Trump Administration Tries to Bury the National Climate Assessment

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The Trump Administration tried to bury one of the most significant climate reports in American history by releasing it on Black Friday. But the National Climate Assessment is too important to ignore.

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[ii] CNN.com. Climate change will shrink US economy and kill thousands, government report warns. Nov 28 2018.  https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/23/health/climate-change-report-bn/index.html
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[vi] WashingtonPost.com. Major Trump administration climate report says damage is ‘intensifying across the country’. Nov 23 2018. https://www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2018/11/23/major-trump-administration-climate-report-says-damages-are-intensifying-across-country/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.43746609f3d6
[vii] ibid. 
[viia] TheAtlantic.com. The Three Most Chilling Conclusions From the Climate Report. Nov 26 2018. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/11/most-chilling-parts-2018-climate-assessment/576598/
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[ix] Ibid.
[x] NCA2018.GlobalChange.Gov. CHAPTER 21: MIDWEST. Nov 25 2018. https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/chapter/21/
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[xiii] NCA2018.GlobalChange.Gov. Report in Brief. Nov 25 2018. https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/downloads/NCA4_Report-in-Brief.pdf
[xiv] NCA2018.GlobalChange.Gov. CHAPTER 8: COASTAL EFFECTS. Nov 25 2018. https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/chapter/8/#fn:102
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[xviii] News.MIT.Edu.  Carbon taxes could make significant dent in climate change, study finds. Apr 6 2018. http://news.mit.edu/2018/carbon-taxes-could-make-significant-dent-climate-change-0406
[xix] TheGuardian.com.'No shame': how the Trump administration granted big oil's wishlist. Dec 12 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/dec/12/big-oil-lobby-get-what-it-wants-epa-trump-pruitt

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