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What a year: policy fiascos, natural disasters and a steady march toward a future that is too hot.
The Trump administration’s dismantling of environmental protection rules exceeded expectations, and on the world stage, the United States largely ceded its leadership role in climate policy to China.
Each December, Inside Climate News takes a look back at the most consequential stories our team tracked across the year.
Dan walks us through this year in climate, from attacks on science to the major cuts at federal agencies and the rapid rise of data centers – with some good news thrown in at the end.
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