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Wind turbines at Avangrid Renewables’ Baffin Wind Power Project.
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Portland, Maine, reaffirms commitment to fight climate change.
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Fix Texas shale oil production pollution before it gets worse, says task force chair.
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Deadly heat waves could endanger 74 percent of mankind by 2100, study says.
Deadly heat waves—already a risk for 30 percent of the world's population—will spread around the globe, posing a danger for 74 percent of people...
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