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Tik Root

Senior Staff Writer at Grist

 

Former President Donald Trump speaks at his caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center on January 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump wins, planet loses

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The Colorado Rockies groundskeeper carefully guides the riding mower in the outfield at Coors Field before the game agains the New York Mets June 21, 2018. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Lawn equipment spews ‘shocking’ amount of air pollution, new data shows

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A deforested and burnt area is seen on a stretch of the BR-230 (Transamazonian highway) in Humaitá, Amazonas State, Brazil, on September 16, 2022. (MICHAEL DANTAS/AFP via Getty Images)

Amazon deforestation continues to plummet

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