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"Former Vice President Joe Biden is trailing most of his Democratic presidential competitors in a newly released ranking of climate records."

"The Energy Department announced the approval of a liquefied natural gas project in Texas, saying it would allow “molecules of U.S. freedom to be exported to the world.”"

"A career Bureau of Land Management official who was fired last month says the Trump administration is refusing to enforce federal laws and regulations governing livestock grazing in Nevada out of fear of sparking another armed standoff like the one five years ago involving rancher Cliven Bundy."

"A growing number of Democratic politicians and environmental activists are demanding a live televised primary debate dedicated to climate change."

"A government watchdog group on Wednesday requested an investigation into the head of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) air office, arguing the Trump appointee violated an ethics pledge by meeting with former clients."

"In just three years, a 1,000-acre complex surrounded by Louisiana swampland has become the unlikely epicenter of America's booming natural gas business."

"American soil. Those are two words that are commonly used to stir up patriotic feelings. They are also words that can't be taken for granted, because today nearly 30 million acres of U.S. farmland are held by foreign investors."

"A major environmental group helped drive a federal court decision last week blocking emergency funds for President Trump's planned border wall build-out."

"As some Republicans inch toward climate policy for the first time in years, those in the party who reject climate science are getting nervous that a more permanent shift is coming. And they're going on the attack against their former allies.