US Supreme Court to rule on climate change (New Scientist) The court will decide whether the evidence for global warming is sufficient to merit controls on carbon dioxide emissions from cars [News Source]

Govt programme tackles climate change (Otago Daily Times) Tougher vehicle import standards and a tightlyfocused carbon tax are options to be considered by Government officials as they look at global warming. [News Source]

Deluges are shattering our delusions of safety. It rained last week. Lordy, how it rained. Rained for days and days. Rained cats and dogs, mice and frogs and, yes, the kitchen sink. [News Source]

Court’s take on warming matters. The U.S. Supreme Court will take up a controversial case this fall that could dramatically alter the national discourse on climate change. [News Source]

Plant construction receives opposition. The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission is scheduled to vote July 14 on a permit for the Big Stone II power plant near Milbank. [News Source]

CWLP already spending on plant. City Water, Light and Power has spent $119 million so far on its planned half-billion dollar power plant, even though CWLP has not yet received permission to build it from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. [News Source]

New director of Great Lakes panel praised. The Great Lakes Commission's new executive director has more than 25 years of experience with three of the region's most influential environmental groups. [News Source]

Green candidate for Senate: Clinton too conservative. Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate Howie Hawkins on Monday urged progressive Democrats to declare independence from Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton because she has ignored liberal causes to prop up the military and corporate America. [News Source]

A heatwave so fierce we need to splash out. Wales will continue to sweat in sweltering temperatures this week with the current heatwave lasting past Wednesday. [News Source]

Couple’s vision is greener power in Dales. One Yorkshire couple are taking the concept of being green to another level with a proposal to generate the electricity for an entire district with locally-produced food waste. [News Source]

Blair suggests mind made up on nuclear power. Prime Minister Tony Blair gave his firmest signal yet on Tuesday that a review of energy policy will call for the replacement of the country's ageing nuclear power stations. [News Source]