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OCRegister One way to save the environment from invasive species? Eat themOCRegisterPascal Baudar, a forager and self-described “culinary Alchemist” shows broadleaf found at Hahamongna Watershed Park in La Canada. Broadleaf can be used as seaweed in cooking. ( Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG). By Lauren …

Reuters Trump administration seeks to sidestep border wall environmental study: sourcesReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol plans to use a 2005 anti-terror law to sidestep an environmental impact study for a section of President Donald Trump’s border wall that will pass through a Texas national refuge for endangered … and more »

Washington Post Trump to tap longtime coal lobbyist for EPA’s No. 2 spotWashington PostPresident Trump will nominate a prominent coal lobbyist and former Senate aide, Andrew Wheeler, to serve as the Environmental Protection Agency’s deputy administrator, according to two senior administration officials. Wheeler, a principal at Faegre …Trump to tap coal lobbyist, industry attorney for…

FITSNews Health and Environment Chief Won’t Take Consulting Contract …U.S. News & World ReportCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The leader of South Carolina’s health and environmental agency says she won’t take a consulting contract after she leaves the agency …Health and environment chief won’t take consulting contractAiken Standard all 5 news articles »

New York Times A Cheap Fix for Climate Change? Pay People Not to Chop Down …New York TimesA new experiment showed a simple way to save endangered chimpanzees in Uganda and slow the rate of global warming and carbon dioxide emissions. and more »

Los Angeles Times California is handling climate change all wrong – LA TimesLos Angeles TimesGov. Jerry Brown has won praise for promising that California will live up to the Paris accord despite President Trump’s withdrawal from the treaty. He also …California lawmakers passed a landmark climate change bill — and environmental groups aren’t happy about itBusiness…

New York Times Jerry Brown Announces a Climate Summit Meeting in CaliforniaNew York TimesJerry Brown of California on Thursday reinforced his reputation as America’s de facto leader on climate change, announcing to cheering crowds in Hamburg, Germany that his state would gather leaders from around the world for a global warming summit next …Gov. Brown unveils…

POLITICO.eu Macron plans December climate summitPOLITICO.euFrench President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday announced plans to host a climate conference on the two-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement. “On December 12, 2017, two years after the adoption of the Paris Agreement, France will hold a new summit …French President Macron announces climate summit to build on gains of…

USA TODAY Anheuser-Busch buys drink maker Hiball EnergyUSA TODAYAnheuser-Busch is consuming another beverage to sate its thirst for revenue: energy drinks. The megabrewer on Thursday announced its acquisition of San Francisco-based Hiball Energy, a maker of organic energy drinks and Alta Palla sparkling juices and …AB InBev to buy energy drinks maker HiballMarketWatchAB InBev to Buy…

CNBC Energy titan T Boone Pickens says his health is declining, still ‘mentally strong’CNBCT. Boone Pickens, a titan of the U.S. oil patch, on Thursday said his health is deteriorating following several strokes, but he remains “mentally strong” and will keep working. Pickens, founder and chairman of BP Capital, penned a post on LinkedIn ……