{"id":13714,"date":"2022-07-18T03:59:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T10:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/?p=13714"},"modified":"2022-07-26T04:07:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T11:07:34","slug":"as-the-planet-cooks-climate-stalls-as-a-political-issue-the-new-york-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldcampaign.net\/?p=13714","title":{"rendered":"“As the Planet Cooks, Climate Stalls as a Political Issue”, The New York Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

By <\/span>Jonathan Weisman<\/span> and Jazmine Ulloa,\u00a0July 18, 2022<\/span><\/p>\n

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Joe Manchin\u2019s rejection of a compromise climate bill tells a familiar story: Voters and politicians put a higher premium on immediate issues, such as inflation and the economy, giving politicians a pass on global warming.<\/a><\/p>\n

This article is part of our Midterms 2022 Daily Briefing<\/a><\/p>\n

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Phoenix had its hottest summer ever and two hottest months in its history in 2020. The temperature reached or exceeded 110 degrees on 50 days.<\/span>Credit…<\/span>Caitlin O’Hara for The New York Times<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Summers in Maricopa County, Ariz., have become at times unbearable, Kyle Hawkinson said on Friday. Smog and haze hung heavily over Phoenix, and residents were bracing for fire season, when the heat and air pollution would only grow worse. Climate change, he said, is at least partly to blame.<\/p>\n

But when Mr. Hawkinson, a 24-year-old cashier, voted for Joseph R. Biden Jr. in 2020, climate wasn\u2019t really a factor in his choice, he said. As for voting in November, when the Arizona governor\u2019s mansion and one of the state\u2019s Senate seats are on the line, \u201cthat\u2019s going to be a big maybe,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cClimate change is always going to be a problem. That\u2019s just a given. Honestly, there\u2019s only so much our leaders of the country can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n