Close #12383: Fix subprocess module with env={}: don't copy the environment
variables, start with an empty environment.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 0ec55b6..60405dd 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
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+- Issue #12383: Fix subprocess module with env={}: don't copy the environment
+  variables, start with an empty environment.
+
 - Issue #11584: email.header.decode_header no longer fails if the header
   passed to it is a Header object, and Header/make_header no longer fail
   if given binary unknown-8bit input.