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Outgoing interior secretary Deb Haaland was the first Native American to serve in a president’s cabinet. In a Q&A with Grist, Haaland considers the work she leaves behind.

By Anita Hofschneider bit.ly/4hkOqul

As Donald Trump muses about the US seizing control of Greenland and the Panama Canal, he has touted their strategic significance. But it seems lost on him that a major reason for the shifting strategic landscape is climate change, which he frequently denies exists.

By Oliver Milman for the Guardian bit.ly/4albDKy

Last year was the first in which global average temperatures exceeded 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the aspirational target world leaders set in 2015 to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. bbc.in/3PDYfHU

The Supreme Court denied oil companies’ request to review an earlier decision by the Hawaiʻi Supreme Court which would allow a so-called “climate deception lawsuit” filed against the companies by the City and County of Honolulu to proceed.

By Emily Sanders for ExxonKnews

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The war in Gaza has carried with it an “immense” carbon footprint. The vast majority of war-linked emissions were due to Israel’s aerial bombardment and ground invasion of Gaza, as well as US cargo planes delivering war supplies to Israel.

By Nina Lakhani for The Guardian
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