{"id":44362,"date":"2025-01-09t19:53:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-09t19:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/?p=44362"},"modified":"2025-01-10t03:41:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10t03:41:37","slug":"new-administration-environmental-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.getitdoneaz.com\/story\/new-administration-environmental-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"red wave, green fears: navigating a new administration’s environmental policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

environmentalists across the nation, already concerned for the state of our environment, are alarmed by the prospective environmental policies of the incoming administration, as reported broadly in the media<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

president-elect donald trump will serve his second term in office, starting jan. 20. his past statements and actions<\/a> when handling the environment are a cause for concern among many who anticipate poor handling<\/a> of climate change and sustainability issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

why it matters:<\/strong> trump has repeatedly guaranteed that on his first day in office, saying he will expand oil and gas drilling across the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

according to the wilderness society, the process of drilling and expanding oil companies will worsen the current climate crisis<\/a> and will continue to greatly harm minority communities impacted by pollution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

follow the money. <\/strong>astin cole, ph.d., professor of political science at tuskegee university, says that, \u201cvoters\u2019 first step to ensuring that the president is environmentally friendly is to look at funding.\u201d by looking at who donates to the candidates during the election cycle for example, can greatly indicate what that candidate believes about that topic, according to cole. <\/p>\n\n\n\n