Not that long ago, Republican presidents were carrying out the Clean Air and Water Acts, creating the Environmental Protection Agency, expanding the National Park System and even initiating the country’s most authoritative report on climate change, the National Climate Assessment.
Many of today’s Republican leaders stoke fear and anger by mocking the most divisive climate activists while claiming that every environmental solution is a radical one.
If they’re not doing that, Republicans can often be found on the sidelines and disengaged from the issue completely.
Instead of continuing the environmental legacy they were once known for, they have ceded the fight against climate change to Democrats, putting themselves on the wrong side of history.
In other words, Donald Trump’s denial of climate change probably cost him the White House.
Persons:
they’re, Biden, Donald Trump’s, Gavin Newsom
Organizations:
Environmental Protection Agency, Park System, Republican, stoke, University of Colorado, Democratic Party, Green
Locations:
Boulder, California