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"National Monuments: Obama Protects 3 New Sites, Expands 2 More" [1]

"President Obama today announced three new national monuments honoring key events in the civil rights movement and expanded both the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument in Oregon and the California Coastal National Monument.

The White House said the president was using his authority to mark the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday by creating two new sites in Alabama — the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument and the Freedom Riders National Monument — and one in South Carolina — the Reconstruction Era National Monument.

Source: Greenwire [2], 01/13/2017

"Tillerson Hedges on Climate Science but Supports Paris Agreement" [3]

"Rex Tillerson told the Senate panel considering his nomination for secretary of state that he supported the United States remaining in the Paris climate agreement and that he has made his views known to Donald Trump."

Source: InsideClimate News [4], 01/13/2017

"EPA Accuses Fiat Chrysler of Secretly Violating Emissions Standards" [5]

"The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday accused Fiat Chrysler of installing secret software that allowed more than 100,000 of its diesel vehicles to emit pollutants above legal levels."

Source: NY Times [6], 01/13/2017

"As Asian Luxury Market Grows, A Surge in Tiger Killings in India" [7]

"Poachers killed more tigers in the forests of India in 2016 than any year in the last 15. The spike is linked to demand for tiger parts in China, where the endangered animal’s bones and skins are regarded as exotic luxury items."

Source: YaleE360 [8], 01/12/2017

Alaskan Village, Citing Climate Change, Seeks Disaster Aid To Relocate [9]

"The tiny village of Newtok near Alaska's western coast has been sliding into the Ninglick River for years. As temperatures increase — faster there than in the rest of the U.S. — the frozen permafrost underneath Newtok is thawing. ... Now, in an unprecedented test case, Newtok wants the federal government to declare these mounting impacts of climate change an official disaster."

Source: NPR [10], 01/12/2017

Carbon Storehouse: Scientists Map Vast Peat Swamps in Central Africa [11]

"Scientists have mapped what they say is the largest peatland in the tropics, an area larger than New York State in the Congo Basin in Central Africa."

Source: NY Times [12], 01/12/2017

"Kansas Town Faces Big Bill to Clean Drinking Water" [13]

"In farm country, the cost of nitrate pollution often falls on towns." "Pretty Prairie, home to 650 people on the southern Kansas plains, is a one-well town. And that well is giving the town fits."

Source: Circle of Blue [14], 01/12/2017

"Is The Great California Drought Finally Quitting?" [15]

"The state’s biggest reservoirs are swelling. As of this date, the Sierra Nevada have seen as much snow, sleet, hail and rain as during the wettest years on record. Rainy Los Angeles feels more like London than Southern California. So is the great California drought finally calling it quits?"

Source: LA Times [16], 01/12/2017

"Healey Wins Showdown With Exxon Mobil On Climate Change" [17]

"Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has won a showdown with Exxon Mobil, from which she demanded company documents on climate change dating back 40 years, according to a Wednesday court ruling."

Source: Boston Globe [18], 01/12/2017

Groups Create Roadmap For Replacing Lead Pipes That Poison Water [19]

"Nearly two dozen environmental, health, consumer and water utility groups are uniting to help communities replace old lead pipes that are the primary culprit behind the lead contamination of millions of Americans' drinking water."

Source: USA TODAY [20], 01/12/2017

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