Economist Paul Krugman deconstructs how the Republicans became anti-environment. Lula’s likely win in Brazil may be a very good sign.
Republicans turn on the environment.
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- Why Republicans Turned Against the Environment: In 1990, Congress passed an amendment to the Clean Air Act of 1970, among other things taking action against acid rain, urban smog, and ozone. The legislation was highly successful, greatly reducing pollution at far lower cost than business interest groups had predicted. I sometimes see people trying to use acid rain as an example of environmental alarmism — hey, it was a big issue in the 1980s, but now hardly anyone talks about it. But the reason we don’t talk about it is that policy largely solved the problem.
- Lula Holds 12-Point Lead Over Bolsonaro as Brazil’s Presidential Race Heats Up: The leftist champion’s double-digit lead in the polls comes amid fears that the far-right incumbent’s baseless accusations of fraud and threats to stay in office no matter the outcome could lead to violence. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a celebrated leftist who lifted millions out of poverty during his tenure as Brazil’s president, continues to hold a substantial lead over far-right incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro, whose preemptive assault on the integrity of the nation’s electronic voting system and refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power has led to heightened fears of political violence as the October election quickly approaches.
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