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Gas stations get ready for the electric future.
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Why hydroelectric utilities are endangered by soaring solar and wind.
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Opinion: The climate risks we face.
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In the country where coal is king, a battle with the EU looms.
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How the Trump White House wound up releasing dire climate report.
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India battles to balance economy and environment.
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The COP23 climate change summit in Bonn and why it matters.
Bonn climate change conference
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Fiji brings first-hand experience with effects of climate change to UN summit.
By Nick PerryThe Associated Press
Sun., Nov. 5, 2017
WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND—Each time the ocean surged through their coastal Fijian village, residents would use rafts to...
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