Drought areas shrinking as snow and rain fall | Reuters

Meteorologists said the significant winter rainfall and snow have so far eliminated the drought, the worst in 50 years in the United States, in an area roughly from Illinois eastward.

Can the new EPA chief stop Obama approving the Keystone XL pipeline? | Richard Schiffman

As I reported in the Guardian in January, there was also speculation that Jackson, an opponent of the Keystone XL pipeline, resigned because the president had already decided to approve the project.

California cancels CO2 permit sale amid no demand - News - Point Carbon

SAN FRANCISCO, March 4 (Reuters Point Carbon) – The California Air Resources Board (ARB) on Friday said that since no covered entities have signaled their intent to purchase high-priced allowances from the state’s reserve, the March 8 sale has been cancelled.

Orlando breaks record low temperature

In one Central Florida city, residents woke up to a new record low temperature.

Orlando dropped to 30 degrees, one degree below the record set 70 years ago in 1943.