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Climate change 鈥� and trust?
Amelia Newcomb
Climate change is a tough subject, even amid wide consensus that our planet鈥檚 climate is indeed changing. Distrust mounts amid polarized debates 鈥� and some intentional efforts to undermine knowledge and legitimate science. As Stephanie Hanes writes in our lead story today, 鈥淨uestioning mainstream assumptions about climate change without denying its import or reality 鈥� 鈥榯hreading the needle,鈥� as Dr. [Patrick] Brown puts it 鈥� can be a much-maligned path.鈥�
To move forward, it鈥檚 essential to address these differences. 鈥淥ne of the best ways to respond to climate change,鈥� Stephanie says, 鈥渋s to rebuild trust among people who disagree 鈥撀燼nd to reclaim a space for challenging but productive conversations.鈥�
