Trump should embrace ‘America First’ environmentalism

Published December 4, 2018 5:00am ET



On Black Friday, government officials released an ominous climate change report. The Fourth National Climate Assessment Report found, in the worst case scenario, climate change could result in significant economic impacts to the U.S. economy by the end of the century.

In dismissing the report, President Trump correctly noted domestic air quality is the “cleanest” in modern history, and any U.S. measures to combat climate change would have little impact other than on our economy, given that Asian powers are not reducing their emissions.

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