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If most Americans care about the climate, why is the US clawing back protections?

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Many Parks Overlook on Rocky Mountain National Park
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Hugh and Sonja McTeague at a quiet Many Parks Overlook on Rocky Mountain National Park’s Trail Ridge Road with Longs Peak, right, on a quiet Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025.

Two thirds of Americans say they are concerned about climate change. Asked whether they are directly affected, and the percentage plummets. Asked what they should do about it, and it shrinks further. Atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe, of The Nature Conservancy, offered perspective and solutions during a recent visit to Colorado.