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Patrick Michaels, climate change contrarian, dies at 72
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Patrick Michaels, climate change contrarian, dies at 72

The former Virginia state climatologist became a lightning rod in debates around climate change, reviled by activists and revered among skeptics.

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James Inhofe, Oklahoma senator, is said to plan an early retirement
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James Inhofe, Oklahoma senator, is said to plan an early retirement

The 87-year-old Republican has told people that he will step down at the end of the year, four years before his term is up. His seat is likely to stay in G.O.P. hands.
Causes
Boris Johnson, host of COP26, went from climate skeptic to warrior
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Boris Johnson, host of COP26, went from climate skeptic to warrior

It is remarkable how recent this transformation was.
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Trump administration removes scientist in charge of assessing climate change
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Trump administration removes scientist in charge of assessing climate change

Michael Kuperberg was told he would no longer oversee the National Climate Assessment. The job is expected to go to a climate-change skeptic, according to people familiar with the changes.
Impacts
Petition targeting Murdoch swamps Australian parliament's website
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Petition targeting Murdoch swamps Australian parliament's website

More than 200,000 people signed a petition drawn up by a former prime minister calling for an examination of Rupert Murdoch’s media empire in Australia.
Politics
Climate skeptic to advise Trump on emerging technologies as part of NSC
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Climate skeptic to advise Trump on emerging technologies as part of NSC

President Trump is appointing William Happer, a well-known climate skeptic, to his National Security Council.

Politics
Climate skeptic oversaw sprawling review of agency policy
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Climate skeptic oversaw sprawling review of agency policy

A longtime federal employee who sees "good news" in rising greenhouse gases was tasked early in the Trump administration with retooling the Interior Department's public positions on climate change, according to documents released under the Freedom of Information Act.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
British police officers standing in front of a van with a protestor standing on top.

Record prison numbers for UK activists highlight crackdown on protests

Rows of shelves with data center technology

Big Tech's power needs leave Navajo families in the dark

Hydroelectric dam with water rushing beside concrete columns

World Bank renews focus on financing controversial mega dams

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Op-ed: The real scam — rail against renewables, run away with factories

People advocating against the US hydrogen hub build out

Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

Donald Trump

Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

CLIMATE
Columns of the Supreme Court, looking out.

Supreme Court rulings weaken environmental protections in 2024

Sign on the EPA building saying United States Environmental Protection Agency

E.P.A. head Michael Regan stepping down before Biden’s term ends