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Finding traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland's Eastern Shore
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Finding traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland's Eastern Shore

A historian marks the 200th birthday of a fearless conductor of the Underground Railroad with a visit to her birthplace, only to learn how climate change is washing away memories of “the ultimate outdoors woman.”
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Climate change could wash away parts of the Underground Railroad

Climate change is putting historic landmarks along the Harriet Tubman Byway at risk of chronic flooding and could potentially wash them away altogether.

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Trump administration moves to shut down critical storm research lab in Oklahoma

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EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

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Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

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Solar is no longer alternative energy—it's the new default

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