Trump abandons Obama-era plan to help climate refugees

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By Kyla MandelOct 17, 2017, 6:52 pm201 pts
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As hurricane after hurricane ravages Puerto Rico and the Gulf Coast, the Trump administration has quietly walked away from a government-wide effort to help the growing number of American…

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