Giving Compass' Take:

• Aubrey Menarndt and Luke Menard at Pacific Standard discuss four key environmental issues to be on the lookout for during President Trump's third year in office. 

• How can philanthropists use their platforms to create awareness on environmental issues? 

• Here's an article on the Trump administration's role when it comes to climate change. 

Late last year, the United Nations released its climate report telling the world that a global climate crisis is all but inevitable, findings echoed in the United States government's own National Climate Assessment. President Donald Trump's response? "I don't believe it." (He went on to state that the U.S. is "at the cleanest we've ever been" and placed the burden of climate mitigation on Asian countries, including China and Japan.)

Indeed, despite overwhelming scientific evidence supporting the fact that man-made climate change has caused or exacerbated severe weather events such as the recent California wildfires and Hurricanes Michael and Florence, the Trump administration continues to operate as if the threat of global warming is a figment of his opponents' imaginations.

Perhaps more alarming than his denial and inaction, Trump has, in key ways, staged an outright attack on the environment, issuing a barrage of policies that jeopardize the health and safety of the planet. Below are some of the key environmental issues to watch as Trump finishes his second year in office.

  1. Blocking research and reporting
  2. Prioritizing corporations over people
  3. Endangering protected animals and land
  4. Ignoring a clear call to action

Read the full article about environmental issues to watch in Trump's third year by Aubrey Menarndt & Luke Menard at Pacific Standard