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Melting permafrost poses increased threat of ‘giant mercury bomb’ in Arctic: study

Alaska’s Yukon River may be carrying a lot more than just water as it crosses the state and empties into the Bering Sea. A team of California-based researchers has found that climate change-induced…

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• As Millions of acres burnedAccording to firefighters, the U.S. Forest Service suffer from a serious shortage (ProPublica)

• how Rapidly increasing demand for electricity teeth Efforts to phase out coal-fired power generation stall gas(The Wall Street Journal)

   

• Tribes, environmental groups Wisconsin seeks dissenting ruling Line 5 Pipeline Relocation (Live)

   

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Mace repeatedly mispronounces Harris’ name, causing chaos on CNN panel

A CNN panel on Thursday night devolved into a heated debate after Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina repeatedly mispronounced Vice President Harris’ name. read more

10 ways Trump is ruining the election

Given the climate and the national mood, Donald Trump should be the favorite to retake the White House in November. But he is running the most incompetent presidential campaign since George McGovern. The list of stupid actions, stupid statements, and outright stupidity is almost endless. Here are 10 reasons why Trump will fail. read more