As Iowa Battles Drought, 2024 Republicans Deny Climate Crisis

As every one of Iowa’s 99 counties continues to battle some degree of drought, impacting the state’s agriculture and farmlands, 2024 Republicans continue to deny climate change and push to roll back the historic progress President Biden is making to tackle the climate crisis.

Here’s what you need to know about where the MAGA candidates stand on climate change:

  • Donald Trump buried his own administration’s report that highlighted the seriousness of climate change, withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, and dismantled major climate and environmental policies during his term.

  • Nikki Haley played a pivotal role as United Nations ambassador in walking away from the Paris Climate Agreement and wants to roll back President Biden’s climate initiatives.

  • Ron DeSantis continues to shrug off the threat of climate change even as Florida bears the brunt of its current effects, and he is proud to oppose the Paris Climate Agreement.

  • Chris Christie was skeptical of the threat climate change poses, choosing to rely on his “intuition” and saying that he wasn’t “relying on any scientist” to form this opinion.

  • Vivek Ramaswamy has called the “climate change agenda” a “hoax” and disparaged actions to mitigate the threat it poses.

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