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Hurricane Helene spotlights Trump, Vance climate skepticism |
Hurricane Helene's devastation is shining a spotlight on former President Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance's (R-Ohio) skepticism of well-established climate science. |
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Trump this week claimed that the planet has "actually gotten a little bit cooler lately." Vance, meanwhile, prefaced an answer related to the link between carbon emissions and climate change during Tuesday's vice presidential debate with, "Let's just say that's true." The statements, in the wake of the extreme weather disaster, highlight the gulf between the parties on the issue as the November election approaches and the storm's impact looms particularly large in the potentially key swing states of Florida, Georgia and North Carolina. Climate change "is a highly motivating factor for young voters in this election," said North Carolina Democratic Strategist Morgan Jackson, "and when you see folks like Donald Trump and JD Vance, it is one of the reasons that I think young voters are going to be more motivated to turn out, because the top issue they care about and they worry about Republicans ... call a hoax." Florida-based Republican strategist Ford O'Connell, however, said that even in hard-hit states, he does not believe that climate change will be a top issue in the presidential race. "This is just not a top 10 issue this cycle," O'Connell said. "What people in North Carolina and Virginia are pissed off about is the price of groceries and the price of gas." Read more in a full story tomorrow at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, we're Rachel Frazin and Zack Budryk — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. |
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How policy will affect the energy and environment sectors now and in the future: |
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Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (Ohio) expressed skepticism about the scientific consensus behind climate change in response to a question during Tuesday's debate. |
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President Biden on Wednesday signed legislation exempting some semiconductor manufacturing facilities from environmental reviews — despite objections from some Democrats and green activists who have expressed concerns about the potential for toxic waste. |
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The widespread devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene is upping the pressure on lawmakers for a looming end-of-year fight over disaster funding. |
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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Urban populations in Southern Californian are facing chronic exposure to toxic airborne "plasticizer" compounds — two of which have already been banned from children's products, a new study has found. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Heritage Foundation Staffers Flood Federal Agencies With Thousands of Information Requests (ProPublica) It's rained in D.C. 11 days in a row. That's almost a record. (The Washington Post)
Alabama Power settles with EPA over coal ash pond near Mobile (AL.com)
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Dockworkers and longshoremen in East Coast ports are now on strike in a major labor action with real consequences for the U.S. and international economy. Read more |
| Special counsel Jack Smith laid out the pathway for his election interference case against former President Trump in the wake of the Supreme Court's immunity decision, describing the former president's bid to thwart the transfer of power as a "private criminal effort." Read more |
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