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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear avoids climate change in reelection bid

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear boasts about clean energy jobs in his bid against a GOP challenger, but purposely avoids discussing global warming.
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Ky. governor's reelection gambit: The climate 'dog whistle'
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Ky. governor's reelection gambit: The climate 'dog whistle'

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear stood in front of a crowd last fall to herald a new natural gas pipeline — and to tout his state’s popularity among what he called the “biggest companies on planet Earth.”

With epic flooding in Eastern Kentucky, the state’s Governor wants to know ‘why we keep getting hit’
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With epic flooding in Eastern Kentucky, the state’s Governor wants to know ‘why we keep getting hit’

After three years in office, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has grown accustomed to holding media briefings on weather disasters. In February 2020, heavy rain caused flooding across Central and Eastern Kentucky, and mudslides in Eastern Kentucky, raising the Cumberland and Kentucky rivers to their highest levels in decades. In an essay lamenting the suffering, Kentucky […]
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Governor announces water, flood control funding for Eastern Kentucky

Governor announces water, flood control funding for Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky’s water problems are well documented, but for Pike County, some help may be on the way.
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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

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Senate moves to gut clean energy tax credits as deal nears

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