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By MICHAEL BIESECKER, Associated Press: Politics
Mon, 10/23/2017 - 8:06pm

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A non-partisan federal watchdog says climate change is already costing U.S. taxpayers billions of dollars each year, with those costs expected to rise as devastating storms, floods, wildfires and droughts become more frequent in the coming decades....

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