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President Donald Trump sits with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting at the Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida, on April 6th, 2017.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping Warns Trump Not to Abandon the Paris Climate Agreement

China is making it clear that, if the Trump administration follows through on its threat to withdraw from the Paris Agreement, there will be a geopolitical price to pay.

Justin Catanoso

President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order to review the Antiquities Act at the Department of the Interior on April 26th, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

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Awash in Dark Money, a Western Think Tank Is Leading the Charge Against the Antiquities Act

With more than $1.6 million from groups backed by shadowy billionaires, the Sutherland Institute, based in Utah, has set its sights on the Bears Ears National Monument.

Deforestation near an encroaching palm oil plantation in the eastern Malaysian Borneo state of Sarawak.

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How the Palm Oil Industry Is Building a Toolkit for Sustainable Production

There is now a set of guidelines for palm oil companies to use when implementing their commitments to address the deforestation associated with their operations.

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Senate Fails to Overturn Obama-Era Methane Regulation

The regulation is expected to save taxpayers $330 million a year.

Munster Basilica in Bonn, Germany.

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America Is No Longer the Center of the Climate Universe

U.S. policy is in disarray, and the rest of the world is carrying on without us at this week's climate talks in Bonn.

Scientists and supporters participate in a March for Science in front of City Hall on April 22nd, 2017, in Los Angeles, California.

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How Scientists Can Make Facts Great Again

Scientists looking to regain public trust need to speak clearly—and also to listen.

People hold signs during the March for Science in San Francisco, California, on April 22nd, 2017.

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A Handbook for Separating Truth From ‘Alternative Facts’

In his new book, science journalist Dave Levitan identifies 12 ways that politicians have historically denied hard science.

Arianna Rebolini

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United States Scales Back Participation in Climate Talks

The U.S. is sending just seven individuals to this year's U.N. climate talks.

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How to Properly Plan for Our Planet’s Uncertain Future

A New York Times column on the climate set off yet another dangerous tempest of exaggeration and simplification.

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The Upside-Down World of the Climate March

At the Climate March and Samantha Bee’s fake White House Correspondents' Dinner, we saw a topsy-turvy portrait of D.C. in disarray.