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Environmental scientists have realized its potential and conducted various studies where\n            <jats:italic>public opinion matters.<\/jats:italic>\n            We focus our discussion in this article on mining social media text on environmental issues, with particular emphasis on sentiment analysis, fitting the theme of\n            <jats:italic>Data Science and Sustainability.<\/jats:italic>\n            The data science community today is interested in topics that overlap with environmental issues and their broader impacts on sustainability. Such work appeals to scientists focusing on areas such as smart cities, climate change and geo-informatics. 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