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How the Global Climate Fiasco Fueled France’s Student Revolt

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. By the time Cléo made it to Greek class, she had gone completely pale. It was a Wednesday in June during France’s second consecutive heat wave this year, and the 16-year-old was struggling to cope with the rising temperatures. She […]

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Republicans see shrinking boost from redistrictingHouse Republicans are quietly scaling back hopes for the 10-seat boost they sought from redistricting nationwide, amid a souring political climate and polls showing a collapse in GOP support among Latino voters in Texas and Florida . Why it matters: On their down days, Republicans privately worry that the great redistricting war of 2026 will net them…

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After a Decade of Efforts to Regulate Methane, the Trump Administration Promises New RulesIn the Permian Basin of West Texas, methane gas billows from oil wells. It blasts out of pressure valves on pipelines, wafts from sprawling gas processing plants and rises up in plumes when companies air out systems during routine maintenance in the nation’s largest oilfield. More than a decade of efforts to bring these practices […]

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This Race Will Define the Future of CaliforniaAs political power shifts from Northern to Southern California, the LA mayoral race is more important than ever. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Erika D. Smith explores how Los Angeles has transformed from a city of opportunity to one grappling with affordability issues, economic anxiety and climate change. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Midterm Voters Are Worried About Climate, but Their Candidates Are Ignoring ItThis story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Most Americans feel unease or alarm about the climate crisis and, in both red and blue states, want to know how political leaders are going to fix it. But in midterm election campaigns across the US, candidates have responded to this […]

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Meet the researchers leaving the US because of Trump's funding cuts and politicization of scienceMany American scientists are being recruited by foreign universities holding out offers of stable funding and academic freedom. It began last year after the Trump administration began making seismic changes to U.S. scientific research. Administration actions included canceling hundreds of federal grants and deprioritizing research on topics including…

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SEC ends climate-investor investigation, warns of disclosure obligationsThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a report on Oct. 7 about their investigation into whether large asset managers complied with federal disclosure requirements during a 2021 campaign to elect new directors to ExxonMobil’s board. The agency said it would not pursue enforcement action but outlined circumstances in which coordinated…

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Violent Protests Spread Across France Over Rising Cost of LivingHundreds of thousands took part in weekend protests in France, fueled by the rising cost of living, in the country’s worst unrest in years. Demonstrations spilled over to other countries as well. NBC’s Raf Sanchez reports for TODAY.

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