"Journalists, Greens Fear Information Crackdown"
"Journalists and advocates are fearful that the incoming Trump administration will clamp down on the public's access to environmental information."
Source: Greenwire, 11/16/2016
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"Dakota Access Pipeline Protests Spread, Firms Fight Back"
"Demonstrators fanned out across North America on Tuesday to demand the U.S. government halt or reroute the Dakota Access pipeline as the companies behind the controversial project asked a federal court for permission to complete it."
Source: Reuters, 11/16/2016
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"D.C. Circuit May Be Bulwark Against Enviro Rule Changes"
"A panel of judges in Washington, D.C., that leans liberal could give environmental advocates one bright spot in the next four years under a Trump administration that has pledged to undo a host of Obama administration regulations."
Source: Greenwire, 11/15/2016
"Mirroring A Drop In Emissions, Mercury In Tuna Also Declines"
"For years, public health experts have warned against eating certain kinds of fish, including tuna, that tend to accumulate mercury. Still, tuna consumption provides more mercury to U.S. consumers than any other source. But recently, as industry cuts down on its mercury emissions, research has found mercury concentrations in some fish are dropping."
Source: Science Daily, 11/15/2016
"Giant Shield Begins Sliding Over Chernobyl Reactor"
"A huge shelter has begun making its way to Chernobyl nuclear reactor No. 4."
Source: Christian Science Monitor, 11/15/2016
"Donald Trump’s Pick For Interior Secretary Could Do A Lot Of Damage"
"President-elect Donald Trump is just starting to arrange the team that will advise him and implement his policy agenda. But the list of names that have been floated to fill the top job at the Interior Department includes many people who would slash environmental regulations."
Source: Huffington Post, 11/15/2016
Good News For Planet: Carbon Emissions Were Flat For 3rd Straight Year
"A world greatly concerned about how the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president could stall global climate policy received a major dose of welcome news Sunday, when scientists published a projection suggesting that for the third straight year, global carbon dioxide emissions did not increase much in 2016."
Source: Wash Post, 11/15/2016
"In Trump's World, Environmental Movement Wrestles With Its Future"
"Environmental groups, fresh off rejuvenating victories on the climate front, now face a political world aligned against them."
Source: InsideClimate News, 11/15/2016
"Sweltering 2016 To Set Heat Record, Stoked By Man-Made Warming: WMO"
"The world is set to notch up a new heat record in 2016 after a sizzling 2015 as global warming stokes more floods and rising sea levels, the U.N. weather agency said on Monday at climate change talks overshadowed by Donald Trump's election win."
Source: Reuters, 11/15/2016
