Obama at Yosemite attacks 'lip service' to natural beauty amid climate inaction
by Oliver Milman in New York from on (#1HMST)
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Barack Obama warned on Saturday that climate change could ravage many of America's vaunted national parks, criticizing political opponents who "pay lip service" to areas of natural beauty while opposing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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