Half-a-billiion children living in crisis-hit countries – UNICEF

• UN News Centre  
  
• Refugee children in Afghanistan. UN photo.
• Despite significant progress, too many children are still being left behind, with nearly 535 million of them living in harsh conditions, lacking access to decent health, education and protection services. Story here.
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Without action on climate change, say goodbye to polar bears

The Washington Post

As the Arctic warms faster than any other place on the planet and sea ice declines, there is only one sure way to save polar bears from extinction, the government announced Monday: decisive action on climate change. Story here.

Wikipedia photo.

Obama Denies All Pending Permits for Seismic Airgun Blasting in Atlantic Ocean

EcoWatch

The Obama administration formally denied today all pending permits to conduct seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic Ocean. Seismic airgun blasting, an extremely loud and dangerous process used to search for oil and gas deposits deep below the ocean's surface, was originally proposed in an area twice the size of California, stretching from Delaware to Florida. Story here.

Old is new in hog barn approvals

Manitoba Co-Operator

Public opposition has not gone away after a decade of no development. Story here.

Huge iceberg ready to break off Antarctica: scientists.

CBCnews

Has just 20 kilometres of ice left before it breaks off. Story here.

CEO pay sets new record: study

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Canada’s 100 highest paid CEOs have set a new record: their total compensation in 2015 hit a new high at $9.5 million, on average, according to a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).  Details here.

European fisheries ministers turn their back on the economic potential of fish recovery in the North East Atlantic

OCEANA

Catches in NE Atlantic and North Sea could increase by 29% in less than five years if fishing limits followed scientific advice, report finds. Story here.

What 'enormous' wetland loss is costing the Canadian province of Manitoba

CBCnews

Scientists, conservation groups want more movement from Pallister government on wetland protection. Story here.

Great Blue heron.

Hecla Island, MB

PinP photo.

Scientists Say 2016 Is Hottest Year Ever Recorded

EcoWatch

Climate scientists are all but assured that 2016 was the hottest year ever recorded. If that sounds familiar, 2014 and 2015 were also the hottest years since record-keeping began in 1880. Story here.

'Climate Change' Deleted From Wisconsin DNR Website

EcoWatch

Whoever is managing Wisconsin's Department of Natural Resources website must be wearing out the delete key. The word "climate" has been quietly stripped from the department's webpage dedicated to explaining the state's response to climate change, Raw Story reported. Story here.

Trump and Trudeau: An Odd Couple That Scares the Hell Out of Environmentalists

NewRepublic

Both leaders want the Keystone XL pipeline—and just might get their wish. Story here.