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Trump & Environmental Policy: The Sequel, Part II

Expect a lot of the same, but there could be some new twists.

Trump’s basic thrust is to eliminate environmental protection, just as he tried to do in his first term. But there are some new factors — new faces like Kennedy and Musk, and new developments like the massive investments sparked by Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. Both Trump and the resistance will be better organized. In one way, you could think of this as a fascinating social experiment — but one with potentially devastating consequences for public health, climate change, and the future of the planet.

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RFK Jr. Joins the War on Climate Scientists

RFK Jr. has filled a top campaign position with an anti-vaccine activist named Del Bigtree who has called global warming “an enslavement system.”

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made headlines when a Super PAC supporting his presidential bid ran a pricey Super Bowl ad, stealing the look of a famous 1960 spot for his uncle John F. Kennedy. But he got far less attention for another move that says a lot about his campaign: He has tapped Del Bigtree …

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RFK Jr. and Climate Change Conspiracy Theories

Voters who care about the climate should know the longtime environmental lawyer turned long-shot presidential candidate has turned away from environmentalism.

When an old acquaintance of mine recently shared a series of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. videos on Instagram, I couldn’t resist asking him what was appealing about the long-shot presidential candidate. He said that RFK Jr. would end corporate influence, including when it comes to industries that pollute the environment. RFK, he said, has done …

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