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UN: Warmer world in 2020 busted weather records, hurt people

UN: Warmer world in 2020 busted weather records, hurt people

The report detailing climate events in 2020 reads like a list of shattered records. The most ever Atlantic named storms. Unequaled wildfires. Unprecedented Arctic heat. Melting ice, deadly floods and prolonged droughts.
by The Associated Press

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Enbridge starts construction on Line 3 in Minnesota

Enbridge starts construction on Line 3 in Minnesota

Enbridge Energy has begun construction on its Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement in Minnesota. The action Tuesday comes a day after state regulators approved the final permit for the $2.6 billion project.
by The Associated Press

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ChangeMakers: Mysti Babineau, protecting land and people

ChangeMakers: Mysti Babineau, protecting land and people

Mysti Babineau, 34, is an organizer with climate change organization MN350 and an advocate for missing and murdered Indigenous people. Her work focuses on the intersectionality of climate and social justice issues.
by Christine T. Nguyen

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Minnesota gives final green light to disputed oil pipeline

Minnesota gives final green light to disputed oil pipeline

Minnesota regulators have approved the final permit for Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 crude oil pipeline replacement across northern Minnesota. The decision gives the company the green light to begin construction on the $2.6 billion project.
by Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

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Too many storms, not enough names

Too many storms, not enough names

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season ends Monday. And it couldn't come soon enough. The season set plenty of records, including the most named storms, the latest a Category 5 formed and many others.
by Greg Allen

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Trump races to weaken environmental, worker protections; implement last-minute policies

Trump races to weaken environmental, worker protections; implement last-minute policies

The Trump administration is rushing to approve dozens of eleventh-hour policy changes. Among them: The Justice Department is fast-tracking a rule that could reintroduce firing squads and electrocutions to federal executions.

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More named storms than ever. Is it climate change?

More named storms than ever. Is it climate change?

It’s been the most active hurricane season on record, with 30 named storms – 13 of them hurricanes. Is climate change to blame? 
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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