Trump, EPA and climate
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The Trump administration has revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called “a scam.”
The 2009 endangerment finding affirms that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases pose a threat to human health and welfare. Its repeal marks one of the most significant deregulatory actions in U.S.
According to the report, winters in 13 cities have shrunk by three weeks or more. Science is clear that climate change is driven by human activity.
The animals chosen as Olympic mascots are stoats — creatures that are at risk because of climate change. Learn more about the color-changing critters.
EPA administrator Lee Zeldin called climate change a "con job" meant to divert taxpayer funds to pay for the training of more environmental activists.
While most of the world's glaciers are retreating as the climate warms, a small but significant population behaves very differently—and the consequences can be severe. A team of international scientists,
EPA has chucked the long-standing finding that greenhouse gas emissions drive climate change, drawing promises of lawsuits from environmentalists and Democrats.
Climate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Erasing the federal endangerment finding increases the risk.