Reporter Lisa Sorg (File photo)
Donald Trump’s second administration is poised to soon do a great deal of damage in several important areas – including health care, education, reproductive freedom, immigration, foreign policy and the economy. That said, when it comes to the damage that will be truly irreparable, no pledge looms darker or more ominous than Trump’s plan to scuttle efforts to combat climate change.
So, where do things stand? Will the federal government now roll back efforts targeting the climate crisis even as its effects grow more devastating each year? And what can we expect from policymakers and polluters in North Carolina? Recently, NC Newsline caught up with Inside Climate News reporter Lisa Sorg to get her takes on these questions and, not surprisingly, the news she delivered was, for the most part, quite sobering.
Read more of Sorg’s investigative reporting here.