"Debbie Mucarsel-Powell ousted Rep. Carlos Curbelo, the Miami-area Republican considered the party’s most hawkish lawmaker on climate change, flipping vulnerable red seat in Tuesday’s election."
"With 99.7 percent of precincts reporting, Florida voters have approved the passage of Amendment 9 to ban oil and gas drilling in offshore areas, as well as prohibit using e-cigarettes and vaping devices indoors."
"California voters approved a measure Tuesday requiring all eggs sold in the state come from cage-free hens by 2022."
"[Colorado] Proposition 112, the initiative that would dramatically increase oil and gas drilling setbacks from homes, businesses and waterways, was decisively defeated Tuesday night following a contentious campaign in which the industry spent tens of millions of dollars to derail the measure."
"Washington state voters on Tuesday rejected Initiative 1631, a proposed carbon fee on fossil-fuel emissions that spurred the biggest ballot-measure spending spree in state history."
"The rise of Democrats who support policy that might actually make a difference on climate pollution eased the pain of a string of state-level losses."
"Dan Gelber, the mayor of Miami Beach, Florida, says climate change will be a homeowners’ worst nightmare. ... That’s why Miami Beach, where frequent flooding prompted by high tides have illustrated the risks of climate change, is asking residents for the power to pump more money into environmentally-friendly sidewalks, parks, and neighborhood improvements."
"Several states could radically change course on clean energy and greenhouse gas emissions after Tuesday’s elections."
"President Trump dismissed the National Climate Assessment that shows humans are driving climate change, and said he was focused on the reports that dispute it."
"President Trump today vowed to review allegations against his Interior secretary and signaled he 'would not be happy' if wrongdoing was found."
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