The lost history of what Americans knew about climate change in the 1960s

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The lost history of what Americans knew about climate change in the 1960s

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It wasn't just scientists who were worried, but Congress, the White House, and even Sports Illustrated, newly unearthed documents show.

It wasn’t just scientists who were worried, but Congress, the White House, and even Sports Illustrated.

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Bankers and oil men should all be in prison.

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