Asian countries eye warming problems. Officials from more than a dozen Asian countries discussed ways to work together to limit the fallout in a region expected to be hit hard by flooding, drought, heat waves, mosquito-borne diseases and waterborne illnesses. [News Source]

The big green dilemma. Air travel is becoming as controversial as wearing a fur coat or smoking while pregnant. But do we really have to feel guilty about flying? [News Source]

6,000-year-old Arctic ponds drying out. Global warming is destroying ponds that have supported life in the Arctic for thousands of years – bad news for the North and an ominous warning to the rest of the world, says a new report by two Canadian scientists. [News Source]

California’s air chief quits, citing meddling by governor’s team. The executive director of the California Air Resources Board resigned Monday, saying the governor's office had made it impossible for her to do her job by interfering with the implementation of the state's landmark global warming law. [News Source]

Air board officials blame Schwarzenegger for weakening smog regs. Criticism comes after governor removes air board chief, saying different skills needed in global warming fight. [News Source]

State transport dept shrugs off responsibility, holds Centre responsible for air pollution (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) The state transport department has failed yet again to accept responsibility for its failure to curb air pollution caused due to auto pollution in the city. The department passed the buck on the Central government this time. In an affidavit submitted to the Calcutta High Court, the transport department said that a previous order passed by the court and the non co-operation of the Central ... [News Source]

Warming may impact Asia-Pacific region (AP via Yahoo! News) Rising temperatures are expected to have a huge impact on people's health in the Asia-Pacific region, causing more of everything from food poisoning to malaria, scientists said Monday. [News Source]

Japan Asthmatics Accept Smog Suit Deal (AP via Yahoo! Finance) A group of asthma sufferers who said Tokyo air pollution made them sick accepted a 1.2 billion yen out-of-court settlement from automakers and the government on Monday. [News Source]

Global warming threatens to submerge Batumi as vacationers head to the beach.

While southern Europe is simmering in a record heatwave and torrential rains have taken the lives of three people in the UK, weather forecasters warn that global warming will push temperatures to record highs in Georgia this summer.

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Court under Roberts limits judicial power. Several states, led by Massachusetts, argued that the Clean Air Act required the EPA to evaluate carbon dioxide as an air pollutant -- a move that could lead to regulation of auto emissions as a way to tackle global warming. [News Source]

Murphy Oil seeks to add 4 storage tanks. Murphy Oil is seeking state permission to add four massive storage tanks at its Meraux refinery, and the request is drawing opposition from skeptical environmental groups and local residents still reeling from the million-gallon oil spill at the refinery in Hurricane Katrina's wake. [News Source]