Ben Strauss

Climate Central

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Director of the Program on Sea Level Rise at Climate Central, a non-profit that researches climate change

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Four million former college athletes could be affected by a preliminary settlement agree to by the NCAA.

NCAA reaches preliminary settlement in head injury lawsuit

Four million former college athletes could be affected by a preliminary settlement agree to by the NCAA.

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