Climate change USA news

2009
*Big power companies can now be sued in federal courts for their pollution following an historic ruling by a New York appeal court, September 25 off-grid.net, September 25, 2009 topic
*Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar launches the Department of the Interior’s first-ever coordinated strategy to address current and future impacts of climate change on America’s land, water, ocean, fish, wildlife, and cultural resources, September 14 U.S. Department of the Interior, September 14, 2009 Under the framework, A new Climate Change Response Council, will amongst other things, work to improve the sharing and communication of climate change impact science, including through www.data.gov. topic
*Draft California Climate Adaptation Strategy now available for public comment, August 3, 2009 California Resources Agency, August 3, 2009 topic
*Dr. James Hansen and Daryl Hannah arrested in protest on mountaintop removal, June 23 Rainforest Action Network, June 23, 2009 
*USA Environmental Protection Agency finds greenhouse gases pose threat to public health or welfare, April 17 Environmental Protection Agency , April 17, 2009 Additional impacts of climate change include, but are not limited to:
:* increased drought;
:* more heavy downpours and flooding;
:* more frequent and intense heat waves and wildfires;
:* greater sea level rise;
:* more intense storms; and
:* harm to water resources, agriculture, wildlife and ecosystems. / topic
*USA overall emissions during 2007 increased by 1.4 percent from the previous year, April 15 Environmental Protection Agency, April 15, 2009 Overall emissions have grown by 17.2 percent from 1990 to 2007. topic
2007 
* Widespread warmth leads to fifth warmest spring for USA, Driest spring on record across the South East worsens drought, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, June 14
*Stakeholder driven climate change roadmap announced by Pennsylvania Environmental Council, June 11 PEC, June 11 2007 
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