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SFGate New lands commissioner: Address climate change, rural growthSFGateSEATTLE (AP) — The state’s newly elected lands commissioner says her top priorities will be to find ways to strengthen local rural economies and to prepare state lands and communities to deal with climate change. Hilary Franz, an environmental … and more »

Washington Times North Dakota town with growing population challenges Weather Channel’s climate change reportWashington TimesFor a burg that’s supposedly disappearing as a result of climate change, the town of Minot, North Dakota, is expanding rather briskly. The city has seen its population increase by 21 percent since 2010, a factoid not included in last week’s…

The solar-powered town: a dream for the environment – or a wildlife nightmare?The GuardianKitson’s environmental projects include placing a pollinating garden around the solar field to attracting bees and beetles to help the environment and sustainability; the Babcock plans envisage landscaping “that can be beautiful but not thirsty”.

Salon America’s youth are suing the government over climate change, and President Obama needs to reactSalonTo have any hope of reversing or stalling these effects of climate change, the world must restrict fossil fuel production and ultimately switch to safe renewable energy. Even continued production solely from currently operating oil and gas fields will …

What will be the big environment events in 2017?The GuardianBrexit negotiations will affect farming subsidies and possibly all European nature protection laws, including those for birds and habitats, air and water pollution, GM foods and animal welfare. If ministers attempt to roll back or trade off decades of …

The Atlantic Donald Trump and the Triumph of Climate-Change DenialThe AtlanticDenial of the broad scientific consensus that human activity is the primary cause of global warming could become a guiding principle of Donald Trump’s presidential administration. Though it’s difficult to pin down exactly what Trump thinks about …Science strives to make climate change more personal,…

The Atlantic Donald Trump and the Triumph of Climate Denial – The AtlanticThe AtlanticThe science of man-made global warming has only grown more conclusive. So why have Republicans become less convinced it’s real over the past decade and …Science strives to make climate change more personal …The San Diego Union-TribuneGovernment to outline climate change risks facing…

Group Works to Reduce Holiday Trash, Clean EnvironmentVoice of AmericaThe Alice Ferguson Foundation is a non-profit group that works to improve the environment by building relationships between people and nature. The foundation is based in the state of Maryland. It was created more than 50 years ago. It teaches people …

Toronto Star Nearly a dozen weather records could be broken on Boxing Day: Environment CanadaToronto StarEnvironment Canada is forecasting a high of 10C in Toronto on Monday, which would break the previous record of 9.8 C from 1982, says Arnold Ashton, Environment Canada meteorologist. Elsewhere in the province, forecasts could be high enough to break …Major…

Livemint NGT quashes environment clearance to Welspun Energy’s UP power plantLivemintNew Delhi: National Green Tribunal (NGT) has set aside environment clearance granted to a 1320 megawatt coal-based thermal power plant in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, saying the entire process of granting the green nod was “tainted”. The tribunal … and more »