The Diplomat Farewell to Vo Quy, Vietnam’s Hero of the EnvironmentThe DiplomatTime Magazine named him a Hero of the Environment in 2008 for his work designating Vietnam’s national parks (the first of which was named in 1962) and his work in Agent Orange remediation, which focused more on the environmental impact than the …

Los Angeles Times Exxon Mobil is ordered to hand over climate change researchLos Angeles TimesA Massachusetts judge has ordered Exxon Mobil to submit 40 years of documents regarding the company’s studies of the impact of fossil fuels on climate change. Superior Court Judge Heidi E. Brieger said state law supports arguments by Massachusetts’ …Exxon ordered to…

Vox Sen. Jeff Merkley patiently exposed Rex Tillerson on climate changeVoxWhat followed was something rare in US politics: a substantive back and forth on the subject of climate change. It was a deft bit of work on Merkley’s part, as it drew Tillerson out. Underneath the polish, it turns out, he is a very familiar…

The White House (blog) Climate Change is Costly; Serious Climate Policy is a BargainThe White House (blog)When the Paris Agreement took effect in December 2015, the world took an important step toward avoiding the most dangerous impacts of climate change. But Paris alone is not enough to avoid average global surface temperature increases that climate …China…

Fusion Tillerson: Global Warming Is Not An ‘Imminent National Security Threat’ [VIDEO]Daily CallerFormer ExxonMobil CEO told lawmakers Wednesday he did not see global warming as an “imminent national security threat,” though he thinks humans are contributing to that warming. “I don’t see it as the imminent national security threat as perhaps others …Sen. Jeff Merkley patiently…

The Atlantic The Hermit Who Inadvertently Shaped Climate–Change ScienceThe AtlanticDuring the last couple decades, scientists at the RMBL have become fascinated with climate change’s impact on plants and animals in the high alpines, hoping to scale their discoveries into broader lessons about life in a warmer earth. But their …

Washington Post Scientists have a new way to calculate what global warming costs. Trump’s team isn’t going to like it.Washington PostThe social cost of carbon, then, refers to the monetary cost of emitting a single ton of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, given that these emissions will further contribute to global warming. The value has…

CBC.ca Trans Mountain pipeline expansion granted environmental certificate by BC governmentCBC.caEnvironment Minister Mary Polak and Natural Gas Development Minister Rich Coleman issued the environmental assessment approval for the interprovincial twinning of the pipeline between Edmonton and Burnaby, B.C., after what Clark described as years …All five conditions met for BC’s approval of Kinder Morgan pipeline: Christy…

720 people detained in environment inspectionsGlobal TimesA total of 720 people were detained and 6,454 held accountable in China for environment-related wrongdoing in 2016, according to information disclosed at a national environment work conference. Through public tip-offs and random checks, inspectors … and more »

Meridian Star Meridian area teachers use grants to study environmentMeridian Star“Mississippi Power encourages hands-on indoor and outdoor classroom activities to engage students in environmental study,” Environmental Affairs Director Mark Loughman said. “Hundreds of students will have an opportunity to participate in and learn …