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The impacts of climate change are different from state to state. Generally, states that emit more carbon dioxide per person and block climate action, are suffering more. [15] [16] [needs update] To learn more about the climate change by state, see the following articles:
The media led the stampede. A survey of 21,000 editorials in 5 major newspapers from October 1970 to September 1971 showed that environmental topics were the number one social issue. The top concerns were water quality, land use, air quality and waste disposal. [155] [156] Nixon came late to the conservation movement.
Climate change has led to the United States warming by 2.6 °F (1.4 °C) since 1970. [20] The climate of the United States is shifting in ways that are widespread and varied between regions. [21] [22] From 2010 to 2019, the United States experienced its hottest decade on record. [23]
Climate scientist Kevin Anderson raised concern about the growing effect of air transport on the climate in a paper[13] and a presentation[14] in 2008. He has pointed out that even at a reduced annual rate of increase in UK passenger air travel and with the government's targeted emissions reductions in other energy use sectors, by 2030 aviation ...
For example, federal policy regarding non-point water pollution is typically subsidies to states with plans to regulate these emissions, in part because of the serious question as to whether the federal government can regulate interstate land use, as it applies to pollution.
Reducing air travel may have a positive effect on climate change but it will inevitably damage developing countries that rely on tourism for their chances of prosperity.