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NEW YORK CITY - SEPTEMBER 3 2015: Republican candidate for president Donald Trump announced he had signed a pledge not to run as an independent candidate should he fail to win the party's nomination in 2016.

Trump calls climate change a hoax. Americans aren’t buying it

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OSHA proposed heat protections for workers. Two years later, they’re still not final

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Solar is booming in Indiana. Not everyone is happy about it

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California solar project threatens Mojave wildlife corridor, scientists say

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Solar is booming in Indiana. Not everyone is happy about it

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Balcony solar is sweeping the US, but who’s actually selling it?

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

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Floodwater starts arriving in Corpus Christi lakes

Two critical South Texas lakes that supply water to drought-stricken Corpus Christi will rise significantly in the coming days as runoff from recent floods flows downstream from the Hill Country.

Read the Full Article on www.texastribune.org
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As climate lawsuits advance, the oil industry enters 'panic mode'

With a wrongful death suit among scores of cases creeping toward trial, oil executives might have to defend themselves to a jury soon.
Read the Full Article on grist.org
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The government canceled this nature study. Scientists finished it anyway

When the National Nature Assessment was shut down, the scientists who worked on it kept going. In this Q&A, one author shares what the research reveals about nature’s powerful, underused role in supporting health.
Read the Full Article on yaleclimateconnections.org
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Wildfires in Europe prompt tens of thousands to evacuate

Spain has declared a national emergency in the Madrid region. In neighboring France, meanwhile, President Emmanuel Macron has invoked the EU's civil protection mechanism to ask for help.
Read the Full Article on www.dw.com
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What is climate gentrification? Why house prices are rising outside of Europe's city centers

Extreme heat is not only making cities less livable; it’s also reshaping who can afford to live where.

Read the Full Article on www.euronews.com
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The Tour de France has reached a climate tipping point

Record heat, a wildfire, and an unprecedented stage modification highlighted the growing challenge global warming poses to endurance sports.
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Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find

Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite the study being scaled back by Trump cuts.

Read the Full Article on www.theguardian.com
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A proposed Eastern Kentucky gas pipeline to serve a power plant is stirring local opposition

Kentuckians living along the route of the proposed natural gas pipeline don't believe enough is being done to address safety and enviornmental concerns.
Read the Full Article on kentuckylantern.com
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Trump administration wants to hold world’s first deep-sea mining lease sale

If the sale moves forward, mining activities could begin in federal waters near American Samoa. The proposed site is directly adjacent to a national wildlife refuge.
Read the Full Article on insideclimatenews.org
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Supply chain drives 71% of health sector's carbon footprint: AMID

The environmental impact debate in healthcare has tended to focus on hazardous clinical waste, syringes, gloves, and contaminated material, leaving industrial and logistical processes largely unexamined. AMID argues that this analytical gap understates the true scale of the problem.

Read the Full Article on mexicobusiness.news
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‘Absurdly high’: Alberta considering almost 21 gigawatts of gas-powered data centers

An expert warns that would require 200 billion liters of water and explode Canada’s emissions.

Read the Full Article on www.desmog.com
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Balcony solar is sweeping the US, but who’s actually selling it?

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Texas transmission policy sharpens US competition fight

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Many Massachusetts 'Gateway Cities' still lack state air quality monitors despite higher pollution burdens

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How industry is fragmenting Canada’s vast boreal forest

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Environmental groups contest Texas data centers’ air pollution

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After decades of drought, water is rising in the African Sahel

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Texas’ grid operator prepares for more demand than ever this week

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How wildfire smoke travels from Ontario to New York City — and turns distant city skies orange

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Molten salt and human sweat: The unusual batteries that could store renewable energy

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EU ban on destroying unsold clothes takes effect

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Google buys power from record-busting solar-battery site in Arkansas

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The climate crisis onscreen: 14 films that made waves

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For 20 years, Canada’s leaders have promised a carbon capture fix

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Nuclear energy revival puts Westinghouse in prime position

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US companies hold the line at climate talks despite Trump

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Turkey to host 2026 climate summit, in defeat for Australia

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