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Older Cars Fouling Region's Air Quality
The recession is contributing to higher levels of air pollution in the Washington area as new car sales plummet and older, dirtier vehicles remain on the road longer, according to a recent study by regional planners.
 

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Bali

More on the Dec. 3-14, 2007 event in Bali, Indonesia.

Gore Wins Nobel Prize

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Former Vice President Al Gores Shares Nobel Peace Prize with U.N. Panel.

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Visual representations of the effects of climate change.

  • Warm Trends  The "hockey stick graph," so called because its line resembles one, used data and estimates from thermometers, tree rings, corals, ice cores and historical records to chart temperatures over 1,000 years.
  • A Rapid March  Global warming is a factor in the spread of diseases carried by insects and water, scientists say.
  • Banking on Environmental Conscientiousness  Some reserach shows carbon "offsets" some researchers say offsets don't always deliver what they promise.

Global Warming and the Supreme Court

Twelve states, led by Massachusetts and joined by the District of Columbia, are objecting to the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to decline to issue emissions standards for new cars and trucks.

Special Report: Oil & Gas Prices

Read Post coverage of the financial and political debates revolving around the continued rise in oil and gas prices.

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EPA to Let Calif. Set Own Auto Emissions Limits (Post, July 1, 2009)
 
Despite Majority, Obama to Be Tested: Diverse Ideology Cuts Democrats' Edge (Post, June 30, 2009)
 
New Lighting Standards Announced: Changes Could Save Up to $4 Billion Each Year, Energy Department Says (Post, June 30, 2009)
 
Saving Species No Longer a Beauty Contest: Homely Creatures Receiving More Help (Post, June 29, 2009)
 
Obama Praises Climate Bill's Progress but Opposes Its Tariffs (Post, June 29, 2009)
 
In Close Vote, House Passes Climate Bill: Measure Aims to Change Energy Use (Post, June 27, 2009)
 
Close Win Predicted For Cap-and-Trade Bill: House Speaker Reports 'Progress' (Post, June 26, 2009)
 
'Virtuality': A Journey or a Destination?: An Uncertain Future Nags Pilot on Fox (Post, June 26, 2009)
 
Limits on Emissions Have Wide Support (Post, June 25, 2009)
 
Vote Set on House Climate Bill: Cap-and-Trade Legislation Advances Despite Some Resistance (Post, June 24, 2009)
 
3 Automakers Get Loans to Build More Efficient Cars (Post, June 24, 2009)
 
State to Monitor Air Pollution From Old Plants: Program Could Become National Model, Environmentalist Says (Post, June 24, 2009)
 
Climate Bill to Cost Average Consumer $175 a Year: CBO (Post, June 23, 2009)
 
Solar Project Meets Bigger Foe Than Cloudy Skies: The Air Force: Opposition to Plant Highlights Hurdles Facing Renewable Energy (Post, June 20, 2009)
 
EPA to Pay Medical Bills for People Sickened by Asbestos From Montana Mine (Post, June 18, 2009)
 
Expansive Energy Bill Advances In Congress: Environmentalists Criticize Standards, Offshore Drilling (Post, June 18, 2009)
 
Report on Warming Offers New Details: Estimates Specify Effects on Different Regions of U.S. (Post, June 17, 2009)
 
Democrats Struggling for Consensus on Climate Bills (Post, June 15, 2009)
 
White Rooftops May Help Slow Warming: Energy Secretary Pitches Low-Tech Idea to Reflect Solar Energy Back Into Space (Post, June 14, 2009)
 
U.S. Revives Coal-Fired Power Plant (Post, June 13, 2009)
 
U.S. Emissions Bill Is Criticized Abroad (Post, June 13, 2009)
 
House Will Run Project On Saving Electricity (Post, June 12, 2009)
 
Mountaintop Mining To Get More Scrutiny: Administration to Announce New Policies (Post, June 11, 2009)
 
House Approves Incentives for Trading In Gas-Guzzlers: $4 Billion Plan Heads to Senate (Post, June 10, 2009)
 
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Wire Updates

Iconic skyscrapers find new luster in green tech (AP, July 4, 2009; 12:30 PM)

Congressman Henry Waxman headed back to work (Reuters, July 2, 2009; 7:17 PM)

Baaad news? Global warming now shrinking sheep (AP, July 2, 2009; 2:14 PM)

EU: China, India must make emissions cuts (AP, July 2, 2009; 11:01 AM)

Obama's climate leadership faces test at G8 forum (Reuters, July 2, 2009; 8:11 AM)
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Could We Engineer a Cooler Planet? (By Samuel Thernstrom, June 13, 2009)

Bridging the Gap on Climate Change (By Richard G. Lugar and Henry M. Paulson Jr., July 14, 2008)

We're Carboholics. Make Us Stop. (By David Crane, October 14, 2007)

The Poetry of Rachel Carson (By Lynn Scarlett, May 27, 2007)

When the Skies Filled With Dust (By George F. Will, April 29, 2007)
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Free Parking: Not to mention exercise, beauty and history at sites across the country (Post, June 21, 2009)

In the Bag?: The D.C. Council should approve a smart measure to cut down on trash. (Post, June 1, 2009)

Cold Reality: Addressing climate change is a job for Congress, not the Endangered Species Act. (Post, May 18, 2009)

A Tale of Two Scares: The recalls of peanuts and pistachios highlight weaknesses in safeguarding the nation's food supply. (Post, May 4, 2009)

Saving the Bay: Maryland's septic-tank law will help clean the great waterway. (Post, April 23, 2009)
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