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"Pope Francis to Explore Climate’s Effect on World’s Poor"

"VATICAN CITY — Ban Ki-moon arrived at the Vatican with his own college of cardinals. Mr. Ban, the United Nations secretary general, had brought the leaders of all his major agencies to see Pope Francis, a show of organizational muscle and respect for a meeting between two global institutions that had sometimes shared a bumpy past but now had a mutual interest." A roundup of stories about the papal encyclical to be released Thursday.

Source: NY Times, 06/15/2015

"Florida Legislators Reach Deal on Conservation Money"

Florida legislators finally reached a deal late Sunday on how much money should be spent conserving land, but the final amount drew protests from conservation groups who argued lawmakers were ignoring the will of voters."

Source: AP, 06/15/2015

World Off Course To Prevent Two Degrees C Warming, Says Energy Agency

"In a major report to be released Monday, the Paris-based International Energy Agency — which provides independent energy analysis and has 29 member countries, including the United States — will state that current national commitments to cut greenhouse gases are still insufficient to keep the world below two degrees Celsius of warming above preindustrial levels."

Source: Wash Post, 06/15/2015

"In Trade Debate, Climate Concerns Roar Back to House Floor"

"Global warming has returned to Washington. An issue that Congress largely ignored since the death of climate and energy legislation five years ago has come back in a most unlikely place: the trade debate."

Source: National Journal, 06/15/2015

"Rich Nations in Stalemate Over Coal Subsidy Phase-Out"

"BRUSSELS -- Talks on phasing out a form of coal subsidies ended in stalemate as Japan, the biggest user of the aid, led calls for more time in defiance of this week's G7 pledge on fossil fuel subsidies, sources said."

Source: Reuters, 06/15/2015

"California Moves To Restrict Water Pumping By Pre-1914 Rights Holders"

"For the first time in nearly 40 years, state regulators are telling more than 100 growers and irrigation districts with some of the oldest water rights in California that they have to stop drawing supplies from drought-starved rivers and streams in the Central Valley."

Source: LA Times, 06/15/2015

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"Pope Francis to Explore Climate’s Effect on World’s Poor"

"Florida Legislators Reach Deal on Conservation Money"

World Off Course To Prevent Two Degrees C Warming, Says Energy Agency

"In Trade Debate, Climate Concerns Roar Back to House Floor"

"Rich Nations in Stalemate Over Coal Subsidy Phase-Out"

"California Moves To Restrict Water Pumping By Pre-1914 Rights Holders"

"Protection Voted for Deep-Sea Corals Off Mid-Atlantic Coast"

"U.S. Will Call All Chimps ‘Endangered’"

"Week Ahead: House GOP Takes Aim At EPA Funding"

Climate Change Creating ‘Longer, More Intense’ Fire Seasons: Jewell

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