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Meet the ‘closer’ who finds the right words when climate talks hit a wall

Sue Biniaz is considered one of the most innovative American legal minds when it comes to climate negotiations. She once rescued a collapsing deal by using quotation marks.
Solutions
Biden to pick Brenda Mallory to run the Council on Environmental Quality
www.nytimes.com

Biden to pick Brenda Mallory to run the Council on Environmental Quality

The office, the Council on Environmental Quality, is expected to have an expanded focus on environmental justice under Ms. Mallory, an environmental lawyer.
Impacts
PG&E’s settlement with wildfire victims faces crucial vote
www.nytimes.com

PG&E’s settlement with wildfire victims faces crucial vote

Some victims think the $13.5 billion deal is flawed and are worried that a lawyer who negotiated it has a conflict of interest.
BP spill victims say people still getting sick, and getting little help

BP spill victims say people still getting sick, and getting little help

People who are sick or have relatives getting sick and dying gather to demand more from BP 8 years after massive oil spill.

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Meet the lawyer trying to make Big Oil pay for climate change
www.vice.com

Meet the lawyer trying to make Big Oil pay for climate change

The attorney who won a $200 billion settlement from tobacco companies in the 90s has set his sights on an even bigger target.
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Trump administration moves to end Army Corps’ Florida headquarters lease

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China urged to halt coal power expansion as approvals surge

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Canberra proves a fossil-fuel nation can run on renewables

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Major U.S. banks drop out of climate pledge, raising calls for regulation

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EPA urges White House to eliminate key climate rule

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UN climate talks face tensions over timing of next major report and U.S. withdrawal

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Standing up for science: Around the world, scientists protest Trump threats to their work

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Trump’s EPA moves to roll back chemical safety rules