As Trump Prepares to Slash Environmental Protections, 48 of the 50 States Are Facing Droughts

This is terrifying.Scorched EarthPresident-elect Donald Trump has vowed to roll back environmental protections while doubling down on fossil fuel production, pointing the United States in a terrifying direction given the growing climate crisis.The threat is made particularly stark by the fact that a whopping 48 out of 50 US states are currently facing droughts, according to recent data collected by the US Drought Monitor spotted by The Guardian.Following a blistering and record-beating summer — the warmest since records began in 1880 — more than 150 million Americans are facing a…

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