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by RJ Cohen

Last week, Maryland and Washington joined the growing wave of U.S. states unveiling tough strategies to tackle climate change in the face of continued federal inaction. But sometimes it feels like progress amounts to two steps forward, one step back.

Consider the small agricultural town of Choteau, Montana. Some folks who live in Choteau don’t want to hear any mention of climate change – and will go so far as to deny their schoolchildren the opportunity to meet a scientist with a share of the latest Nobel Peace Prize.