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  "path": "/news/01032026/climate-hushing-in-the-democratic-party/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-01T09:50:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://insideclimatenews.org",
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  "textContent": "In late January, U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, a long-time climate hawk, said in a thread on X that Democrats should ignore calls to stop talking about climate. “There’s a thing out there called a ‘climate husher,’” he wrote. “Anyone who cares about what fossil fuel pollution is doing to Earth’s natural systems […]",
  "title": "Are ‘Climate Hushers’ Lurking in the Democratic Party?"
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