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The Guardian Farmers join fight against Adani coalmine over environmental concernsThe GuardianFarmers join fight against Adani coalmine over environmental concerns. More than 2,000 farmers and agriculture leaders express concern proposed Carmichael coalmine could affect groundwater, biodiversity and climate change. Angus Emmott. Longreach …

Phys.Org Cellulosic biofuels can benefit the environment if managed correctlyPhys.OrgDrawing from ten years of empirical research, Robertson and GLBRC colleagues from MSU, the University of Wisconsin and the University of Maryland identify several emerging principles for managing the complex environmental tradeoffs of cellulosic biofuel. and more »

The Guardian ‘It’s a tense environment‘: Media braced for further hostility fueled by TrumpThe Guardian“It’s a tense environment,” said Samantha Barbas, an expert in first amendment and communications law at the University of Buffalo. “Public confidence in the media is at an all-time low, people are more sensitive about their reputations and more …

TIME We Only Have 3 Years Left to Prevent a Climate Disaster, Scientists WarnTIMEA group of the world’s leading thinkers on climate change have issued an urgent call for the world to reach peak greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, as global leaders prepare for a gathering in Germany next month. The group, led by former…

Spectator.co.uk (blog) The truth about the global warming pauseSpectator.co.uk (blog)Between the start of 1997 and the end of 2014, average global surface temperature stalled. This 18-year period is known as the global warming pause, also sometimes referred to as the global warming hiatus. The rise in global temperatures that alarmed …

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 …

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,…