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Relentless Climate Disasters Are Wiping Out Local Businesses

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The United States is home to millions of small businesses that form the backbone of countless communities. Even during the best of times keeping shops solvent can be a struggle, but when climate-driven disasters strike, the impact on mom-and-pops can […]

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Chemical Pollution Is a Rampant Threat to Humanity, Science Group Warns

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Chemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a report has warned. The industrial economy has created more […]

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The Massive Grand Canyon Fire Is Burning Out of Control

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This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A wildfire that has closed the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park raged out of control over the weekend and is now the largest currently burning in the country. The Dragon Bravo fire has burned more than […]

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Dakota Access Pipeline Company Is Top Fossil Fuel Donor to Trump’s War Chest

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Energy Transfer is battling a federal pipeline safety agency after being fined $2.5 million for a deadly accident.

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The Conservative Nature Lovers Trying to Nudge Trump in the Right Direction

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This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In early July, the Bureau of Land Management quietly announced plans to trade away 2 million acres of public land along Alaska’s Dalton Highway. The immense stretch of boreal forest totters into tundra, an area almost three times the size of Rhode […]

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Legit Climate Scientists Slam Trump EPA Report as a “Farce” and an Embarrassment

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A new Trump administration report that attempts to justify a mass rollback of environmental regulations is chock-full of climate misinformation, experts say. On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal to undo the 2009 “endangerment finding,” which allows the agency to limit planet-heating […]

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See the Bizarre Life Forms Scientists Found More Than 31,000 Feet Under the Ocean Surface

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This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Titanic lies about 12,500 feet under the ocean surface. The pressure down there is so immense that even submersibles supposedly built for those conditions can, as we know, tragically fail. Now imagine taking a sub nearly three times deeper. That’s […]

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America’s Top Gas Exporter Claims Massive Tax Credit for “Alternative” Fuels

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This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Liquefied natural gas vessels are fueled by their cargo—they’re built specifically to make use of the gas boiling off from their tanks. Now Cheniere Energy, the largest US exporter of LNG, is seeking “alternative fuel” tax credits for […]

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Did RNC Chair Michael Whatley Help Run a Fossil Fuel “Front Group”?

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All eyes were on North Carolina this week, as Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley formally announced a run for Senate in the key battleground state, backed with an endorsement from Donald Trump. Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, has also announced plans to run, kicking off what’s expected to be among the […]

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Elon Musk Has Turned Off Many Liberals to Electric Vehicles—and Not Just Teslas

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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. US liberals have become so disgusted with Tesla since Elon Musk’s rightward turn that they are now not only far less likely to purchase the car brand but also less willing to buy any type of electric car, […]

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Elon Musk Has Turned Off Many Liberals to Electric Vehicles—and Not Just Teslas

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