Climate Change Impacts ‘Accelerating’ As Leaders Gather at UN: Report
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9 Practical Ways to Tackle Climate Change, Starting in Your Kitchen
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NYC Says 1.1M Students Can Skip School for Climate Strike Protest
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Teen Activist to Lawmakers: Try Harder on Climate Change
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NY Schools First to Have ‘Red Flag’ Petition Power for Guns
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Extreme Weather Events — and Their Costs — Are Piling Up
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CEOs Speak Out on Gun Violence, Seek Congressional Action
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CEOs Urge Congress to Pass Consumer Privacy Law
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Adapting to Climate Change Can Pay Off in Manifold Ways, Experts Say
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After 2 Mass Shootings, Texas Governor Issues 8 Executive Orders
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The End of Anonymity Is Near, Thanks to AI
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California Adopted the Country’s First Major Consumer Privacy Law — Now Silicon Valley Is Trying to Rewrite It
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Walmart to Stop Some Ammo Sales, Ask People to Not Openly Carry Guns
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‘Bigger Picture, It’s Climate Change’: Great Lakes Flood Ravages Homes and Roads
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What You Need to Know About US Election Security and Voting Machines
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Apple ‘Sorry’ Workers Listened to Siri Voice Recordings
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El Paso Shooting Defendant’s Claims Raise Questions About Gun Imports
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Why Climate Change Is So Hard to Tackle: Our Stubborn Energy System
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US Government Wants Access to Personal Data — As It Pushes Privacy
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Raging Amazon Fires Are a Potent Symbol of Our Indifference to Environmental Disorder
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