Hot Planet Update: Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Guts Climate Funding, EPA Scraps Power Plant Rules, 'Above-Average' Hurricane Season Predicted, Forest Loss Record, & More
A roundup of what happened, why it matters, and key context for climate change news during the week of May 19-25.
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