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"5 Midterm Votes That Could Have an Outsize Impact on Climate Change" [1]

"This is the era of deregulation in the nation’s capital: President Trump is rolling back Obama-era climate change regulations that would have cut planet-warming pollution from smokestacks and tailpipes, and he has vowed to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement, the 2015 accord under which nearly every nation pledged to limit greenhouse gas pollution. At the state level, though, advocates and lawmakers around the country are fighting back."

Source: NY Times [2], 10/30/2018

"The Unseen Driver Behind The Migrant Caravan: Climate Change" [3]

"While violence and poverty have been cited as the reasons for the exodus, experts say the big picture is that changing climate is forcing farmers off their land – and it’s likely to get worse".

Source: Guardian [4], 10/30/2018

"Humanity Has Wiped Out 60% Of Animals Since 1970, Major Report Finds" [5]

"Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970, leading the world’s foremost experts to warn that the annihilation of wildlife is now an emergency that threatens civilisation."

Source: Guardian [6], 10/30/2018

"Oil Kingdom And A 'High Priest' Stall Action For 30 Years" [7]

"In November 1995, a scientist and a diplomat quarreled in Madrid."

Source: ClimateWire [8], 10/30/2018

"WHO Says Air Pollution Kills 600,000 Children Every Year" [9]

"Air pollution kills an estimated 600,000 children every year and causing symptoms ranging from loss of intelligence to obesity and ear infections but there is a limited amount parents can do, a World Health Organization report said on Monday."

Source: Reuters [10], 10/30/2018

"Alaska Salmon Initiative Draws A Powerful Foe: Oil, Mining Money" [11]

"Alaska is in the midst of a divisive civil war over a ballot initiative that pits the state's revered wild salmon fisheries against its powerful oil and mining industries."

Source: EnergyWire [12], 10/29/2018

Shock, Outrage Follow Investigation Of Grand Canyon Natl. Park Chief [13]

"The arrival of four federal investigators at Grand Canyon National Park this week reopened old wounds and threatened to topple a woman regarded by many as one of the top stars in the National Park Service."

Source: Greenwire [14], 10/29/2018

"Half-Life" [15]

"Chad Walde believed in his work at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Then he got a rare brain cancer linked to radiation, and the government denied it had any responsibility."

Source: ProPublica [16], 10/29/2018

Trump Declares His 1st Natl. Monument, Honoring African American Troops [17]

"In the first such use of his executive powers, President Trump on Friday designated a national monument, establishing a 380-acre site in Kentucky to honor African Americans’ role as soldiers during the Civil War."

Source: Washington Post [18], 10/29/2018

"U.N. Shipping Agency Pushes Ahead With Tougher Marine Fuel Rules" [19]

"The United Nations shipping agency pushed back this week on any phased entry for tougher marine fuel rules and further tightened regulations that will come into force in 2020."

Source: Reuters [20], 10/29/2018

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