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Meet the ‘closer’ who finds the right words when climate talks hit a wall

Sue Biniaz is considered one of the most innovative American legal minds when it comes to climate negotiations. She once rescued a collapsing deal by using quotation marks.
Solutions
Biden to pick Brenda Mallory to run the Council on Environmental Quality
www.nytimes.com

Biden to pick Brenda Mallory to run the Council on Environmental Quality

The office, the Council on Environmental Quality, is expected to have an expanded focus on environmental justice under Ms. Mallory, an environmental lawyer.
Impacts
PG&E’s settlement with wildfire victims faces crucial vote
www.nytimes.com

PG&E’s settlement with wildfire victims faces crucial vote

Some victims think the $13.5 billion deal is flawed and are worried that a lawyer who negotiated it has a conflict of interest.
BP spill victims say people still getting sick, and getting little help

BP spill victims say people still getting sick, and getting little help

People who are sick or have relatives getting sick and dying gather to demand more from BP 8 years after massive oil spill.

Politics
Meet the lawyer trying to make Big Oil pay for climate change
www.vice.com

Meet the lawyer trying to make Big Oil pay for climate change

The attorney who won a $200 billion settlement from tobacco companies in the 90s has set his sights on an even bigger target.
ORIGINAL REPORTING
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California struggles to electrify trucks as Trump administration blocks state rules

Rare earth mining toxic pollution

The hidden cost of powering your phone might be someone else’s cancer

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Toxic mine runoff cleanup revives West Virginia waterways and extracts rare earth elements

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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
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China ramps up solar and wind power as clean energy output shatters global records

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Melting ice and microplastics signal deepening disruption in Antarctica’s climate system