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Jan 16 2026ENVIRONMENT

Climate Change and Your Paycheck: What the Numbers Really Say

The idea that climate change is shrinking U. S. salaries by 12% is making the rounds, but does it hold up? Let's break it down. First, the claim comes from a study that imagines a world without man-made greenhouse gas emissions. It then estimates how much richer Americans would be in that imaginary

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