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NOAA challenged the global warming ‘pause.’ Now new research says the agency was right.

The Washington Post It may have been the most controversial climate change study in years. In the summer of 2015, a team of federal scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a  blockbuster pape r in Science that appeared to wipe away one of global warming doubters’ favorite arguments. The skeptics had for years suggested that…. Story here.

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

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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.

Without action on climate change, say goodbye to polar bears

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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.