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Electricity costs are rising under Trump. Democrats want to make it an issue for the midterms

Electricity costs are rising under Trump. Democrats want to make it an issue for the midterms

Electricity costs are rising under Trump. Democrats want to make it an issue for the midterms
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The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?

The ruling stems from the harm island nations are suffering as sea level rises, and it opens a door for future claims for reparations. But getting to that point isn’t so simple.

The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?
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Farmers consider abandoning drought-hit region in central Hungary

Farmers in southern Hungary's key agricultural area are grappling with increasingly severe drought as climate change cuts crop

Farmers consider abandoning drought-hit region in central Hungary
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Europe is breaking its reliance on American science

European governments are taking steps to break their dependence on critical scientific data the United

Europe is breaking its reliance on American science
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Colombia deforestation surges 43% fueled by fires, land-grabbing

Deforestation in Colombia surged last year, according to data from the country's environment ministry said on Thursday, as some 113,608 hectares (1,136 square km) were destroyed

Colombia deforestation surges 43% fueled by fires, land-grabbing
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Turbulence forces Delta flight to land and sends 25 people to hospitals

Delta Air Lines says a flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam was hit by serious turbulence, sending 25 people to hospitals and forcing the flight to divert to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

Turbulence forces Delta flight to land and sends 25 people to hospitals
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Trump administration cancels plans to develop new offshore wind projects

The Trump administration is canceling plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development

Trump administration cancels plans to develop new offshore wind projects
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Trump's EPA is targeting key vehicle pollution rules. What that means for carmakers

The Environmental Protection Agency plans to relax rules aimed at reducing auto tailpipe emissions

Trump's EPA is targeting key vehicle pollution rules. What that means for carmakers
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Fireflies are lighting up summer skies. But the glowing bugs are still on the decline

More fireflies than usual are lighting up summer evenings in the U.S. Northeast

Fireflies are lighting up summer skies. But the glowing bugs are still on the decline
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Care home residents among at least 60 killed in north China flooding

Extreme rains and flooding across northern China have killed 60 people, more than half of them at a care home for the elderly in a suburb of Beijing,

Care home residents among at least 60 killed in north China flooding
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Ranchers say expanding herds to take advantage of record retail beef prices isn't so simple

South Dakota rancher Calli Williams wants to benefit from high beef prices, but it's not so simple

Ranchers say expanding herds to take advantage of record retail beef prices isn't so simple
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Chile's coastal erosion could erase 10 beaches within a decade, scientists say

Chile's central and southern coastlines are facing erosion that could cause at least 10 beaches to disappear within a decade, according to a team of scientists in the South

Chile's coastal erosion could erase 10 beaches within a decade, scientists say
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Trump EPA moves to repeal landmark 'endangerment finding' that allows climate regulation

President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed revoking a scientific finding that's long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change

Trump EPA moves to repeal landmark 'endangerment finding' that allows climate regulation
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Trump EPA proposes revoking pollution limits based in part on document authored by 5 climate contrarians

Trump EPA proposes revoking pollution limits based in part on document authored by 5 climate contrarians

Trump EPA proposes revoking pollution limits based in part on document authored by 5 climate contrarians
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World Court climate opinion turns up the legal heat on governments

A landmark opinion delivered by the United Nations' highest court last week that governments must protect the climate is already being

World Court climate opinion turns up the legal heat on governments
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Portugal battles three large wildfires in sweltering summer heat

More than 1,300 firefighters backed up by a dozen waterbombing planes battled three big wildfires in central and northern Portugal on Tuesday, with

Portugal battles three large wildfires in sweltering summer heat
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Honolulu's lawsuit against fossil fuel companies leads climate change legal fight

Honolulu is suing major fossil fuel companies, including ExxonMobil, Shell and Chevron, over climate change impacts

Honolulu's lawsuit against fossil fuel companies leads climate change legal fight
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The beauty industry loves argan oil. But demand, and drought, are straining Morocco and its trees

Morocco’s argan forests are thinning under the strain of climate change, overharvesting and booming demand for luxury cosmetics

The beauty industry loves argan oil. But demand, and drought, are straining Morocco and its trees
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Cheyenne to host massive AI data center using more electricity than all Wyoming homes combined

A massive AI data center proposed near Cheyenne, Wyoming, would use more electricity than all homes in the state combined

Cheyenne to host massive AI data center using more electricity than all Wyoming homes combined
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Climate, gender in focus for World Bank in aid-reliant Pacific Islands

The World Bank has maintained its focus on climate change and gender equality issues in the Pacific, managing director of operations Anna Bjerde said on a visit to

Climate, gender in focus for World Bank in aid-reliant Pacific Islands
Environment|World

To host UN climate talks, Brazil chose one of its poorer cities. That's no accident

This year's United Nations climate conference in November is in Belem, Brazil, a city facing high poverty and infrastructure challenges

To host UN climate talks, Brazil chose one of its poorer cities. That's no accident
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Greece battles wildfires across country, evacuates villages

Firefighters were battling wildfires across Greece and the Western Balkans on Saturday as the south of Europe sweltered under the third heatwave of the

Greece battles wildfires across country, evacuates villages
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A heat dome is peaking in the Northeast today. Here’s how extreme temperatures could get

A heat dome is peaking in the Northeast today. Here’s how extreme temperatures could get

A heat dome is peaking in the Northeast today. Here’s how extreme temperatures could get
Environment|Europe|World

Fires engulf Turkey's Mediterranean coast as government declares 2 disaster zones

New wildfires have broken out on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast and the government has declared two western provinces to be disaster zones

Fires engulf Turkey's Mediterranean coast as government declares 2 disaster zones

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