"National promises to cut emissions as part of preparations for a United Nations summit at the end of the year would cap global warming at the unacceptably high level of 3 degrees Celsius, the U.N.'s climate boss said on Tuesday."
"House Republicans plan to vote on a bill in the coming weeks to lift the nation’s four-decade ban on oil exports, setting up a clash with the Obama administration later this year over what to do with oil from a boom in domestic production in the past decade,"
"Exxon's Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels' Role in Global Warming Decades Ago. Top executives were warned of possible catastrophe from greenhouse effect, then led efforts to block solutions."
"Top administration officials wrote Congress on Tuesday to urge it – once again – to change the way it budgets for firefighting in light of the disastrous wildfire season in the western United States."
""It has been a record year for wildfires in California, and officials are warning that the end is not yet in sight."
The 2016 International Association for Impact Assessment conference in Japan will share information and experiences on the theme of “Resilience,” emerging as one of the most important global keywords in the 21st Century.
The International Association for Impact Assessment’s symposium in Panama City will explore the challenges of population growth and the increasing human needs associated with economic growth through the lens of mega-infrastructure projects, with a focus on “sustainable infrastructure.”
"Only Chipotle and Panera get an 'A'"
"A judge on Monday rejected a bid by North Carolina's environment agency to block Duke Energy from removing toxic coal ash from more plants than required under a new state law."
"Researchers knew California’s drought was already a record breaker when they set out to find its exact place in history, but they were surprised by what they discovered: It has been 500 years since what is now the Golden State has been this dry."
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