Chicago Tribune States face off over future of Obama global warming plan under TrumpChicago TribuneTwo weeks after officials in two dozen states asked Donald Trump to kill one of President Barack Obama’s plans to curb global warming, Schneiderman was lead author on a rebuttal letter signed by Democratic attorneys general in 15 states, plus four…

Bloomberg Tillerson Climate–Change Testimony Set Before Trump Sworn InBloombergLawyers for teenagers claiming the U.S. government failed to protect the environment from global warming plan to question under oath President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of state on his knowledge of climate change. Exxon Mobil Corp.Tillerson Led Exxon’s Shift on Climate Change; Some Say ‘It Was…

Scientific American (blog) Accepting the Reality of Climate Change is Good for BusinessScientific American (blog)Yes, climate change is an existential threat—one that keeps me up at night. But talking of fire and brimstone only inflames those who either (rightly) feel helpless in the face of this reality or those who have a vested interest in…

Statesman Journal Five environment stories to watch in 2017Statesman JournalThis year’s top environment stories centered around water use, public lands, pollution and subsidies. Those will continue to be hot topics in the New Year. Here are five stories to watch during 2017: Will Salem allow tiny houses? Salem is alone in …

UPI.com Genes and the environment equally affect language-related brain activityScience DailyOsaka University-led researchers examine brain activity in monozygotic and dizygotic Japanese twins and show that environmental and genetic influences affect language-related brain activities in left frontal area of the brain. Language functions are …Environment, genes influence language-related brain activityUPI.com all 2 news articles »

Minnesota Public Radio News Wisconsin DNR: Climate change cause debatableMinnesota Public Radio NewsThe Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has quietly removed language from its website that said humans and greenhouse gases are the main cause of climate change. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the website now states the cause of …DNR purges climate change from web…

Live Science Climate Change Could Kill the World’s Oldest TreesLive ScienceBut now, because of climate change, the oldest trees on the planet may be facing their eventual extinction, a new study suggests. Ancient bristlecone pines (Pinus longaeva), which thrive in the upper reaches of the White Mountains in California, could …

Mintpress News (blog) Trump Is Anti-Environment, But So Was ObamaMintpress News (blog)While the incoming Trump administration shows a callous disregard for the environment, liberals have conveniently forgotten that some of the most disastrous environmental and public health crises in U.S. history have occurred on President Obama’s watch. and more »

Salon The climate struggle is real: 10 biggest global warming stories of 2016SalonThe climate struggle is real: 10 biggest global warming stories of 2016 In this April 3, 2014 file photo giant machines dig for brown coal at the open-cast mining Garzweiler in front of a smoking power plant near the city of Grevenbroich in…

Greensburg Daily News Road salt fouls environmentGreensburg Daily NewsWhen it does, it has measurable effects on the environment. “Rock salt runoff negatively affects soil, vegetation, concrete, metals and aquatic life,” said Julie Savia, an environmental manager at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management …