30 years ago scientists warned Congress on global warming. What they said sounds eerily familiar

Pieces of ice fall from the front of Argentina's Perito Moreno glacier near the city of El Calafate, in the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz, in this file photo. REUTERS/MARCOS BRINDICCI Thirty years ago, on June 10 and 11 of 1986, the U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works commenced two days of hearings, convened by Sen. John H. Chafee, R-Rhode Island, on the subject of "Ozone Depletion, the Greenhouse Effect, and Climate Change."

Jeff Mitchell: Candidates worthy of your vote

Jeff Mitchell: Candidates worthy of your vote Jeff Mitchell's candidate endorsements for the June 7 election Check out this story on thecalifornian.com: http://bit.ly/1THTUQm However you voted, I thank you for doing your part as a citizen. We are people lucky enough to live in a democracy, and voting is a practice we must all carry out with faith and solemnity.

Congress is about to pass a bill that will regulate products you use each day

Sen. Barbara Boxer embraces Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman James Inhofe during a news conference to announce bipartisan legislation on federal regulation of chemicals. Sen. Barbara Boxer embraces Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman James Inhofe during a news conference to announce bipartisan legislation on federal regulation of chemicals.