Arks of the Apocalypse
The New York Times
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Rising seas threaten scores of species on Pacific islands with extinction
The Chuuk flying fox. The Black-spotted Cuscus. The Fijian crested iguana. The Mariana skunk. The greater monkey-faced bat. Poncelet’s giant rat.
Not exactly household names,...
Scientists say east Africa will get wetter, so why is it drying out?
The long rains, one of two wet seasons that quench the thirst of the East African region, failed this year for the second time...
Massive iceberg breaks off from Antarctica
By Maria-Jose Viñas,NASA’s Earth Science Team
An iceberg about the size of the state of Delaware split off from Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf sometime...
Waste Reduction Bill passes Second Stage in the Dáil
July 12th, 2017
Political parties and NGOs have welcomed the progress of the Waste Reduction Bill as it passed Second Stage in the Dáil yesterday...
China signed African coal deal days before Xi low emissions pledge at G20
Chinese president Xi Jinping endorsed a G20 plan calling on development banks to support poor countries to lower their emissions, just days after his own development bank...
Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks Are Hitting Major Roadblocks
Los Angeles Times
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Louisiana Group Seeking Supreme Court Review of Lawsuit Against Energy Industry
Associated Press
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