One-third in state still live where air does not meet U.S. standards

Despite falling 15% to 20% in urban areas since 2003, smog remains above federal health standards in parts of Greater Los Angeles, the San Joaquin Valley, Sacramento and San Diego, the board's report said. Article courtesy of the Los Angeles Times-Science Now by Tony Barboza http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-0124-california-air-20140124,0,2523617.story#ixzz2rcGNpKZk

China's industry exporting air pollution to U.S. study says

About one-fifth of the pollution China spews into the atmosphere comes from producing goods for export to the United States and other countries, according to the paper by a group of scientists that was published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Winds blow pollutants from Chinese power plants and factories across the Pacific in about six days, where they boost levels of smog in the United States. Article courtesy of the Los Angeles Times-Science Now by Tony Barboza http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-china-exports-air-pollution-united-states-20140120,0,1142263.story#ixzz2rcEry6Hh

Water is contaminated at LAX's Tom Bradley Terminal

Something bad has been in the water at Los Angeles International Airport for the last several weeks. According to airport emails obtained by The Times, the water is brown and contains high levels of bacteria and particles of copper, brass and rust. Officials have conducted a review to see if contamination has also surfaced in the water fountains, dining concessions and restrooms used by passengers in the rebuilt terminal. http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-lax-bradley-water-20131207,0,3137637.story#ixzz2mtTwoMwg Article courtesy of the Los Angeles Times by Daniel. Weikel

Pacific Ocean warming faster than it has in 10,000 years, study finds

Scientists have struggled to explain a recent slowdown in the rise of global surface temperatures while skeptics have seized on the 15-year lull to cast doubt on the science of climate change. http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-pacific-ocean-warming-faster-10000-years-climate-change-20131101,0,2144238.story#axzz2k4Sz0UPx Article courtesy of the Los Angeles Times by Tony Barboza

California must adopt aggressive climate-change policies, report says

California will fall short of its goal to slash greenhouse gas emissions by midcentury unless it adopts aggressive policies to fight climate change, a new report says. http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-1105-greenhouse-gases-20131105,0,4761079.story#axzz2k4Sz0UPx Article courtesy of The Los Angeles Times by Tony Barboza

In Indonesia, Environmentalists See a Disaster in the Making

Aceh, the northern province on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, is a region made famous by separatist conflict and natural disasters, calamities that long held back economic development but helped preserve one of the world’s richest ecosystems. Now conservationists say the rapid clearing of virgin forest is paving the way for environmental catastrophe, turning critically endangered orangutans, tigers and elephants into refugees, and triggering landslides and flash floods http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/12/world/asia/in-indonesia-environmentalists-see-a-disaster-in-the-making.html?ref=science Article courtesy of The New York Times by Sara Schonhardt

Bulgaria’s Air Is Dirtiest in Europe, Study Finds, Followed by Poland

Bulgaria has the highest concentrations of the two major varieties of particulate matter, which are tiny airborne droplets or gas particles that come from smokestacks, vehicle tailpipes or a variety of other sources. They can lead to health problems from asthma to cancer. Bulgaria also has the highest concentrations of carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide, according to the report by the European Environment Agency http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/15/business/international/bulgarias-air-is-dirtiest-in-europe-study-finds-followed-by-poland.html?ref=science&_r=0 Article courtesy of The New York Times by Danny Hakim