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David Wallace-Wells: There’s no escape from wildfire smoke

Even distant fires can send dangerous, imperceptible pollution to your doorstep.
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More than 13,000 evacuated as wildfires burn in Western Canada

Government officials declared a provincial state of emergency as more than 100 wildfires burned across Alberta on Saturday, with dozens still “out of control.”
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Biden administration backs oil sands pipeline project

The administration urged a court to throw out a challenge brought by tribal and environmental groups, backing a pipeline that would carry Canadian oil across Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Line 3 protest tests 2 of Biden's campaign pledges
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Line 3 protest tests 2 of Biden's campaign pledges

Late Monday, police arrested activists and appeared to use a crowd-dispelling sonic device at the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota, which would carry oil across sensitive waterways and tribal lands.
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Canada Supreme Court rules federal carbon tax is constitutional
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Canada Supreme Court rules federal carbon tax is constitutional

In rejecting a request from some provinces to strike down national carbon pricing, the court declared that the measure meets an important national need.
Keystone rejection tests Trudeau's balancing act on climate and energy
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Keystone rejection tests Trudeau's balancing act on climate and energy

While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shares the incoming president’s climate change agenda, the Canadian leader is also a pipeline proponent.
These zombies threaten the whole planet
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These zombies threaten the whole planet

Canada’s oil patch has nearly 100,000 suspended wells, neither active nor capped, and they’re a worrying source of planet-warming methane.
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