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N. American Environmental Officials Briefed on Community Concerns [1]

"Senior environment officials from the United States, Mexico and Canada meeting in New Orleans on Wednesday were briefed on environmental concerns facing homeland communities, including indoor air pollution in Alaska, protecting freshwater sources from sewage and other pollutants in Mexico, and the impact of climate change already on First Nation villages along the Arctic Circle."

Source: New Orleans Times-Picayune [2], 07/12/2012

West Nile v. Pesticides: Sick Neighbors Face Off on Mosquito Spraying [5]

A Colorado family typifies a growing number of Americans whose health may be put at risk by the drift of pesticides from their neighbors' fogging activities. But neighbors doing the fogging say they, too, are acting to protect their health. A judge ruled this month that pesticide drift can be a form of trespass.

Source: Huffington Post [6], 07/12/2012

"Climate Change Drives Salmon Evolution" [7]

"For salmon trying to make it upriver to spawn before a hot summer hits, slow and steady loses the evolutionary race. Salmon DNA records stretching back over 30 years show that nature has increasingly selected for fish that migrate from the ocean earlier in the year. It is among the first pieces of genetic evidence that climate change is driving the evolution of a species."

Source: New Scientist [8], 07/12/2012

"Cooling a Warming Planet: A Global Air Conditioning Surge" [9]

"The U.S. has long used more energy for air conditioning than all other nations combined. But as demand increases in the world’s warmer regions, global energy consumption for air conditioning is expected to continue to rise dramatically and could have a major impact on climate change."

Source: YaleE360 [10], 07/12/2012

"Voyage Studying Plastic Waste in Great Lakes Sets Sail" [11]

"Until now, scientists could only guess at the amount of plastic waste in the Great Lakes. This week, a team of researchers sets sail to conduct the first-ever survey of plastic pollution in the world’s largest fresh water system."

Source: WBFO [12], 07/12/2012

"Texas Judge Rules Atmosphere, Air Is Public Trust" [15]

"HOUSTON -- A Texas judge has ruled that the atmosphere and air must be protected for public use, just like water, which could help attorneys tasked with arguing climate change lawsuits designed to force states to cut emissions."

Source: AP [16], 07/12/2012

"Skeptic Group Takes Aim at Journalists" [19]

"A conservative group that has used public records requests in an attempt to publicize emails written by climate scientists has turned its attention to reporters who cover the environment."

Source: Greenwire [20], 07/12/2012

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