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Climate change skepticism and denial

A man speaks to a crowd

Protesters rally against protective measures; preventing economic collapse in Africa; Canadian nurses in Detroit

Top of The World

In the US and Brazil, protesters demonstrated against social distancing, while Israelis took a stand against anti-democratic measures. Africa is expected to experience its first recession in 25 years. And, immigrant health care workers are critical to the UK and the US, but the coronavirus — and Brexit — could limit their ability to work. Also, how do pro athletes keep fit during lockdown?

Head in the sand

How science denial on the political right hampers the US response to COVID-19

US politics
An estimated 100,000 people turned out for the climate strike in Berlin on Sept. 20, 2019.

In Germany, the politics of climate change are shifting beneath Merkel’s feet

Climate Change
Firefighters extinguish a fire in Amazon jungle in Porto Velho, Brazil, on August 25, 2019.

Brazilian firefighters scramble for resources as Bolsonaro deflects help

A muddy river runs through a green landscape. On one side are trees and a dense forest; the other is bare.

Brazil’s new president targets Amazon rainforest, Indigenous peoples

Environment
Four men sit in a row in front of a green backdrop.

Brazil’s new far-right government issues decrees across sectors

Global Politics

In his inauguration address on Tuesday, Brazi’s new President Jair Bolsonaro said his election had freed Latin America’s largest nation from “socialism and political correctness.”

the grand canyon in the US

Top Interior officials ordered parks to end science policy, emails show

Environment

Now that the order has been rescinded, national parks could become more welcoming to drones, jet skis and private companies that want to build luxurious accommodations.

a podium at the epa with nobody at it

When corporations take credit for green deeds their lobbying may tell another story

Commentary

This kind of corporate hypocrisy — what we call talking green while lobbying brown — is a form of greenwashing, in which companies trumpet their good deeds while hiding their efforts to block progress.

C-CHANGE group photo

Former EPA chief Gina McCarthy launches Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment at Harvard

Climate Change

Focusing on climate change’s public health impacts can make the world a healthier place, protect our children’s lives, build a stronger economy and help to create a more sustainable and just future, McCarthy believes.

Scott Pruitt at Congress

Ethical and legal questions surround Scott Pruitt’s time at the EPA

Environment

Democrats in Congress are pushing for his resignation, but so far most GOP members have remained quiet.