Burning less coal isn’t just making air cleaner. It’s making your tuna safer.

Studies of tuna caught in the Gulf of Maine between 2004 and 2012 revealed that levels of methylmercury in their bodies decreased at a rate of 2 percent per year, or nearly 20 percent over a decade.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/11/29/burning-less-coal-isnt-just-making-air-cleaner-its-making-your-tuna-safer/?utm_term=.a18fd66bc527
Article courtesy of the Washington Post by Darryl Fears

Automakers fund European electric car charging sites to boost demand

Four of the world's top carmakers have agreed to invest in thousands of fast-charging sites across Europe to boost mainstream acceptance of electric cars, the companies said on Tuesday.
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-electric-idUSKBN13O25J
Article courtesy of Reuters by Andreas Cremer and Bernie Woodall - Berlin/Detroit

California regulates cow farts

GALT, Calif. (AP) — California is taking its fight against global warming to the farm.
The nation's leading agricultural state is now targeting greenhouse gases produced by dairy cows and other livestock. Cattle and other farm animals are major sources of methane, a greenhouse gas many times more potent than carbon dioxide as a heat-trapping gas. Methane is released when they belch, pass gas and make manure.   http://www.fox5ny.com/news/220448846-story
Article courtesy of Fox5 by Terrence Chea /Associated Press

Look no farther than Richland, Wash. for ways to combat climate change

Just across the state in Richland, Wash. at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, researcher Pete McGrail has figured out a way to pump carbon dioxide into basalt bedrock, which then turns the gas into solid stone.   http://mynorthwest.com/473986/look-no-farther-than-richland-wash-for-ways-to-combat-climate-change/
Article courtesy of MyNorthwest by David Ross-Kiro radio host.

Massachusetts Uber, Lyft screenings called toughest in US

BOSTON (AP) — Drivers for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft will undergo what state officials call the most comprehensive background checks in the U.S. under agreements announced Monday by Gov. Charlie Baker’s administration.  http://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2016/11/28/uber-lyft-regs-in-massachusetts-called-toughest-in-us
Article courtesy of boston.com by Bob Salsberg

Hackers attack San Francisco's light-rail system, forcing agency to give free rides to passengers

Some passengers on San Francisco's public railway enjoyed free rides during part of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend after hackers infiltrated hundreds of its workers' computers and email accounts.  http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-hacker-sf-20161128-story.html
Article courtesy of The Los Angeles Times by Jeff Chiu of the Associated Press

The Arctic is a Seriously Weird Place Right Now

The sun set on the North Pole more than a month ago, not to rise again until spring. Usually that serves as a cue for sea ice to spread its frozen tentacles across the Arctic Ocean. But in the depths of the polar night, a strange thing started to happen in mid-October. Sea ice growth slowed to a crawl and even started shrinking for a bit.  http://www.climatecentral.org/news/arctic-sea-ice-record-low-20903
Article courtesy of Climate Central by Brian Kahn