Climate change wasn't part of Trump's boastful speech to the UN in New York, but the United States is squarely in the crosshairs.

In spite of its slapdash execution and its many real problems—discussed in the pages of the Bulletin and elsewhere—let us not forget the bigger picture regarding the recent Singapore summit. The overarching goals laid out in the statement issued after the historic meeting between US President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are realistic and highly … Continued

"Extreme weather events in a warmer world can compound" other danger

In this issue, four top experts assess the Trump administration’s performance in regard to the major, continuing global threats at the heart of the Bulletin’s mission: nuclear weapons, climate change, man-made biological agents, and cyber attacks on democracy.

  Regardless of who occupies the White House, the most difficult challenges that the United States and other governments around the world face are dealt with over time spans counted in years, and often decades. Yet, each year of a US presidency contributes to crucial global action that cannot be squandered or reversed if nations … Continued

A group of 211 mayors from across the country have joined 10 governors in renouncing President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement—and in fact, have vowed to do the opposite. Under the auspices of the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda, the 211 (and counting) have committed to adopt the global climate agreement of … Continued

The United States has ventured well into uncharted conspiratorial waters.

For a while, there was a lot of noise suggesting that Trump might not be as rigid and doctrinaire as it first appeared when it comes to dealing with climate change. This was summed up best in an article in Politico a few days ago, which said that his daughter Ivanka—depicted in the press as … Continued

In the Trump era, how can the US keep action on climate change going? Maybe on a state-by-state basis, in our 50-state country.

The question is easy: How to respond to the international security issues raised by the election of Donald Trump? The answer is not obvious.

Is it trolling, if scientists who know what they’re talking about do it? Winter storms don’t prove that global warming isn’t happening. https://t.co/LDqfq4JH9n pic.twitter.com/ndmLD637Cb — NOAA Climate.gov (@NOAAClimate) January 29, 2019

In general, the outright panic in many Democratic circles over Biden’s aged demeanor overwhelmed reporting on any public policy matters “addressed” in Thursday's presidential debate. And discussion of existential threats was fleeting, when it existed at all.

Donald Trump was born on June 14, 1946. At that exact moment, the United States presented a blueprint for the abolishment of nuclear weapons to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission. The rest is history.

Courts in recent years have reached a consensus that humans are warming the climate, but Trump’s effort to appoint a record number of judges may threaten that.

In general, US media organizations covered the early stops in President Trump’s tour through Europe conventionally, which, in the Trump era, means that the tour played as spectacle. And spectacle there certainly was: NATO-bashing, humiliation of Theresa May, rudeness to the queen—even a balloon of a giant, diapered, angry baby Trump, holding a smart phone … Continued

The on-again, off-again reality show has another plot twist

America’s Indian miners were never warned of the hazards of radioactivity in the mines, where they inhaled, ingested, and drank uranium dust.

The New York Times has offered a vivid illustration of how Donald Trump’s decisions could affect US climate policy.