Climate Denial Again Infects Washington

09 Apr 2026 | Abstracted from New Times

In "Climate Denial Comes to Washington," NYT reporter Maxine Joselow describes a Heartland Institute conference celebrating renewed influence under Trump's second term. EPA chief Lee Zeldin echoed the president's climate skepticism as the administration slashed research funding, fired environmental staff, and renounced authority to curb emissions - marking a sharp escalation in U.S. climate policy reversal.

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