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The first words from the “barrier-busting” nominees for Biden’s climate team

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A water main manhole cover in a street in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Robert Alexander/Getty Images)

Will the Biden administration take action to stop water shutoffs during the pandemic?

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Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden gestures during a campaign stop outside Johnstown Train Station September 30, 2020 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The U.S. has left the Paris climate agreement. Outstanding mail-in ballots could get us back in

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Can Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis change his anti-science attitude?

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Environmentalists to Biden: Say no to fossil fuel advisers

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White plastic bag caught up in branches and billowing in the breeze. Plastic bags are wind-distributed, which explains why they are widespread in the London (UK) countryside. (Getty Images/Whiteway)

New York’s plastic bag ban has survived the pandemic

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