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Summer/Fall 2020
Media Mentions and Interviews Highlights • Seven Ways the Election Will Shape the
• As Climate Disasters Pile Up,
Future of Science, Health and the Environment, Scientific American
a Radical Proposal Gains Traction, The New York Times
In this article, Hillary Aidun comments on the environmental stakes at play in the November 2020 presidential election.
In this article, Michael Gerrard talks about the legal prospects of carbon dioxide removal as a means of atmospheric CO2 reduction.
• Video: Trump’s Widespread and Well-Coordinated War on Science, NowThis News
In this video, Romany Webb talks about the efforts of the Trump administration to muzzle scientific information that we’ve collected in the Silencing Science Tracker. • Australia faces legal challenges over bonds’ climate risks, Financial Times Michael Burger weighs in on the climate risks disclosure lawsuit against the Australian government. • Charleston Aims to Force Fossil Fuel Companies to Pay $2bn to Combat Climate Crisis, The Guardian
Ama Francis is quoted in this article commenting on the litigation involved with Charleston’s lawsuit. • Does Your State Want to Cut Carbon Emissions? These Old Laws Could Be Standing in the Way, Grist
Amy Turner talks about old local laws that could hobble action on climate change in cities. • How Climate Change is Fueling RecordBreaking California Wildfires, Heat and Smog, LA Times
Michael Gerrard is quoted in this article talking about climate change’s connection to this summer’s wildfires in CA.
• Rolling Back Trump’s Rollbacks: Biden Seen Reversing Climate Deregulation, Reuters Michael Burger comments on the Trump Administration’s deregulatory efforts claiming, “nothing Trump has sought to accomplish on climate change is secure.” • Biden Could Roll Back Trump Agenda With Blitz of Executive Actions, The New York Times
Michael Gerrard speaks about the Sabin Center’s Reregulation Report and the ways a Biden admin could use it for climate action. • The Environment Is In Trouble. Here’s What Biden Can Do To Address It., National Geographic
In this article, Michael Burger talks about what executive authority a President Biden could use to protect the environment..
