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Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Obama's environmental nominee in jeopardy from Senate Republicans AP Interview: Moniz sees coal's 'significant role' Fracking critics unhappy with Obama climate speech Spinning Obama’s Climate Change Plan Weather Blog: Tornado Watch Issued For Delaware Valley More Species at Risk from Climate Change Than Thought Global Warming Worsened Australia's Record Hot Summer The Coal Lobby's Fight for Survival Britain's shale gas firms to offer host communities sweeteners Republicans Answer Obama With Drilling Bill

Obama's environmental nominee in jeopardy from Senate Republicans  Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 05:38 PM PDT By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama made a plea this week for the U.S. Senate to confirm his choice to head the agency that will oversee the core of his new climate change plan, but nominee Gina McCarthy's prospects seem increasingly in doubt. McCarthy was nominated by Obama in March to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency where she is currently the top air quality official. She has yet to receive a vote in the full U.S. Senate after narrowly being approved by the Senate Committee for the Environment and Public Works on a party-line vote. ... Full Story	Top
AP Interview: Moniz sees coal's 'significant role'  Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 03:34 PM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Thursday that coal will continue to play a major role in meeting America's energy needs even as the Obama administration seeks to reduce carbon emissions and combat global warming. Full Story	Top
Fracking critics unhappy with Obama climate speech  Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 02:35 PM PDT President Barack Obama's speech this week on climate change forcefully rejected some key arguments made by opponents of natural gas fracking, upsetting some environmental groups that otherwise back his ... Full Story	Top
Spinning Obama’s Climate Change Plan  Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 01:16 PM PDT President Barack Obama's climate change plan had both sides busy spinning data: Rep. Eric Cantor, in warning that the president's plan would hurt the economy, said Americans are increasingly "losing faith in their economy." But the Consumer Confidence Index, released a day before Cantor spoke, showed consumer confidence "is now … More Full Story	Top
Weather Blog: Tornado Watch Issued For Delaware Valley  Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 12:12 PM PDT Full Story	Top
More Species at Risk from Climate Change Than Thought  Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 09:42 AM PDT Climate change predictions paint a bleak picture for much of the world's flora and fauna: Species that can't keep up with a warming world will be pushed toward extinction unless conservation efforts can save them, the thinking goes. But a new study warns that many of the creatures most vulnerable to climate change are not currently considered conservation priorities. Full Story	Top
Global Warming Worsened Australia's Record Hot Summer  Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 09:41 AM PDT Human-caused global warming played a role in making this past summer Australia's hottest on record, a new study suggests. Full Story	Top
The Coal Lobby's Fight for Survival  Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 07:58 AM PDT For a century, coal dominated America's energy landscape, cheaply fueling the factories of the Rust Belt and lighting up homes across the country. King Coal also enjoyed almost unrivaled influence in Washington. On Capitol Hill, the muscular coal lobby routinely rolled its opponents. In particular, the clout of the coal lobby—and the money it doled out—was a major reason Congress has never enacted a serious climate-change law. Full Story	Top
Britain's shale gas firms to offer host communities sweeteners  Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 03:58 AM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Companies that explore for shale gas in Britain have pledged to provide sweeteners worth 100,000 pounds to communities located near exploratory wells and 1 per cent of revenues from each production site, the government said on Thursday. "Companies have pledged to engage with communities early (prior to any application for planning permission), and to provide community benefits in areas where shale is commercially extracted," the Department of Energy and Climate Change said in a statement. ... Full Story	Top
Republicans Answer Obama With Drilling Bill  Wednesday, Jun 26, 2013 11:18 PM PDT Just one day after President Obama unveiled his plan to bypass Congress and combat climate change using executive-branch regulations, House Republican leaders touted their proposal to vote Friday on legislation to expand offshore oil and natural-gas drilling. Full Story	Top

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