This(ese) week(s) in climate change-related news, this headline stuck out to me:
Climate report says 2016 on record to be hottest year yet
We knew this, right? Still, it reminds me of the study that no one wants to do because we all know what the results will be but still need to do it so that everyone cite something. Some more news stories from the week below:
Trump
Trump could be fighting Obama’s climate policies for years
Dem AGs warn Trump against repealing Obama’s climate rule
Trump team asks State Dept. what it spends on international environmental efforts
Cardin: Trump should support Paris climate agreement
Dems question EPA nominee’s ties to Koch-backed group
International
China Has Made Strides in Addressing Air Pollution, Environmentalist Says
India to halt building new coal plants in 2022
Science
Court: Climate scientist can sue conservative writers over alleged defamation
Ice-melting temperatures forecast for Arctic midwinter
It snowed in the Sahara for the first time in nearly 40 years