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South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed the government's appeal against a ruling that struck down plans for 1,500 megawatts of new coal power, in the #CancelCoal case brought by environmental groups citing children's rights. Honduras issued a presidential decree on Nov. 10 declaring a 36-month environmental emergency in the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, with over $55 million committed, citing deforestation, organized crime and cattle ranching. Mongabay also reported that record US wildfires burning more than 14,062 square miles threaten water supplies, and Smithsonian Magazine reported thawing permafrost may be causing a new landslide type.