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Justice Alito steps aside from a major climate case
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Justice Samuel Alito will no longer participate in a climate-change dispute before the Supreme Court, SCOTUSblog reported. The Guardian, carrying the Associated Press report, said he stepped aside amid scrutiny over his oil-stock holdings. Inside Climate News asked whether the recusal was too little, too late.
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US fuel-economy standards cut back to 2014 levels
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The Trump administration finalized a rule that cuts federal fuel-economy standards back to 2014 levels, slashing clean-car rules that were aimed at cutting climate emissions. Inside Climate News called it a blow to climate, health and the EV market; Heatmap looked at the rollback’s long-term risk, and a PBS NewsHour segment covered what it means for drivers.
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El Niño, from the Arctic to the food system
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A new video from Just Have a Think, one of the channels this watchlist follows, asks how hard the “Godzilla” El Niño will hit the Arctic. Inside Climate News reports the incoming event is so extreme it doesn’t have a scientific name. New Scientist asks why this “monster” El Niño is so strong, and separately quotes the UK climate minister’s warning that “our food system is vulnerable”.