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Andrew Cuomo issued a joint statement with California Gov. "Dismantling the Clean Power Plan and other critical climate programs is profoundly misguided and s...

Chuck Schumer says he'll vote 'no' on Trump's Supreme Court nominee

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BOLD Alliance vows to stop Keystone XL once again

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