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Why is the idea of the Anthropocene so contentious?

Grist

The geologic epoch had reigned for 11,700 years, ever since the sprawling ice sheets covering North America and Europe began melting rapidly, and Crutzen thought its time was up.

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The Most Successful Air Pollution Treaty You’ve Never Heard Of

The City Fix

International consensus on cross-border environmental issues has been difficult to achieve, but the 40-year-old Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (or LRTAP as it is known to development professionals) has enjoyed great, if largely unsung, success in the fight against air. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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New Shell Files Could Aid Climate Cases, Attorneys Say 

DeSmogBlog

Hüzeir believes the latest tranche of documents will strengthen cases brought by climate litigators in Europe and North America, in part by providing clues to the possible existence of additional Shell documents that could be obtained through discovery — a pre-trial procedure in the U.S.