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The game is not over. And the good guys are starting to win.

In the cover story of New York Magazine, journalist Jonathan Chait argues that this year humans are finally (and rapidly) taking action on climate change.

The world cut down an area of forests the size of South Africa in 25 years. -

An annual U.N. report found that though the pace of deforestation has slowed by half since 1990, population growth and agriculture have still led to the loss of 129 million hectares globally. Tropical forests in Africa and South America saw the worst declines. Wall Street Journal

Seals and sea lions could be bringing toxic mercury ashore. -

The marine mammals likely eat fish contaminated with methylmercury while hunting offshore. The powerful neurotoxin then accumulates in the animals' fur and ends up along the coast when they molt. Washington Post

Oil train derailments pose a threat to students in California. -

A new analysis finds that more than 500,000 kids in the state go to schools within the blast zone (the half-mile radius around the tracks that has to be evacuated during a derailment or fire). An additional half-million attend schools within one mile of an oil train route. DeSmog Blog

Golf course managers are learning the grass shouldn't always be greener. -

As drought continues to grip many parts of the country, the United States Golf Association is working on making the sport more green—or less, rather—with more efficient irrigation systems, less mowing, and less fertilizer. Reuters

Los Angeles' mountain lions could get a much-needed wildlife overpass. -

Big cats and other large carnivores in the Santa Monica Mountains all too frequently become roadkill while trying to cross the 101 Freeway. Conservationists have long advocated for a bridge, and now the proposed project may become a reality. Los Angeles Times