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MarketWatch Why Apple’s new iPhone is bad — for the environment – MarketWatchMarketWatchThere have been 7.1 billion smartphones manufactured since 2007. and more »

The Guardian Chocolate industry drives rainforest disaster in Ivory Coast …The GuardianExclusive: As global demand for chocolate booms, ‘dirty’ beans from deforested national parks in Ivory Coast have entered big business supply chains. and more »

OCRegister Too many CEQA uses unrelated to environmentOCRegisterSteven Bradford, who represents Inglewood, would have exempted Los Angeles transit projects that will be built for the 2028 Olympics from the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA. It also would have reduced the time period during which …

Long Island Advance (subscription) Friday night date with the environmentLong Island Advance (subscription)Before von Gal, a noted landscape architect, provided her tips about simple environmental methods that foster great lawns and flower beds, a number of officials spoke, including Brookhaven Supervisor Ed Romaine. Romaine gave an update on the town’s …

There’s more evidence that chemicals in environment affect sperm, thanks to UMass studyThe Boston GlobeEarly results from an ongoing study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst provide a new window into how chemicals in the environment might be affecting men’s sperm. The study suggests that a man’s environment might cause changes in how genes … and…

Washington Examiner UN climate summit rallies around California amid Trump worriesWashington ExaminerPresident Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement is a top focus of a United Nations climate summit in Morocco this week, where the state of California is seen as key to continuing momentum on Paris despite the … and more »

Henry to attend climate summitNews SentinelMayor Tom Henry will be a featured panelist at the Climate Leadership Summit to Wednesday in Indianapolis. The event is designed to inspire action to create climate-resilient communities across Indiana, and topics of discussion will include green jobs, …

Bloomberg Obama’s Solar Goal Has Been Met, Trump’s Energy Department BragsBloombergSimmons previously worked for the Washington-based Institute for Energy Research and has said that solar and wind “is more expensive and will increase the price of electricity.” The group called for the abolition of the office Simmons now heads.Energy Department Announces Achievement of SunShot Goal,…

Daily Astorian Glimmer of light for solarDaily AstorianAcross Clatsop County, 43 Pacific Power customers have solar power, for a total capacity of 325 kilowatts — far more than when Daren Doss, the architect and owner of Alderbrook Station, first approached the power company about solar in Astoria 10 …

NJ.com Delaware Valley HS gets a charge out of new solar fieldNJ.comThe brief ceremony, attended by about 100 people, including about 80 students and Freeholder Rob Walton, took place on a beautiful afternoon just outside the gate that secures the solar field. The event included a chance for students and staff to … and more »