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Denial & Misinformation

With Only a Week Left in Trump’s Presidency, a Last-Ditch Effort to Block Climate Action and Deny the Science

An EPA rule finalized Wednesday barred future regulation of greenhouse gases in “stationary sources” like oil refineries, and two administration scientists published climate science-denying papers.

By Marianne Lavelle

Pump jacks operate at dusk near Loco Hills on April 23, 2020 in Eddy County, New Mexico. Credit: Paul Ratje/AFP via Getty Images

American Petroleum Institute Chief Promises to Fight Biden and the Democrats on Drilling, Tax Policy

By Nicholas Kusnetz

In May, as the Covid-19 pandemic swept cthe nation, normally jammed highways in Los Angeles were nearly empty. The absence of traffic led to steep reductions in carbon emissions, at least for a while. Credit: David McNew/Getty Images

Covid-19 and Climate Change Will Remain Inextricably Linked, Thanks to the Parallels (and the Denial)

By Ilana Cohen

The Resistance: In the President’s Relentless War on Climate Science, They Fought Back

By Marianne Lavelle

A new phone app called "Cranky Uncle" uses a science-denying uncle cartoon character to illustrate different methods of disinformation on science topics like climate change. Credit: Autonomy/John Cook

Warming Trends: The ‘Cranky Uncle’ Game, Good News About Bowheads and Steps to a Speedier Energy Transition

By Kristoffer Tigue, Katelyn Weisbrod, Sabrina Shankman

Democratic Senate candidates Raphael Warnock (left) and Jon Ossoff of Georgia wave to supporters during a rally on Nov. 15, 2020 in Marietta, Georgia. Ossoff and Warnock face incumbent U.S. Sens. David Purdue (R-Georgia) and Kelly Loeffler (R-Georgia) respectively in a runoff election Jan. 5. Credit: Jessica McGowan/Getty Images

In Georgia, Buffeted by Hurricanes and Drought, Climate Change Is on the Ballot

By James Bruggers

When Trump’s EPA Needed a Climate Scientist, They Called on John Christy

By MARIANNE LAVELLE, INSIDECLIMATE NEWS, AND DENNIS PILLION, AL.COM

War on NOAA? A Climate Denier’s Arrival Raises Fears the Agency's Climate Mission Is Under Attack

By Marianne Lavelle

An Exxon gas station is pictured in Washington on Thursday, April 9, 2020. Credit: Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Exxon Turns to Academia in an Attempt to Discredit Harvard Research

By Nicholas Kusnetz

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper at a campaign rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, prior to his election in November 2016. Credit: Jeff Hahne/Getty Images

Governor Roy Cooper Led North Carolina to Act on Climate Change. Will That Help Him Win a 2nd Term?

By James Bruggers

Seventh U.S. Circuit Court Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, meets with Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) as she begins a series of meetings to prepare for her confirmation hearing at the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 29

Trump’s Pick for the Supreme Court Could Deepen the Risk for Its Most Crucial Climate Change Ruling

By Marianne Lavelle

President Donald Trump speaks a rally at an airport hanger on Aug. 28, 2020 in Londonderry, New Hampshire. The rally took place one day after Trump formally accepted his party’s nomination to end the Republican National Convention at the White House. Cred

President Donald Trump’s Climate Change Record Has Been a Boon for Oil Companies, and a Threat to the Planet

By VERNON LOEB, MARIANNE LAVELLE, STACY FELDMAN

A street is seen strewn with debris and downed power lines after Hurricane Laura passed through the area on August 27, 2020 in Lake Charles, Louisiana . The hurricane hit with powerful winds causing extensive damage to the city.

Laura Rapidly Intensified Over a Super-Warm Gulf. Only the Storm Surge Faltered

By Bob Berwyn, James Bruggers

Pope Francis delivers his blessing from the window overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican during the Sunday Angelus prayer earlier this month. Credit: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty

Five Years After Speaking Out on Climate Change, Pope Francis Sounds an Urgent Alarm

By James Bruggers

President Donald Trump is flanked by Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases while speaking about coronavirus vaccine development on May 15, 2020 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

What Dr. Fauci Can Learn from Climate Scientists About Responding to Personal Attacks Over Covid-19

By Marianne Lavelle

How a Contrarian Scientist Helped Trump’s EPA Defy Mainstream Science

By Marianne Lavelle

President Donald Trump tours a Honeywell International Inc. factory producing N95 masks in Phoenix, Arizona. Credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

To Mask or Not? The Weighty Symbolism Behind a Simple Choice

By Judy Fahys

Benjamin Myles. Credit: Alton Strupp/The Courier Journal

Some Young Republicans Embrace a Slower, Gentler Brand of Climate Activism

By James Bruggers

Trump (Sort of) Accepted Covid-19 Modeling. Don’t Expect the Same on Climate Change.

By James Bruggers

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