -- five times cheaper than garages, writes University of California-Los Angeles Urban Planning Professor Donald Shoup in a New York Times op-ed -- central business districts could reduce their traffic, become more pedestrian friendly, and boost commerce by setting ''the right ... [News Source]