Schwarzenegger orders climate change strategy (San Francisco Chronicle) Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is ordering state agencies to begin preparing for the projected impacts of global warming on California's economy, people and natural resources. The executive order issued Friday calls on officials to develop a statewide climate... [News Source]

Utah coal plant permit blocked by EPA panel. The EPA was blocked Thursday from issuing a permit for a proposed coal-burning power plant in Utah without addressing global warming. The ruling by an agency appeals panel means the Obama administration probably will determine the fate of other similar plants. [News Source]

A freeze on new U.S. coal plants? Responding to a lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club over a new coal plant being build on American Indian reservation land in Utah, the EPA's Environmental Appeals Board ruled that the EPA has no valid reason to refuse to regulate the CO2 emissions that come from new coal-powered plants. [News Source]

Third runway opponents see victory in concessions. A coalition of cities around Sea-Tac International Airport spent over $15 million to block construction of a third runway. Although they failed to stop it, opponents say they succeeded in wringing major environmental concessions from the Port of Seattle. [News Source]

Katrina’s ‘toxic trailer legacy.’ Thousands of people made homeless when Hurricane Katrina struck the US Gulf coast in 2005 were placed in trailers supplied by FEMA. Many occupants say the trailers were made with toxic substances that made them sick, and some are now suing the agency. [News Source]

We’re toast. Current levels of carbon dioxide have already surpassed the estimated cutoff level that would cause damage to the planet. Not only is this new threshold level much lower than previously estimated, no policy could bring the planet down to the new limit. [News Source]

California gets dire warning on global warming. Global warming will have a broad and devastating impact on California's economy over the next century, with up to $2.5 trillion of the state's $4 trillion worth of homes and other buildings at risk from rising sea levels, wildfires and other extreme weather events occurring as the world gets warmer. [News Source]

Satellites reveal sea level has risen by 3.3 mm a year since 1993. Monitoring changes to water levels have revealed that since the start of 1993, sea level has been rising by 3.3 mm a year, almost double the rate of the previous 50 years. [News Source]

Rare pistol shrimp caught by fishermen off Cornwall coast. Shrimps usually found in the Mediterranean have been found off the coast of Cornwall, drawn by the warmer UK waters. [News Source]

Report: climate change threatens half of california. A University of California, Berkeley, report released Thursday estimates that $2.5 trillion of California real estate is threatened by climate change. [News Source]

Report: State’s climate change bill will be huge. In a time of financial havoc, add this to the list of looming costs: billions in economic losses each year in California if nothing is done to address global warming, according to a new study from the University of California. [News Source]