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Groups want pollution monitoring near CA freeways

Groups want pollution monitoring near CA freeways

Several groups said Tuesday that an air monitoring plan approved by the Environmental Protection Agency doesn't do enough to address the health concerns of Southern California residents living near congested highways.

Groups want pollution monitoring near CA freeways
Ex-President Clinton: Green movement needs money
Ex-President Clinton: Green movement needs money
Former President Bill Clinton said Tuesday that the success of the alternative energy movement is hampered by a lack of financing. His comments came as world leaders attending his annual philanthropic conference expressed fears about rising seas.
Journal editor resigns over 'problematic' climate paper
Journal editor resigns over 'problematic' climate paper
The editor of a science journal has resigned after admitting that a recent paper casting doubt on man-made climate change should not have been published.
Gulf of Mexico storm threatens oil rigs
Gulf of Mexico storm threatens oil rigs
Oil companies began evacuating workers from rigs in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday ahead of what US forecasters said could be a powerful and dangerous storm.
USA set for wave of power plant shutdowns
USA set for wave of power plant shutdowns
Over the next 18 months, the Environmental Protection Agency will finalize a flurry of new rules to curb pollution from coal-fired power plants. Mercury, smog, ozone, greenhouse gases, water intake, coal ash—it’s all getting regulated. And, not surprisingly...
UN security council to consider climate change peacekeeping
UN security council to consider climate change peacekeeping
A special meeting of the United Nations security council is due to consider whether to expand its mission to keep the peace in an era of climate change.
Asia pollution blamed for halt in warming: study
Asia pollution blamed for halt in warming: study
Smoke belching from Asia's rapidly growing economies is largely responsible for a halt in global warming in the decade after 1998 because of sulphur's cooling effect, even though greenhouse gas emissions soared, a U.S. study said on Monday.
Officials expand clean-fuel shipping zone off Los Angeles, Long Beach
Officials expand clean-fuel shipping zone off Los Angeles, Long Beach
The California Air Resources Board has unanimously voted to expand the clean-fuel zone off the shores of Los Angeles and Long Beach beyond the Channel Islands, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Groups want pollution monitoring near CA freeways
Groups want pollution monitoring near CA freeways
Several groups said Tuesday that an air monitoring plan approved by the Environmental Protection Agency doesn't do enough to address the health concerns of Southern California residents living near congested highways.

Small lizard threatens Texas, New Mexico oil drilling

Small lizard threatens Texas, New Mexico oil drilling

Frustration is swelling among residents and lawmakers in one of the most productive oil and natural gas basins in the...

Small lizard threatens Texas, New Mexico oil drilling

Researchers Say Pollution May Be Harming Our Brains

Researchers Say Pollution May Be Harming Our Brains

New research suggests that pollution in Southern California may be harming our brains. We already know that pollution...

Researchers Say Pollution May Be Harming Our Brains

Cars, whole houses and even severed feet in shoes: The vast field of debris from Japan earthquake and tsunami that's floating towards U.S. West Coast

Cars, whole houses and even severed feet in shoes: The vast field of debris from Japan earthquake and tsunami that's floating towards U.S. West Coast

A vast field of debris, swept out to sea following the Japan earthquake and tsunami, is floating towards the U.S. Wes...

Cars, whole houses and even severed feet in shoes: The vast field of debris from Japan earthquake and tsunami that's floating towards U.S. West Coast

Radiation detected in UK

Radiation detected in UK

NUCLEAR fallout from Japan has been detected in Britain sparking fears the whole country could have been exposed to r...

Radiation detected in UK

EU to ban cars from cities by 2050

Top of the EU's list to cut climate change emissions is a target of 'zero' for the number of petrol and diesel-driven cars and lorries in the EU's future cities

Cars will be banned from London and all other cities across Europe under a draconian EU masterplan to cut CO2 emissio...

EU to ban cars from cities by 2050

Radiation levels at Japan nuclear plant reach new highs

Radiation levels at Japan nuclear plant reach new highs

As radiation levels at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant reached a new high Sunday, workers contended with dark, st...

Radiation levels at Japan nuclear plant reach new highs

L.A. Ranked Nation's Sixth Most Toxic City

L.A. Ranked Nation's Sixth Most Toxic City

Forbes.com ranked Los Angeles sixth on its Feb. 28 list of the nation's most toxic cities according to the Environmen...

L.A. Ranked Nation's Sixth Most Toxic City

Global warming means more snowstorms: scientists

Global warming means more snowstorms: scientists

Climate change is not only making the planet warmer, it is also making snowstorms stronger and more frequent, US scie...

Global warming means more snowstorms: scientists

Small Nuclear War Could Reverse Global Warming for Years

Small Nuclear War Could Reverse Global Warming for Years

Even a regional nuclear war could spark "unprecedented" global cooling and reduce rainfall for years, according to U....

Small Nuclear War Could Reverse Global Warming for Years

The World is sinking: Dubai islands 'falling into the sea'

The World is sinking: Dubai islands 'falling into the sea'

The islands were intended as the ultimate luxury possession, even for Dubai. But the World, the ambitiously-construct...

The World is sinking: Dubai islands 'falling into the sea'

Scientists Forsee Possible Super-Storm In California

Scientists Forsee Possible Super-Storm In California

Scientists say a plausible super-storm that could devastate California would be fed by an “atmospheric river” moving ...

Scientists Forsee Possible Super-Storm In California

Activist Erin Brockovich Leads Protest Against Shell Oil

Famed environmental activist Erin Brockovich led a demonstration against Shell Oil in Carson Saturday.

Activist Erin Brockovich Leads Protest Against Shell Oil
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