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The western US state of Montana, known for its wide swathes of wilderness, is the site of a first ever climate trial brought by young people suing the state for violating their rights to a healthy environment

Landmark Youth Climate Trial Begins In Montana

The first ever climate trial in the United States begins Monday in Montana, brought by young people suing the western state for violating their constitutional right to a "clean and healthful environment."
A cyclist rides under a blanket of haze partially obscuring the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on June 8, 2023

Toxic Smoke Dissipates Over Northeastern US

Residents of northeastern United States were breathing more easily Friday as smoke from Canadian fires gradually cleared after blanketing several cities in a noxious haze this week.
The US capital was also shrouded in haze -- the Lincoln Memorial (L) and Washington Monument are seen here

Smog From Canada Wildfires Blankets New York

An orange-tinged smog caused by Canada's wildfires shrouded New York on Wednesday, obscuring its famous skyscrapers and causing residents to don face masks, as cities along the US East Coast issued air quality alerts.
Sea ice extent at the poles

Arctic Could Be Ice-free A Decade Earlier Than Thought

The Arctic Ocean's ice cap will disappear in summer as soon as the 2030s and a decade earlier than thought, no matter how aggressively humanity draws down the carbon pollution that drives global warming, scientists said Tuesday.
Canadian boreal forest west of Quebec

Climate: Battle Lines Harden Over How To Slash CO2

Banish fossil fuels, capture their emissions, pull CO2 from thin air -- diplomats in Bonn for UN-led climate talks agree there's too much planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, but remain at loggerheads on the best way to reduce it.

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