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In Pennsylvania’s hotly contested 17th Congressional District, climate change takes a backseat to jobs and economic development
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In Pennsylvania’s hotly contested 17th Congressional District, climate change takes a backseat to jobs and economic development

Democrats talk about tackling climate change in terms of the jobs it might help create, and Republicans want more fossil fuel development and favor “energy independence.”

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Trump administration fires climate.gov team, leaving federal climate science site in limbo

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EPA claims power plant emissions aren’t harmful, contradicting climate science

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Trump allies pressure Europe to weaken corporate climate rules

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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
A neighborhood lies in charred rubble after a fire burned it.

A broken system keeps stalling U.S. climate action