Trump review threatens to rip up Obama protections for wilderness areas.
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Interior secretary to review past presidents’ national monument designations
Trump says ‘massive federal land grab’ should never have happened
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Trump orders review of national monuments to allow development.
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New generation rallies to climate cause in Trinidad.
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The cheap energy revolution is here, and coal won’t cut it.
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Many recusals for acting chief of DOJ environment section.
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Trump is expected to sign orders that could expand access to fossil fuels.
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Trump's climate cuts could result in half-billion extra tons of CO2 in the air.
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