It took no time for Mike Johnson to establish a hefty carbon footprint as new Speaker of the House. In the first legislative act under his watch, his Republican majority last month passed an appropriations bill that seeks to gut many federal programs meant to fight climate change. Denying climate change, but not climate change projects Texas wind turbines. Credit: Sam LaRussa/flickr By choosing Johnson to lead them, Republicans in the US House of Representatives hardened their public position as climate change deniers. One might expect that from a representative of northwest Louisiana who is one of many politicians propped up by the fossil fuel lobby to impede sweeping public support to fight climate change and clean up polluted communities.

Source: The Guardian November 16, 2023 16:34 UTC