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Dire warnings on climate change from scientists warning about more severe consequences and less time to stop them.Microplastics littering the ocean, the growing great Pacific garbage “patch” and dead marine animals found with plastic and other trash in their guts.Concerns about drinking water tainted with lead and exposure to "forever" chemicals. And a country once again leaning on fossil fuels for energy production despite a global push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The last decade has produced some startling climate and environmental headlines in the United States amid growing awareness of the problems faced around the world -- as well as potential solutions for some of them.

Here are some of the things biggest developments in climate change and some of the other big environmental stories of the last decade.