Climate Change Denial Sees a Resurgence in Trump’s Washington
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A conference rejecting the scientific consensus on climate change featured false claims such as climate change being a hoax and fossil fuels being the greenest energy sources.
- The event, held on Wednesday, attracted around 220 attendees and was notable for its prominent keynote speaker, Lee Zeldin, the EPA administrator and a potential attorney general pick by President Trump.
- Zeldin dismissed mainstream climate warnings, stating the administration would not follow "doom-and-gloom" predictions or accept that the world is imminently ending, receiving a standing ovation from the audience.
