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On the recordMay 14, 2019
I was reading the newspaper this week and it hit the headlines 2 days ago that carbon dioxide levels hit 415 parts per million, which is the highest in human history, the highest in 800,000 years.
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Matt Cartwright
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Cartwright highlights alarming carbon dioxide levels reported in the news.

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