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"As diseases such as Ebola and MERS jump from creatures to humans, we need to keep a closer eye on wildlife illnesses."

Democrat presidential candidates (most recently Martin O'Malley) have been lining up with Pope Francis and calling for action on climate. GOP candidates (most recently Jeb Bush) have mostly opposed climate action, often saying religion should have no rule in public policy.

"The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday reversed course, approving "fast-track" legislation central to President Barack Obama's trade deal with Pacific Rim nations and sending it back to the Senate."

"Four years ago, in August 2011, U.S. EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced the first federal program to cut carbon emissions from the nation's biggest vehicles by raising the fuel standards those heavy-duty fleets must meet."

"Climate change could threaten the distribution and prevalence of many key ocean species. New studies reveal that all aspects of a changing climate -- from ocean acidification in the Arctic to rising temperatures on the continental shelf in the Northeast -- could shake up the fishing industry both economically and ecologically in and around the United States."

"Regulators are severely underestimating the health harms from the pollution that power plants dump into waterways, an environmental group said Wednesday."

"Federal agency aims to save the 500,000 to 1 million birds that die in the industry's vats of oily residue each year."

"A Senate spending panel advanced a bill Tuesday to block or weaken key Obama administration environmental rules on climate change, water and other subjects."

"The Army set out to develop lead-free bullets to protect the environment. The finished product achieved that goal -- and produced the most lethal rifle round to date."

"NOAA Fisheries' Northwest Fisheries Science Center in Seattle has mobilized extra scientists to join a fisheries survey along the West Coast to chart an extensive harmful algal bloom that spans much of the West Coast and has triggered numerous closures of important shellfish fisheries in Washington, Oregon and California."