New standards could cut tax breaks for corn-based ethanol. Rules proposed by the Obama administration set the stage for a battle between Midwest grain producers and environmentalists who say the gasoline additive actually worsens global warming. [News Source]

Cherry growers, deciphering climate models, find uncertainty reigns. A novel interdisciplinary effort strives - and struggles - to give Michigan's $44 million tart cherry industry a roadmap for a warmer future. [News Source]

New standards could cut tax breaks for corn-based ethanol. Rules proposed by the Obama administration set the stage for a battle between Midwest grain producers and environmentalists who say the gasoline additive actually worsens global warming. [News Source]

A U.S. hog giant transforms Eastern Europe. The upheaval in the hog farm belts of Poland and Romania ranks among Europe’s biggest agricultural transformations. It also offers a window on how a Fortune 500 company based in Virginia operates in far-flung outposts. The impact on the environment is marked. [News Source]

Asia construction frenzy needs green injection. China is said to be building half of the world's new floor space, but the vast majority of these new projects will be energy guzzlers. Environmentalists worry that these buildings will produce high carbon emissions for decades to come. [News Source]

Embattled coal industry wages multifront lobbying war. A sweeping climate bill might be the most immediate threat to the coal industry, but it's just the peak of a mountain of worries for a business fighting for its future. [News Source]

US submits first plan for new UN climate treaty. In a major shift, the United States committed itself to reaching agreement on a new global climate treaty this year and told the U.N. it wants strong targets for cutting greenhouse gases as long as other heavily polluting nations do their part. [News Source]

Obama urges Dems to compromise on warming. President Obama tried to spur action on a broad energy and climate change proposal Tuesday by urging key congressional Democrats to accept political compromises that would soften the potential cost to consumers. [News Source]

France fears climate change will hit tourism. France fears climate change could erode its appeal as the world's top tourist destination, pointing to the risk of melting snow, water shortages and disappearing beaches. [News Source]

Democrats, Obama agree on cash-for-clunkers plan. Consumers would get vouchers for as much as $4,500 from the government to trade in their gas-guzzling cars under a compromise plan that could help advance a broad measure to combat climate change. [News Source]

North America’s first carbon tax faces judgement. Canadian provincial elections don't normally merit international attention. But economists and environmentalists are looking to the 12 May election in British Columbia as a test of several climate change policies--including North America's first carbon tax. [News Source]