Climate advocates fear picking JD Vance for VP is ‘a dangerous step backward’
by Nina Lakhani from on (#6P8CR)
Vance's record shows pattern of prioritizing fossil fuel interests' over the climate crisis, environmentalist says
JD Vance's close ties to the fossil fuels industry and eagerness to please Donald Trump pose a major threat to Americans and the planet, environmental advocates have warned.
The Republican nominee for vice-president, a wealthy venture capitalist who was elected to the US Senate in 2022, went from voicing concern about the climate crisis before running for political office to voting to roll back environmental protections and to repeal landmark climate legislation boosting renewables and electric vehicles.
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