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Has Chicago’s annual precipitation been affected by global warming?WGN-TVProbably yes, but it is difficult to make such determinations because Chicago’s annual precipitation totals are available for 146 years (beginning with 1871), a period of time possibly too short for those kinds of considerations. Looking first at two … and more »

The Source Weekly (press release) (registration) (blog) Oregon Environment Efforts Keep Calm And Carry On Under TrumpThe Source Weekly (press release) (registration) (blog)ooking east from Bend’s Pilot Butte, the large arrays of solar panels near Neff Road stand out. So do Oregon’s major environment, energy and climate-related efforts, as they keep chugging along regardless of…

Crain’s Chicago Business (blog) Donald Trump voters on the environment: Clean water matters …Crain’s Chicago Business (blog)Environmental issues carry political weight even with Donald Trump voters, and even when top aides to the new president seem anything but green. But for the … and more »

Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog) Atlanta mayoral candidate gets in hot water over global warmingAtlanta Journal Constitution (blog)At a Buckhead mayoral forum, Atlanta councilman Kwanza Hall raised some eyebrows with an answer to a question about global warming. Calling himself “kind of bit a conspiracy theorist,” he said Tuesday he’s skeptical of climate change. “I got…

TIME Climate Change Deniers Have President Trump’s Ear. But Now They Want ResultsTIMEThe past eight years have not been kind to people who dispute that the climate is changing. Leading scientists strengthened the case that the earth is warming and humans are at fault, while the Obama administration prioritized fighting its effects. As …Trump eyes…

PRI At-risk countries worry what ‘America first’ means for climate changePRIScientists warn that rising seas could render big parts of Kiribati unliveable within decades. So while President Trump sees the reversal of many Obama-era efforts to slow climate change as providing an economic boost to the US, former President Tong … and more »

Stuff.co.nz Pattrick Smellie: What does Bill English really think about climate change?Stuff.co.nzAt the same post-Cabinet press conference this week where he got a laugh for his response to a journalist asking whether he’d modelled his Kiwi drawl on Fred Dagg’s, English also managed to spend a protracted period sounding like a climate change …Government given 21…

Nature.com Environment: Hero of local conservationNature.comNature is destiny for those who study the environment. What we study matters, whether it’s ants or birds, and where we study matters vitally. Some environmentalists find that the grandeur of the American West inspires a passion for protecting large …

Forbes As Trump Shuns The Environment, Conservation International Draws Support From Wealthy Board MembersForbesIt might seem like the worst of times to be a nonprofit group working to protect the environment. In late March, President Trump issued an executive order that among other things discontinues funding for the Clean Power Plan, which was set up…

Scientific American Legendary Climate Scientist Likes a GOP Proposal on Global …Scientific AmericanJames Hansen, the “father of climate change awareness,” wants the same carbon fee–and-dividend strategy proposed by Republicans.Senator slams book burners protecting global warming ‘hoax’WND.comDemocrats Lose Argument, Try to Burn Books | Power LinePower Line (blog)Educators Decry Conservative Group’s Climate ‘Propaganda’ Sent to …InsideClimate…