Land down under going under. It is Australia as we have never seen it before - a dry brown land transformed into an archipelago of disparate islands by a sea level rise of 500 meters. [News Source]

Canada urged to rein in soaring emissions. Canada should move quickly to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the country's environmental auditor warned Thursday. [News Source]

Ambrose promises to regulate oil and gas sector. In response to a scathing report that gave the federal government a failing grade on the environment, federal Environment Minister Rona Ambrose vowed Friday to take on Canada's biggest polluter: the oil industry based in her province of Alberta. [News Source]

Tuning in to climate. The Weather Channel will look at how global warming is affecting people around the world. [News Source]

Abortion, race, environment on Supreme Court’s agenda. The Supreme Court returns Monday to a docket that includes important cases on abortion, race and the environment. [News Source]

Canadian minister promises tough law to curb air pollution. Canada's Environment Minister Rona Ambrose on Friday promised new legislation to be unveiled next month that would force deep cuts in air pollution and greenhouse gases that cause global warming, but not hurt industry. [News Source]

Tories poised to crack down on emissions. The Conservative government plans to get tough with the oil and gas industry along with other large greenhouse gas emitters when it unveils its long-awaited green plan in October, Environment Minister Rona Ambrose said yesterday. [News Source]

Montana gets hotter, study says. This year's hot temperatures are part of a broader trend of rising temperatures in Montana, according to a study released this week. [News Source]

Don’t toss the shorts: GJ temps rising. Average temperatures are rising in the Grand Valley, forcing an early harvest for many farmers. Denver environmental group Environment Colorado released a study this week showing that average temperatures in Colorado have risen steadily over the past five years. [News Source]

Tories to regulate industries for CO2. The oil and gas sectors, along with other greenhouse-gas-emitting industries, are to be regulated by the Conservative government under its widely anticipated plan to fight air pollution and climate change, Environment Minister Rona Ambrose said yesterday. [News Source]

Can’t stand the heat? Get out of the Springs. Colorado Springs tied three other cities for sixth-highest increase in average daily temperatures in the lower 48 states in the past five years according to a study released Thursday. [News Source]