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Environment Opinion Jonathan Patz The Turnbull government needs to stop playing politics with Australians’ health and end its addiction to coal <!--><!--><!--><!--> ‘Strategies focused on greenhouse gas mitigation could...

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Coming soon, Trump's new climate rule might have 'fuzzy math.'

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CDC: Disease-carrying mosquitoes may swarm more than 75 percent of US.

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US solar companies ‘plan for the worst, hope for the best’ following key trade...

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San Francisco, Oakland sue oil giants over climate change.

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What will happen to the Gulf Coast if the oil industry retreats?

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The Paris agreement dispute is a distraction. the real battle is playing out in...

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How can US states fight climate change if Trump quits the Paris accord?

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Justin Trudeau and Theresa May form alliance on climate battlefield.

The leaders of Canada and the United Kingdom have announced a new public-private “partnership” on climate change and renewables, but both countries declined to...

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