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New England Climate and Air Quality News April 27, 2001 Dust cloud brings Asian smog to New Hampshire Researchers at UNH's Climate Change Research Center are tracking an enormous Asian dust storm that has reached all the way into New Hampshire. This story by the Associated Press reports that the storm originated in Mongolia, picked up industrial pollution in China and spread haze across a quarter of the mainland United States. See the story on the MSNBC website. Bush bets on industry's "clean-coal" technology For many years, pollution from coal-burning plants in the Midwest has drifted eastward, showering acid rain on the Northeast. New England lawmakers, environmentalists and federal regulators have called for stricter emission standards. But now, spurred by the coal industry and senators from key-coal producing states, the Bush administration proposes to invest $2 billion over the next decade on so-called "clean coal technology." The plan is detailed in this report by Knight Ridder News on the Environmental News Network. Canada ice core could yield clues about climate change Reuters reports on the Environmental News Network that a team of Canadian scientists will launch an international expedition next week to extract a long core of ice from Canada's highest peak. They hope to reveal secrets of 10,000 years of climate change. Full Story. Kyoto: Climate leader prods US; Japan supports pact When it comes to facing the challenge of climate change, the Kyoto Protocol has been called "the only game in town." But what will happen now that the United States has walked away from the treaty? Reuters reports on the Environmental News Network that the head of the U.N. forum on global warming says no one country can declare "dead" the 10-year-old process to cut greenhouse gases blamed for rising temperatures. Full Story. Meanwhile, Japan's environment minister has vowed to help achieve world consensus in the fight against global warming. See this separate Reuters story on Environmental News Network. Earth's ghostly glow helps monitor climate CNN reports that scientists are using Earth's reflection on the dark moon - known as Earthshine - to measure how much sunlight the Earth is reflecting, an important factor in determining global change. Full Story. Global Warming Quiz Test your knowledge about global warming and energy conservation with the Environmental News Network's interactive global warming quiz. Get more environmental news at: |
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