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"Science Says: Fast-Melting Arctic Sign Of Bad Global Warming"

"One of the coldest places on Earth is so hot it’s melting. Glaciers, sea ice and a massive ice sheet in the Arctic are thawing from toasty air above and warm water below. The northern polar region is heating up twice as fast as the rest of the planet and that’s setting off alarm bells."

Source: AP, 08/15/2017

"Popular Pesticides Keep Bumblebees From Laying Eggs"

"A group of scientists in the United Kingdom decided to look at how bumblebee queens are affected by some widely used and highly controversial pesticides known as neonicotinoids. What they found isn't pretty."

Source: NPR, 08/15/2017

"California Sues for Answers About Pruitt's EPA Stewardship"

"California Attorney General Xavier Becerra sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to compel it to say what steps were taken to ensure its rule making and procedures remain impartial even as it’s led by a man who opposed the EPA in at least a half dozen lawsuits while serving as Oklahoma’s attorney general."

Source: Bloomberg, 08/15/2017

"North Korea Aside, Guam Faces Another Threat: Climate Change"

"The island of Guam made rare headlines this week when North Korea, responding to blustery language from President Trump, threatened to fire four ballistic missiles into waters near the American territory’s shores. ... Scientists in Guam, however, say they have at least one other major threat in mind: climate change."

Source: NY Times, 08/14/2017

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