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The top US environment stories of 2017: Trump makes the political weather
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The top US environment stories of 2017: Trump makes the political weather

The new president immediately made his mark on environmental policy, pulling out of the Paris climate accord and targeting America's protected public lands.

ORIGINAL REPORTING
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Hot nights are getting hotter as humidity surges across the globe

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Mosquito-borne virus spreads fast as warming climate expands insect range

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Belgium turns to wetlands to manage flooding and drought risks

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New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

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Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

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Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

CLIMATE
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Trump’s second term puts environmental groups in retreat as coal, oil surge

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Trump administration moves to strip EPA’s authority over climate pollution rules