{
  "id": 796133,
  "title": "Fossils show huge carbon emissions harm forests, not ‘green the planet’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/fossils-show-huge-carbon-emissions-harm-forests-not-green-the-planet",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-13T18:00:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/13/forests-carbon-dioxide-emissions"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Study of 56m-year-old leaves counters claims from Trump administration members of ‘benefits’ of fossil fuel pollution Adding huge quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is set to cause the Earth’s forests to wither and die rather than flourish, according to a new study that counters erroneous claims that fossil fuel pollution will green the planet. An analysis of fossilized leaf cells…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}