Climate change: don't forget about the plants

May 7, 2026 AP news story:

https://apnews.com/article/plants-extinction-climate-change-unusual-habitat-risk-b059130319e66938073c681a705d6391

For those who need yet more proof that climate change is real:

https://apnews.com/article/arctic-sea-ice-record-shattering-warming-86a91afa7be96d8821c7bbfed9e5a623

Big Macs versus environmental stewardship

Cows vs. buffaloes? 

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/trump-buffalos-montana.html

The outcome is not hard to predict.

Trump EPA gaslighting on air pollution

While the Trump administration advocates for fossil fuels, they want to blame Asia now for Salt Lake City's (and Phoenix's) air pollution problems (and so want to cut those cities some slack in terms of regulatory impacts):

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/climate/phoenix-salt-lake-city-pollution-epa.html

This is of course insanity and propaganda by the current administration (which does not believe in science nor facts).

The causes of pollution along the Wasatch Front (where Salt Lake City is situated) are well known.

Just a few resources to respond to this ridiculous EPA claim:

https://cwc.utah.gov/smog-lake-city-the-history-of-utahs-poor-air-quality/

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2023/11/14/reaching-air-how-historic-mistake/

https://www.slc.gov/sustainability/air-quality/