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Northeast Christmas Tree Farmers Get Drought In Their Stockings [1]

"Drought has killed many young trees on farms across New England. Farmers are strugglng to adapt, by planting new varieties and considering drip irrigation systems."

Agriculture [2]
Climate Change [3]
Forests [4]
Public [5]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [6]
Source: Christian Science Monitor [7], 12/13/2016

Gates Leads $1 Billion Clean Energy Fund To Fight Climate Change [8]

"Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates is heading a $1 billion venture fund that will invest in clean energy technology to combat climate change."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Reuters [12], 12/13/2016

"Investment Funds Worth Trillions Are Dropping Fossil Fuel Stocks" [13]

"Investors controlling more than $5 trillion in assets have committed to dropping some or all fossil fuel stocks from their portfolios, according to a new report tracking the trend."

Climate Change [3]
Economy & Business [9]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Public [5]
International [14]
Source: NY Times [15], 12/13/2016

Pick of Tillerson for State Puts Climate Diplomacy in Exxon CEO's Hands [16]

"With Rex Tillerson as Donald Trump's reported choice to head the State Department, Exxon's history with Russia, as well as climate denial, become national issues."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [17]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: InsideClimate News [18], 12/13/2016

"Santa In Trouble? Reindeer Shrink In Arctic As Climate Changes" [19]

"Reindeer are shrinking on an Arctic island near the North Pole in a side-effect of climate change that has curbed winter food for animals often depicted as pulling Father Christmas' sleigh, scientists said on Monday."

Climate Change [3]
Wildlife [20]
Public [5]
International [14]
Source: Reuters [21], 12/12/2016

Trump Says Falsely ‘Nobody Really Knows’ If Climate Change Is Real [22]

"President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that 'nobody really knows' whether climate change is real and that he is 'studying' whether the United States should withdraw from the global warming agreement struck in Paris a year ago."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [17]
Science [23]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Wash Post [24], 12/12/2016

"EPA: Pruitt Faces Chilly Staff Reception" [25]

"U.S. EPA employees are abuzz today about President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be their new boss, and many of them are wary."

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [17]
Government [26]
Laws & Regulations [27]
People & Population [28]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Greenwire [29], 12/09/2016

Mass. AG Appeals Exxon Ruling, Wants New Judge to Throw Out Case [30]

"Saying she does not believe a Texas judge has considered her arguments, Massachusetts AG Maura Healey files an appeal to halt her questioning by ExxonMobil lawyers."

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: InsideClimate News [31], 12/09/2016

"Amid Fears Of Trump Cutback, NASA Announces Long-Term Climate Mission" [32]

"Could this be push-back from an agency anticipating cuts? Could the Trump administration dismantle GeoCARB?"

Climate Change [3]
Environmental Politics [17]
Science [23]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: Christian Science Monitor [33], 12/09/2016

Clean Energy ‘Moving Forward’ Despite Trump’s E.P.A. Pick, Experts Say [34]

"President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice of a fossil-fuel advocate and climate-change denier to head the Environmental Protection Agency comes at a moment when the American energy market has already shifted away from the most polluting fossil fuels, driven more by investors and economics than by federal regulations."

Climate Change [3]
Energy & Fuel [10]
Environmental Politics [17]
Laws & Regulations [27]
Public [5]
National (U.S.) [11]
Source: NY Times [35], 12/09/2016

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