I just didn’t expect the story to revolve around climate change. Twenty-five years ago, screenwriter Aaron Sorkin envisioned the United States cutting climate pollution by one-fifth by 2005, which sounds almost incomprehensible today. The science of climate change was well-understood at the time, even as the oil industry and car companies funded denial campaigns with long-lasting impacts. All of which is my way of saying: A quarter-century after “The American President,” the United States is still far behind on tackling this existential threat. Some conservationists are critical, saying relocating endangered species doesn’t address underlying issues such as climate change and nonnative predators.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 05, 2020 14:03 UTC