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Here are the specific near-term actions that the Interior Department can take at the leasing, permitting, and production stages of fossil fuel development on public lands to help address the climate crisis, unify the agency behind a common purpose, and ensure the agency is acting in the public inter
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Infographic: Climate Science Vs. Fossil Fuel Fiction - Greenpeace USA
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Biden Climate Watch
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Public Lands Face New Challenges in Today's Energy, Climate
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A running list of how President Trump is changing environmental policy
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The case for public ownership of the fossil fuel industry
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RealClimate: Science denial is still an issue ahead of COP28
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The case for public ownership of the fossil fuel industry
Why the Supreme Court ruling isn't game over for climate - Los Angeles Times
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A Trump Oil Boom Could Transform This Rocky Mountain Landscape
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Biden's Fossil Fuel Moves Clash With Pledges on Climate Change
Climate, a major separator for Biden and Trump, is a dividing line
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About Union of Concerned Scientists
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Alaska oil drilling project puts Biden climate efforts in jeopardy
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