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The ‘lionesses’ who sued to get air conditioning in every Texas prison — and won

A group led by formerly incarcerated women spent years advocating for those trapped inside prison walls during Texas’ hot summers.

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Meet the Michigan climate candidate on Trump’s radar

Sunrise Movement co-founder William Lawrence’s toss-up congressional race has drawn progressives, data center critics and the president.

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China keeps its overseas coal promise, but the demand continues

It has been five years since China promised the United Nations to stop funding overseas coal projects.
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Trump administration plans to gut clean car rules

New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.
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British farmers saw ‘disappointing’ harvest and lower crop yields after hottest summer on record

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board warned that the quality of the crops harvested has also been impacted.

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How Trump is unintentionally helping the world’s climate

While the president remains a climate-change denier, the war with Iran has triggered an unforeseen benefit in the fight against global warming.
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Newsom counters Trump's stance on climate issues while in New York

California Governor Gavin Newsom met with world and business leaders to advance climate action and clean energy in New York.

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Study examines how climate change affects Minnesota's trees

As our climate continues to change, scientists in St. Paul, Minnesota, are taking a closer look at how it's impacting our trees.
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The Louisiana fishermen refusing to go down with the ship

Cameron, Louisiana, used to be the largest exporter of seafood in the U.S. Now, it’s one of the largest exporters of liquefied natural gas.
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Facing a super El Niño, fisheries demand disaster relief reform

Fishers nationwide lack insurance protections, while late federal relief forces many of them out of business.
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Manure digesters worsen ammonia air emissions from hog farms, study finds

Ammonia emissions, which can harm a person’s ability to breathe, are more than three times higher when emitted from manure that has been through a digester compared to manure that is directed  into storage lagoons or sprayed on fields, according to a new study. 

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