We must put planet over profit

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We must put planet over profit

To the Editor:

A vote for Trump is a vote for Project 2025, the incredibly dangerous game plan for a far-right authoritarian government that would strip away vital protections enjoyed by the American people today.

The agenda puts the planet at risk in many ways including eliminating the National Weather Service (NWS), the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and to severely downsize and restructure FEMA and many other scientific government agencies that we rely on for critical information.

Imagine not knowing that a hurricane as dangerous as Helene is on its way. How many more lives would be lost? Project 2025 also proposes opening public lands and parks to drilling and mining operations where these sacred spaces would be sold to the highest bidder instead of being prized for their significant cultural and natural attributes by the American public. Most significantly, the plan is to halt scientific climate study, preparedness and action plans. Trump pulled out of the Paris Climate Accord in his first term and will do so again, putting even more Americans at risk.

Hurricane Helene was three times the size of Katrina! How big will the next disaster be? The EPA and other environmental agencies will be further deconstructed to bow to corporate interests over the rights and protections of all Americans.

For only the second time in 179 years, Scientific American endorses a presidential candidate. Their rationale is protection of the environment and public health. They describe two futures: one which relies on science, evidence and learning from experience. The other which relies on conspiracy theories, rejects evidence and endangers public health and safety.

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Jane Finneran

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