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For people involved with research and advocacy about climate change, the results of last week’s presidential election sting.
To get a sense of what’s to come and what’s needed to ensure domestic climate action continues, I spoke with Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist and author who teaches at Texas Tech University and is chief scientist for the Nature Conservancy.
She is one the country’s best-known communicators about climate change and often talks about how her religious faith informs her views about protecting the environment.
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