California goes to D.C. to push for tailpipe law.

On Tuesday, leaders from California and as many as 11 other states will meet with Environmental Protection Agency officials to ask the government to grant them permission to pass their own restrictions on greenhouse emissions from automobiles in the absence of federal standards.

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Market for carbon offsets raises questions. When the environmental group Clean Air-Cool Planet commissioned a study on carbon offsets, communications manager Bill Burtis was surprised to find how few groups offered transparent details of their projects or had set up any process of independently verifying their environmental benefits. [News Source]

Arctic islands invite tourists to see climate woes. A remote chain of Arctic islands is advertising itself as a showcase of bad things to come from global warming. [News Source]

Wind prompts health warning. Strong northwesterly winds, with locally higher gusts, can kick up dust in these areas and create unhealthy concentrations of small particulate matter, said Shawn Ferreria, a meteorologist for the district. [News Source]

Public clear about cutting smog, but plan does minimum. The plan that the Texas CEQ is expected to approve is intentionally narrow, trying to reduce smog levels in urban North Texas just enough to meet federal requirements, and no more. It requires cuts from some sources but leaves others untouched. [News Source]

Britain urges China to step up global warming fight.

Britain pressed China on Monday to step up efforts to combat climate change, warning that unchecked global warming could wreak havoc on the Chinese economy.

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Pollution makes cancer the top killer. Air and water pollution combined with widespread use of food additives and pesticides made cancer the top killer in China last year, according to a recent government survey. [News Source]

Toxic-pits cleanup dropped. The Defense Department plans to skip cleanup of the largest and most hazardous waste sites at the former McClellan Air Force Base as it transfers the old graves of radioactive and toxic junk to private development. [News Source]

Bad air linked to low birth weight. Connecticut air that meets federal pollution limits still contains enough harmful chemicals to stunt babies before they are born, a groundbreaking Yale University study has found. [News Source]

Pollution induced cancer emerges as top killer in China (ANI via Yahoo! India News) New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): Air and water pollution combined with widespread use of food additives and pesticides made cancer the top killer in China last year, according to a recent government survey. According to Chen Zhizhou, a health expert with the cancer research institute affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, "the main reason behind the rising number of cancer ... [News Source]

Former foes warm up to nuclear power.

The prospect of a planet cooked by climate change is leading some environmentalists to openly embrace what was once considered a bitter foe: the nuclear power industry.

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