Reuters Pentagon, Trump are at odds on climate change — and Democrats are taking advantageCharlotte ObserverAn amendment to the annual defense policy bill requiring the Pentagon to submit a report on the national-security threats posed by climate change was approved by members of the Republican-led House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. The text …House panel wants…

NOLA.com Environment reporter Mark Schleifstein honored for coverage of water issuesNOLA.comMark Schleifstein, an environment reporter for NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, has been honored by the US Water Alliance for his 33-year career covering hurricanes, oil spills and other water issues. The US Water Prize for journalism was presented … and more »

Sacramento Bee Californians pay to fight climate change – and court says they’ll keep payingSacramento BeeCalifornians pay more for gasoline and other goods to finance the state’s war on climate change. The state Supreme Court decided Wednesday they’ll continue paying for at least three more years. The court declined to hear a lawsuit challenging the…

Hyperallergic The American Landscape Photographers Who Focused on the Environment in the ’70sHyperallergicThe 1970s are sometimes called the “environmental decade,” due to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, the enaction of major environmental legislation, and the increase in awareness of ecological issues such as ozone depletion, the …

The Independent World has three years to save humanity from climate change, warn …The IndependentThe world has three years to start making significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions or face the prospect of dangerous global warming, experts have …Researchers say we have three years to act on climate change before it’s too latePopular ScienceWorld has three…

Mashable World has three years to save humanity from climate change, warn expertsThe IndependentThe world has three years to start making significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions or face the prospect of dangerous global warming, experts have warned in an article in the prestigious journal Nature. Calling for world leaders to be guided …Despite Trump,…

Nature.com Climate change drives expansion of Antarctic ice-free habitatNature.comAntarctic terrestrial biodiversity occurs almost exclusively in ice-free areas that cover less than 1% of the continent. Climate change will alter the extent and configuration of ice-free areas, yet the distribution and severity of these effects remain …Antarctica: Decline in biodiversity expected as climate change leads to…

Open Democracy The Tory–DUP deal could be a disaster for the environmentOpen DemocracyAccording to their voting records, the other DUP MPs who remain in their seats after the election have been largely absent from Westminster votes related to the environment and climate change. When they have voted, Nigel Dodds, Ian Paisley, David … and more »

The Guardian UK risks becoming ‘dumping ground’ for plastic after Brexit …The GuardianThe UK risks becoming the “dirty man of Europe” after Brexit with no plan to deal with the millions of plastic bottles dumped by consumers every week, according … and more »

New York Times A Sense of Duty to Teach Climate ChangeNew York TimesClimate change, of course, is a politically fraught topic in the United States, where Republican politicians and representatives of the fossil fuel industry have sought to cast doubt on the established science of human-caused global warming. Even most …