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Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Conn. warns of dire climate change consequences New EPA chief: Climate controls will help economy New EPA chief takes on critics of U.S. agency's policies TD Bank warns of insurance loss due to weather claims Congress should not oppose biofuels. They create jobs and help the environment. More Carbon Emissions = Less Global Warming? Cooler weather gives Minn. farmers a break Flossie leaving Hawaii weaker than when storm came More honesty needed about Britain's rising energy bills: Kemp Fog, storms reported at Pa. helicopter crash site Hawaii braces for flooding as Tropical Storm Flossie approaches

Conn. warns of dire climate change consequences  Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 12:02 PM PDT Connecticut environmental officials are warning of dire consequences from climate change that will affect agriculture, dams and levees, waterfront habitats and public health. For example, sea level rise ... Full Story	Top
New EPA chief: Climate controls will help economy  Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 11:45 AM PDT President Barack Obama's top environmental official wasted no time Tuesday taking on opponents of the administration's plan to crack down on global warming pollution. In her first speech as the head of ... Full Story	Top
New EPA chief takes on critics of U.S. agency's policies  Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 11:38 AM PDT By Richard Valdmanis and Valerie Volcovici CAMBRIDGE, Mass./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Delivering her first speech as the top U.S. environmental steward, Gina McCarthy on Tuesday pre-empted a frequent mantra of the agency's critics - that the Environmental Protection Agency's regulations disrupt the economy and cost jobs. The benefits derived from rules to address climate change and protect the environment far outweigh their costs, McCarthy said. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 18 as EPA administrator. ... Full Story	Top
TD Bank warns of insurance loss due to weather claims  Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 10:48 AM PDT By Andrea Hopkins Toronto (Reuters) - Toronto-Dominion Bank , Canada's second-largest lender, said it will take a third-quarter charge after tax of C$418 million ($406 million) due to recent severe weather in Alberta and Ontario and to boost its reserves for auto insurance claims. The weather-related hit on TD's insurance and mortgage lending business was largely shrugged off by investors and analysts as a widely expected one-time expense. But its move to strengthen reserves on auto insurance claims suggested the business may not be as profitable as the bank would like. ... Full Story	Top
Congress should not oppose biofuels. They create jobs and help the environment.  Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 09:21 AM PDT If Americans are serious about curbing climate change, they need to use less gasoline and more clean-burning biofuels, such as ethanol. That's because the combustion of petroleum-based fuels is one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, which trap heat in the atmosphere and contribute to climate change. Full Story	Top
More Carbon Emissions = Less Global Warming?  Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 08:36 AM PDT More Carbon Emissions = Less Global Warming? Full Story	Top
Cooler weather gives Minn. farmers a break  Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 06:55 AM PDT Cooler weather has given Minnesota farmers a break from the heat. In its weekly crops and weather report for Minnesota, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Monday that statewide, temperatures for the ... Full Story	Top
Flossie leaving Hawaii weaker than when storm came  Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 06:50 AM PDT Flossie's Hawaiian adventure: Short, scattered and more powerful than many believed it would be at first. National Weather Service officials say the tropical depression is expected to exit Hawaii on Tuesday ... Full Story	Top
More honesty needed about Britain's rising energy bills: Kemp  Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013 04:34 AM PDT By John Kemp LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's gas and electricity suppliers should itemize customer bills to show how much of the total is related to the fuel costs, transmission charges, company margins and the government's own energy policies. The recommendation is contained in a wide-ranging and insightful report on "Energy prices, profits and poverty" published on Monday by the House of Commons Select Committee on Energy and Climate Change. Several energy suppliers have already threatened to itemize bills. ... Full Story	Top
Fog, storms reported at Pa. helicopter crash site  Monday, Jul 29, 2013 07:28 PM PDT NOXEN, Pa. (AP) — Severe thunderstorms and heavy fog were reported around the time a helicopter crashed in northeastern Pennsylvania on Saturday, killing all five people on board, including a child, officials said Monday. Full Story	Top
Hawaii braces for flooding as Tropical Storm Flossie approaches  Monday, Jul 29, 2013 06:29 PM PDT By Jonathan Kaminsky (Reuters) - A tropical storm with the potential to trigger serious flooding and mudslides was bearing down on Hawaii on Monday and authorities there cautioned residents and tourists to stay inside and off the roads. Tropical Storm Flossie was expected to strike the Big Island and Maui on Monday evening, with waves along the eastern shores of those islands likely to reach as high as 18 feet, according to the National Weather Service. "This shouldn't be taken lightly. It's not just a rain cloud," said Brian Miyamoto, spokesman for the Hawaii State Civil Defense. ... Full Story	Top

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