Trump says climate change doesn’t endanger public health – evidence shows it does, from extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnesses
- Written by Jonathan Levy, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University
Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of heat stroke on hot days, among many other human harms.Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Trump administration took a major step in its efforts to unravel America’s climate policies on Feb. 12, 2026. It moved to rescind the 2009 endangerment finding, a formal determination that...