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Trump ally ‘likely’ to destroy Amazon rainforest as expert delivers grim prediction

The world’s largest tropical rainforest that serves as a “critical counterweight to climate change” is under threat of complete destruction following the strong electoral performance of a far-right ally to President Donald Trump, one legal expert and former Democratic lawmaker warned Monday. Flávio Bolsonaro is a Brazilian politician and presidential…

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State climate suits face skeptical Supreme CourtDemonstrators rally against oil corporations involved in the suit against Colorado municipalities outside of the Supreme Court Building on Monday. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

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New Supreme Court term begins with justices stumped by climate change caseThe justices return from summer break to hear arguments in a lawsuit Boulder, Colorado, brought against Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy.

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Supreme Court gears up for new term with major cases on climate change, immigration and gunsWashington — The start of the Supreme Court's new term is quickly approaching, with cases involving climate change, President Trump's immigration policies and

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Catholic schools, banned rifles and ‘climate lawfare’: Blockbuster fights await Supreme CourtFrom AR-15 restrictions to Catholic preschool funding, the Supreme Court faces blockbuster cases testing Second Amendment and religious freedom limits.

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LISTEN: Supreme Court hears case seeking damages from fossil fuel industry for climate changeOn Monday, the first day of the Supreme Court's new term, the justices will hear the Boulder case that could decide the fate of others like it.

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Supreme Court Tangles Over a Major Climate Change CaseThe justices began their new term with a landmark dispute over whether local governments can hold oil companies liable for damages from climate change.

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Supreme Court sounds wary of state-based climate change suits against oil producersOil and gas producers hope the Supreme Court will shut down scores of lawsuits over the impact of climate change.

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Did Sam Alito Recuse in the Big Climate Case Because His Fellow Conservatives Told Him “We Got This”?"It's hard to know."

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Justices appear unconvinced of oil companies’ bid to quash climate suitsSeveral Supreme Court Justices appeared skeptical Monday of a request from oil companies to preemptively block a climate change lawsuit that could hold them liable for climate damages. Many of the justices raised questions about the court’s ability to even take up the case at this time. "A number of the discussions that you've had...

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Supreme Court weighs energy companies' bid to end climate suitThe Supreme Court heard arguments Monday over a bid by Exxon Mobil and Suncor Energy to block a lawsuit filed by the city and county of Boulder over the effects of climate change.

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Brazil Election 2026: Bolsonaro’s Lead Has Lula Looking for Campaign ResetTo Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Sunday’s second-place finish to Flávio Bolsonaro stung all the more because he’d believed he could secure a knockout over his right-wing challenger.

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