# Kate Aronoff

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Climate Obscura

The Trump administration has ordered federal agencies to stop publishing worst-case scenario projections of climate change. This week, On the Media examines the administration’s pattern of attacks on climate science. Plus, a look at the dark money behind environmental deregulation. 1. Kate Aronoff …

The World's Biggest Problem

At Tuesday's State of the Union, President Trump continued to call for a wall at the southern border. Meanwhile, some Democrats point to the real crisis: climate change. A look at the messaging of urgency and hope around the Green New Deal. And, a former mentor to Mark Zuckerberg lays out his deep …

We're Not Very Good At This

America’s divisions are all the more clear after another frenzied news cycle. This week, we ask a historian and a data scientist whether we humans are capable of governing ourselves. Plus, the post-midterm prognosis on climate change, and how our media have often complicated our country’s founding …

Why U.S. Should Brace For a Rise in Green Fascism

As the Supreme Court limits the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, David Roberts, author of climate newsletter, Volts, tells Molly Jong-Fast why America is about to see a rise in “green fascism.” Also on this episode: Climate change writer and author Kat…

Why U.S. Should Brace For a Rise in Green Fascism

As the Supreme Court limits the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, David Roberts, author of climate newsletter, Volts, tells Molly Jong-Fast why America is about to see a rise in “green fascism.” Also on this episode: Climate change writer and author Kat…

Trump Press Sec’s Fury at Media over Texas Flood Exposes Worst of MAGA

At least 109 people have died amid devastating flooding in Texas. Distressingly, 27 deaths occurred at a summer camp for girls, and the toll continues to rise.  This week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt angrily lashed out at the news media and Democrats for asking whether Trump admini…

Musk Humiliated as Trump’s Own Advisers Brutally Expose DOGE Fiasco

The rift between Elon Musk and Republicans is about to get worse. The New York Times reports that in an extraordinary Oval Office meeting, President Trump’s senior agency heads fought bitterly with Musk. They are angry with him because they themselves know the cuts by his so-called Department of Go…

Climate News: Kare Aronof demands climate action from the Democrats; U.S. heat impossible without climate change; Wildfires rage in Spain and Portugal; Value of billionaires questioned

Kate Aronoff says "This Is the Week for Democrats to Start Saying “Climate Change” Again"; "Heat Starts to Break in Western Europe, as Central Europe Begins to Broil"; "Without Climate Change, U.S. Heat Wave Called ‘Virtually Impossible’"; "Voters Rank Billionaires, Then Corporate Landlords as Top …