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Utah lawsuit threatens Antiquities Act
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John Leshy: Utah wants to disable the law that led to the creation of four of its magnificent National Parks

A lawsuit all but invited by the country’s chief justice threatens one the most consequential authorities granted to presidents by Congress.
Causes
Collin O’Mara: Trump compares himself to Theodore Roosevelt while assaulting his lifework

Collin O’Mara: Trump compares himself to Theodore Roosevelt while assaulting his lifework

The Great American Outdoors Act is a historic victory, but presidential conservation legacies are not defined by individual bills.
Politics
Joel Connelly: Endangered species – 'green' Republican – spotted at ocean

Joel Connelly: Endangered species – 'green' Republican – spotted at ocean

The Republicans' 2016 gubernatorial nominee, Bill Bryant, is keeping alive an endangered political species – the Republican conservationist.

Causes
Ex-Interior secretary – 'No such thing as clean coal'

Ex-Interior secretary – 'No such thing as clean coal'

Ex-U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell takes out after Trump administration policies on coal development, national park visitor fees, and its desire to drill for oil and gas along cherished coastlines.

Politics

In Trump Era, author ponders what Teddy Roosevelt would do

The environmental legacy of past presidents tells us much about the current White House, whose occupant author Douglas Brinkley calls "a used car salesman of the worst kind." In this "Between the Lines" Q&A, the historian talks about what we can learn from TR and FDR, the future of the environmental movement and the role of journalists.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
Feet in sandals stand on stone pavers.

Hotter heat waves are sticking around as the planet keeps warming

Flood waters rising next to house boats.

Rising seas may erase land, but not national identity, legal experts say

Equipment pointing toward the sky to communicate with satellites.

Old satellites vital to hurricane tracking will soon stop transmitting data

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Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

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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

CLIMATE
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Senate moves to gut clean energy tax credits as deal nears

Man holding sign that says Not is not the time for business as usual; climate action now.

UN climate talks face growing backlash over corporate influence and stalled action