Trump Is Making Climate Change Denialism Federal Policy

Even as the world reels from record temperatures, the U.S. leader is spreading misinformation.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin speaks during a Water Policy Announcement at the Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters in Washington on Feb. 18. August 4, 2025, 5:27 PM Comment icon View Comments ( )

Even as the world reels from the hottest year ever recorded, the Trump administration is taking unprecedented steps to make climate change denialism the foundation of its federal policy.

There is an overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change—which is fueled by human activity (mainly greenhouse gas emissions from actions like burning fossil fuels)—has made extreme heat and precipitation more intense and freque

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