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Florida-Bound Biden Faces Calls to Declare Climate Emergency After Hurricane Idalia <[link removed]>
Campaigners also argue that "Big Oil CEOs and politicians like Ron DeSantis must be held accountable for knowingly fueling the climate crisis that heats our oceans and strengthens deadly storms." <[link removed]>
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Biden Infrastructure Report Pushes 'Disastrous Water Privatization Schemes,' Watchdog Says <[link removed]>
"President Biden should have never appointed an investment banker to chair an advisory council for the nation's infrastructure," said one advocate. <[link removed]>
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Texas Supreme Court Allows State's 'Cruel' Gender-Affirming Care Ban to Take Effect <[link removed]>
"The fight is far from over," said the groups that sued Texas over the ban. <[link removed]>
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AOC Endorses Aaron Regunberg for Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District <[link removed]>
"As a community organizer, climate lawyer, and state legislator-Aaron has been a fierce champion for working people," said the New York Democrat. "I'm proud to support him." <[link removed]>
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Clarence Thomas Discloses Three 2022 Flights on Right-Wing Billionaire's Private Jet <[link removed]>
Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse said the filing "won't deter us from fully investigating the massive, secret, right-wing billionaire influence in which this court is enmired." <[link removed]>
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Alarm Grows Over Wisconsin GOP's Supreme Court Impeachment Threats <[link removed]>
"The entire country should know what's happening here in Wisconsin," said the state's Senate Democrats. <[link removed]>
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Greg Casar Drafting Bill to Connect Texas to National Electric Grids <[link removed]>
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'A Huge Win': Texas Judge Finds Law Limiting Local Rule Is Unconstitutional <[link removed]>
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Pharma-Funded Republicans Go to Bat for Drug Industry as Medicare Moves to Negotiate Prices <[link removed]>
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'Rescheduling Is Not Enough,' Advocates Say of HHS Cannabis Recommendation <[link removed]>
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'Trump Is Ineligible': Top Election Officials Urged to Bar Former President From Ballot <[link removed]>
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The Climate Movement and the Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. <[link removed]>
In a divided America, there is at least one universal left, and that is the shared world we inhabit. <[link removed]>
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Brazil's Eucalyptus Monoculture Threatens Biodiversity and Indigenous Rights <[link removed]>
With the specter of eucalyptus trees engineered for pesticide resistance and the Biden administration's embrace of false solutions to climate change, the balance is being further tipped in favor of the pulp and paper industry. <[link removed]>
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Opposing the IRA Could Hurt These Republicans in 2024 <[link removed]>
Democrats are expected to use GOP opposition to renewable energy and decarbonization as a major issue in races where Biden ran well in their districts. <[link removed]>
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