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Elizabeth Kolbert

@elizkolbert

I'm a New Yorker staff writer and author of "Under a White Sky" + "The Sixth Extinction" and the forthcoming "H is for Hope," out in March.

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“I've witnessed something that I feel is extremely bad, not just for the United States, but for all of us in the world.” Scientists around the world expressed disappointment and alarm as Republican Donald Trump has secured a second term go.nature.com/3UEdHa2

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This is a good point. But it's important to note that the rightwing media is thriving because it is giving people the misinformation they want.

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During his first term, Donald Trump tried to roll back more than 100 environmental regulations. Just how bad a second term will be for climate policy remains to be seen, “but the most likely scenarios are all pretty bleak,” Elizabeth Kolbert writes. nyer.cm/sjPh6W7

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It's two and half months until Inauguration Day, but already we're at the "you can't make this shit up" phase of the Trump Administration.

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Forget for a moment the clown show that is the new administration. This is the worst news of the day: theguardian.com/environment/20…

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F. Scott Fitzgerald wasn't talking about politics, but I think the thought is still appropriate in this situation: "One should.. be able to see that things are hopeless and yet be determined to make them otherwise."

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During his first term, Donald Trump tried to roll back more than 100 environmental regulations. Just how bad a second term will be for climate policy remains to be seen, “but the most likely scenarios are all pretty bleak,” Elizabeth Kolbert writes. nyer.cm/NviXnjg

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In "When the Arctic Melts," #HeinzAward winner Elizabeth Kolbert chronicles her journey to Greenland, where she engages with researchers, explores the region's infrastructure & delves into the history of melting ice—uncovering one of many global tipping points. newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

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My new book is out today! Hard to believe it all started seven years ago, when I visited a village on the banks of the Roosevelt River, in the southern reaches of the Amazon, home to an infamous Indigenous group known as the Cinta Larga...

My new book is out today! Hard to believe it all started seven years ago, when I visited a village on the banks of the Roosevelt River, in the southern reaches of the Amazon, home to an infamous Indigenous group known as the Cinta Larga...
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Trump pledged to repeal Biden's climate law, but the law is supporting billions of dollars in investments in red districts. "I believe that corporate lobbying is going to keep a lot of the law in place," says political scientist Leah Stokes. Read more: bit.ly/3VvZKeT

Trump pledged to repeal Biden's climate law, but the law is supporting billions of dollars in investments in red districts.

"I believe that corporate lobbying is going to keep a lot of the law in place," says political scientist Leah Stokes.

Read more: bit.ly/3VvZKeT
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If anyone is still out there, I just want to let you know that I'm over at Bluesky at @elizkolbert.bsky.social. See you there, I hope!