Former GOP Sen. Jim Inhofe, famous for throwing a snowball in the Senate chamber, dead at 89

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Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma speaks during a news conference after a Senate Republican luncheon in June 2020.
Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma speaks during a news conference after a Senate Republican luncheon in June 2020.

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The hottest temperature recorded in every state

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A sign for extreme heat in Death Valley, California, in June 2024.
A sign for extreme heat in Death Valley, California.

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A $1.9 million Nantucket beach property sold for $200K after parts of it got swallowed by the sea

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Remote coastal beach cottages in Nantucket, Massachusetts
Remote coastal beach cottages in Nantucket, Massachusetts, in 2017.

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The Supreme Court is poised to unleash a weapon against Biden's climate policies

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The US Supreme Court
The US Supreme Court is issuing its most highly anticipated decisions before the term ends in July.

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Where Biden and Trump stand on major issues like the economy, Ukraine, and immigration

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Joe Biden (left) and Donald Trump (right).

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Scientists want to pump carbon into a hole at the bottom of the ocean in a $60 million pilot project to help stop climate change

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A funnel of smoke over an image of the ocean

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Amazon is trying to eliminate plastic that doesn't get recycled. It's actually making some progress.

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Amazon boxes and plastic bags piled up in a container.
Amazon is trying to eliminate all plastic packaging from its fulfillment centers in North America.

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Gen Z wants jobs that help solve the climate crisis but has no idea how to get them

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Young activists march in Turin, Italy to demand climate action.
Young climate activists with the Fridays for Future movement march in Turin, Italy in October 2023.

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Extreme heat is already ruining summer travel — and it's only going to get worse

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Rescuers attending to an older woman.
Rescuers helping a woman affected by high temperatures at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday.

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Mexico City is just the beginning. Here are 11 other cities at risk of running out of water.

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A giant water tank surrounded by people collecting its water with smaller buckets.
Residents collecting drinking water from a tanker due to the ongoing water crisis in India.

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