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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

BEN AVON, Pa.—On a Saturday morning late last month, in this tree-lined suburb west of Pittsburgh, Chris Deluzio, a Democrat running for Congress, met with residents and supporters at the Anchor & Anvil coffee shop, a community-oriented business on a peaceful street.

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Pennsylvania: Pollution persists on Neville Island after Shenango Coke Works closed
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Pennsylvania: Pollution persists on Neville Island after Shenango Coke Works closed

Residents want Allegheny County to install more air monitors and to more aggressively regulate Metalico, a metal recycling facility.
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Basel’s green roof revolution is creating a thriving urban ecosystem

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Major fossil fuel companies linked to half of global carbon emissions

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Nonprofits still blocked from $20 billion in climate funds amid investigations

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Major U.S. banks drop out of climate pledge, raising calls for regulation

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EPA urges White House to eliminate key climate rule

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UN climate talks face tensions over timing of next major report and U.S. withdrawal

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Scientists fight back against funding cuts and policy threats

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Texas oil boom fuels prosperity but leaves a deadly toll on workers and roads