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Twitter India launches real-time air pollution information service -

Twitter users in India can now tweet the hashtag #Breathe, along with their location, and receive an instant update on the air quality in their area. The service launched today in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru and will soon be available in other cities, too. Mashable

Indonesia plans a moratorium on new palm oil concessions -

Palm oil growers are notorious for using illegal slash-and-burn techniques, sparking annual fires that have been labeled a "crime against humanity." President Joko Widodo is cracking down on the industry after last year's particularly devastating forest fire season. He has asked palm oil firms to increase productivity on existing plantations instead of clearing forests to increase their acreage. Reuters

The Paris Agreement is now open for signatures -

Up to 170 countries are expected to sign the Paris Agreement today at a United Nations ceremony in New York. The deadline for the landmark deal to go into effect is 2020, but officials say it's on track to enter into force years ahead of schedule. Associated Press

South Africa will not bid to legalize the global rhino horn trade -

Poaching rates have soared in recent years, thanks to demand from practitioners of traditional Asian medicine. International sales of rhino horns were banned in 1977, but the country was considering a controversial proposal to lift the ban in the hopes that better management of the trade would protect the species. Today South Africa decided against legalizing the trade, a decision praised by environmental groups including NRDC. Reuters

Soon, all new buildings in San Francisco will be outfitted with solar -

This week officials passed a law that will require all new buildings with fewer than 10 floors, both residential and commercial, to install either solar panels or solar water heaters. The rule, which goes into effect on January 1, 2017, makes San Francisco the first major city in the country to require solar power. Business Insider

Dietary changes could dramatically reduce agriculture's impacts -

A new paper by the World Resources Institute finds that an ambitious shift away from eating animal-based protein could reduce agricultural land use by 13 percent and cut agriculture's greenhouse gas emissions by 10 percent. Shifting toward vegetarianism and eating fewer calories come with other environmental benefits as well, the authors say. Washington Post