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California lawmakers move to halt offshore drilling after spill
Posted by Fox: None Given on June 9th, 2015
Fox: California lawmakers are moving to halt offshore oil drilling on the heels of a major spill last month, amid Republican concerns the push could hurt jobs. The state Senate last week approved a bill, sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Mike McGuire, that would ban any new oil drilling in state waters off the California coast. In May, California experienced its largest oil spill in 25 years. According to McGuire’s office, more than 100,000 gallons of oil from offshore platforms spilled from a ruptured...
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Comments Off on California lawmakers move to halt offshore drilling after spillReport: Warming water in Long Island Sound altering fish populations
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 9th, 2015
Associated Press: Fish such as black seabass and summer flounder that prefer warm water are appearing more frequently in Long Island Sound because of climate change, according to a report released Monday on the health of the sound. And fish such as winter flounder, Atlantic herring and red herring that prefer cold water are slowly decreasing, according to the report by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. The report also warned about pollution caused by human activity. Although Long Island Sound is in good...
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Posted by Toronto Star: Raveena Aulakh on June 9th, 2015
Toronto Star: Peak rainfall during storms will intensify as the climate changes and temperatures rise, leading to increased flash flood risks, especially in urban areas, new research from Australia indicates.
Scientists at the University of New South Wales in Sydney analyzed about 40,000 storms from three decades in Australia and found that warming temperatures are dramatically disrupting rainfall patterns within storms.
“We have known for a long time that as temperatures increase you can hold more moisture...
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Posted by Big Island News: None Given on June 9th, 2015
Big Island News: Reports of a "bullet hole" found in the door of the Subaru Telescope on the summit of Mauna Kea have been dispelled. The observatory has "confirmed a match between this hole and an intake manifold cover on the wall", which indicates no guns or bullets were involved in creating the hole.
Photos and police reports of the "bullet hole" created a stir in the media on Sunday, illustrating the tense situation that currently exists on the mountain. With construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope delayed...
Rainy May Sets Record for Soggy U.S
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 8th, 2015
Climate Central: The numbers are in, and the month of May broke a number of records across the U.S. Alaska had its warmest May by a wide margin. California continued to see its warmest year-to-date. And thanks to staggering rains that swamped the Southern Plains, May was the wettest month on record for the contiguous U.S.
Total precipitation for the Lower 48 in May was nearly 1.5 inches above normal, according to figures released Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, boosting the month...
Lindsey Graham Calls Out Fellow Republican Candidates Over Climate Change Views
Posted by ThinkProgress: None Given on June 8th, 2015
ThinkProgress: In an interview Sunday with CNN`s "State of the Union," Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) continued to distance himself from the growing field of GOP presidential candidates when it comes to climate change and environmental policy.
"If I’m president of the United States, we’re going to address climate change, CO2 emissions in a business-friendly way," Graham said during the interview, noting that he does "believe that climate change is real."
The interview was taped Saturday in Boone, Iowa, where...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Lindsey Graham Calls Out Fellow Republican Candidates Over Climate Change ViewsHawaii Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Telescope Permit
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 8th, 2015
Associated Press: Hawaii's highest court is taking up a legal challenge against a permit for a giant telescope planned for Hawaii's Big Island.
The state Supreme Court granted an application to transfer the case there from circuit court on Friday.
People are protesting the $1.4 billion telescope to protect land held sacred by Native Hawaiians, among other reasons. The telescope is planned for the summit of Mauna Kea on Hawaii's Big Island, and would be one of the largest telescopes in the world.
The court...
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Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 8th, 2015
Associated Press: The group of state Department of Natural Resources scientists that Republican lawmakers targeted for cuts has been working on a number of politically charged issues in recent years, including climate change, pollution and mining. Republicans say the cuts are designed to refocus the DNR on more practical research projects that help hunters and anglers. But Democrats say the GOP wants to slap the researchers down as political payback. “It has to be political,” Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, a member...
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Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 8th, 2015
Daily Times: Planning Commission Water Resources Chief Naseer Ahmed Gilani said on Sunday Pakistan is facing an annual loss of $24 billion due to the adverse impacts of climate change and environmental degradation.
He was addressing to a seminar titled combating climate change impacts arranged by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) in connection with the World Environment Day.
Speaking on the occasion he stressed for serious efforts towards environmental conservation with special focus on energy conservation...
California drought: No rain, but ‘the sky is not falling.’
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 8th, 2015
LA Times: The Santa Ana River is a robust and beautiful sight these days. Five miles west of the Prado Dam in Yorba Linda, the water has cut a narrow channel in a sandy bed and courses briskly over submerged rocks and tree limbs.
The water is a complicated cocktail that comes from many sources. As it flows 96 miles from its headwaters to the ocean, it provides a glimpse of the future: a picture of water management set into place nearly 50 years ago that can be seen as a model for California's long effort...
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