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Climate change is making wildfire seasons longer across the planet. -

A new study finds that in the last 30 years, the average length for the global fire season has jumped by nearly 20 percent, and the affected burnable land area has doubled. Higher temperatures, lower humidity, fewer days with rainfall, and higher wind speeds associated with climate change create ideal conditions for blazes. Independent Record

The people at the Eagles' stadium were wiping their butts with eagle habitat...That's what we call a branding liability.

Allen Hershkowitz, cofounder of the Green Sports Alliance (funded by the publisher of onEarth, NRDC), discusses how he became inspired to bring environmental awareness to sports fans after learning where the NFL team's toilet-paper supplier was getting wood pulp from. 

The U.S. Department of the Interior proposes new rules to protect streams from coal mining. -

Mountaintop removal mining has polluted thousands of miles of streams in Appalachia. The long overdue regulations would require coal companies to monitor and restore the waterways, but environmentalists say they don't go far enough. TakePart

Japan announces its emissions-reduction target. -

In advance of December's climate conference in Paris, the country is submitting a pledge to the United Nations to cut greenhouse gases 26 percent from 2013 levels by 2030. The "2013 levels" part of that goal has attracted criticism from environmentalists—Japan recorded its second-highest emission levels ever that year. Bloomberg

Italian farmers are cranking up the AC for cows. -

The country is seeing its hottest July in more than a decade, and people aren't the only ones suffering—milk and egg production are down significantly. Farmers are installing showers and air conditioners to bring cows and chickens some relief. Reuters

Governments agree to ban fishing in a melting Arctic. -

An area of sea ice in the central Arctic Ocean about the size of the Mediterranean is quickly thawing, and this could draw fish stocks farther north. The deal aims to protect the international waters until more research can be done on the region's marine life. Reuters