Idaho Statesman Is Boise’s composting good for the environment? Do I really pay before I get a cart?Idaho StatesmanA thorough analysis on the environmental impact of municipal composting programs doesn’t appear to exist. Catherine Chertudi said she isn’t aware of such a study. Chertudi is the city of Boise’s solid waste programs manager and the…

CNBC Climate change raises new risk: Are inland bridges too low?CNBCClimate change is often seen as posing the greatest risk to coastal areas. But the nation’s inland cities face perils of their own, including more intense storms and more frequent flooding. Even as President Donald Trump has announced his intention for … and more »

Science Daily El Niño and global warming combine to cause record-breaking heat in Southeast AsiaScience DailyThe research, published on June 6 in the journal Nature Communications, shows that El Niño triggered the heat, causing about half of the warming, while global warming caused one-third and raised the heat into record-breaking territories, according to … and…

Global warming may cause spike in asthma, allergy symptomsScience DailyReduced mucociliary clearance typically makes allergy symptoms worse. Current climate-warming trends may intensify the problem, the research team noted. “These results suggest that continuing increases in atmospheric CO2 associated with global climate … and more »

Forbes Paris and Beyond: A Climate Change Accord Without the USForbesThis article was originally published at Stratfor.com. By Sarang Shidore. The U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change, announced by U.S. President Donald Trump last week, has led to a bitter and divisive debate on its likely impact.California signs deal with China to…

ThinkProgress EPA chief accused of ‘promoting global warming‘ with unwavering support for fossil fuelsThinkProgress“When you go around saying we’re creating all these coal jobs… that we’ve repealed the Clean Power Plan… talking about the use of fossil fuels for centuries to come, you are in effect promoting global warming,” Rattner told Pruitt. “That’s what you…

The Guardian Climate change is real. So why won’t the right admit it?The GuardianYet American nationalists are not the only ones to resist action on climate change. Ukip’s general election manifesto pledges to pull the UK out of the Paris accord. More concerning, however, is that Eurosceptic Conservatives include prominent climate …Most Americans want ‘aggressive’ action…

Bloomberg The messy reality of global warmingHelena Independent RecordWASHINGTON — There was no need for President Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement to achieve his goal of overturning the Obama administration’s global warming policy. This had already occurred through court rulings …Trump Agrees Humans Play Part in Global Warming, Haley SaysBloombergDoes…

Diplomats Plant Seagrass to Celebrate World Environment DayVoice of AmericaTo celebrate the June 5 World Environment Day, diplomats from more than a dozen foreign embassies and international organizations Monday joined the U.S. … and more »

Washington Post Senior diplomat in Beijing embassy resigns over Trump’s climate change decisionWashington PostThe No. 2 diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing resigned Monday, telling staff his conscience would not permit him to formally notify the Chinese that the United States is withdrawing from the Paris climate accord. David H. Rank, a career Foreign…