When exploring climate change, we’re moving further in the realm where science is either ignored or condemned—everyone becomes an expert and all opinions have equal weight. In this universe, A no longer equals A. A can equal D, or Z for that matter, if someone deems it so.
But science doesn’t care if you say that climate change is a hoax. You can say it, but then you may be condemning hundreds, thousands or millions to “reap the whirlwind” of your creation. People may get sick, suffer and/or die as the planet slowlyfails.
The impact is also intergenerational. Trump has cut programs and gutted alternative energy systems, which will negatively affect our planet for multiple generations. Unlike some other decisions, it’s not waiting four years until a new administration is in office to reverse these policies. The damage is alreadydone and may not be fully reversible.
Trump has also been crowned as the Champion of Clean Coal. His promotion of coal will have short-term benefits for the industry but signal long term damage for the planet. And what of those who work in the industry? How is the TrumpAdministration looking out for them over the long term?
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NOTES:
(1) “AMA launching its own vaccine safety, effectiveness review system,” by Joseph Choi, The Hill. February 10, 2026.https://thehill.com/homenews/5731984-ama-rebukes-federal-vaccine/#:~:text=In%20its%20announcement%20the%20AMA,dropped%20earlier%20in%20the%20month.
(2) “The Guardian: Origins of the EPA,” EPA Historical Publication-1, Spring 1992. https://www.epa.gov/archive/epa/aboutepa/guardian-origins-epa.html
(3) “Trump delivers a deadly blow to EPA’s ability to regulate climate pollution,” by Ella Nilsen, CNN. February 12, 2026. https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/12/climate/trump-repeals-epa-endangerment-finding
(4) “EPA ADMINISTRATOR ZELDIN: We finally demolished the Democrat climate insanity,” by Lee Zeldin, Fox News. February 16, 2026. https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/epa-administrator-zeldin-we-finally-demolished-democrat-climate-insanity
(5) “President Trump and Administrator Zeldin Deliver Single Largest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History,” by the EPA Press Office, EPA. February 12, 2026. https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/president-trump-and-administrator-zeldin-deliver-single-largest-deregulatory-action-us
(6) 365 WINS IN 365 DAYS: President Trump’s Return Marks New Era of Success, Prosperity, The White House. January 20, 2026. https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2026/01/365-wins-in-365-days-president-trumps-return-marks-new-era-of-success-prosperity/
(7) “Biden’s oil boom. How fossil fuels thrived despite the White House's climate policies,” by Prinz Magtulis, Nichola Groom, Jarrett Renshaw and Moira Warburton, Reuters.March 28, 2024. https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-BIDEN/OIL/lgpdngrgkpo/
(8) “ The Rise and Decline of Coal Mining Jobs, 1970-2022,” by Eugene M. Trisko, ACOEL. February 8, 2024. https://acoel.org/the-rise-and-decline-of-coal-mining-jobs-1970-2022/
(9) “Do scientists agree on climate change?,” NASA, March 18, 2024. https://science.nasa.gov/climate-change/faq/do-scientists-agree-on-climate-change/Please note: the article is an excellent source for related data.
(10) “Earth’s 10 Hottest Years on Record Are the Last 10,” by Delger Erdenesanaa, The New York Times. March 18, 2025.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/18/climate/global-temperatures-wmo-report.html