“We don’t have time for more lies. We must address the climate crisis now,” says Sen. Bernie Sanders
By Andrea Germanos, staff writer for Common Dreams. Published 7-8-2019
Flooding in Washington, D.C. on Monday prompted calls for climate action as well as renewed scorn for the Trump administration’s abysmal environmental record.
The heavy rains came the morning President Donald Trump gave an afternoon speech in which he boasted of supposed environmental accomplishments. “Is this a joke?” said Ken Kimmell, president of the Union of Concerned Scientists. “It’s like an arsonist talking about how valuable his work is to the fire department.” Continue reading