The Rich Zeoli Show- Hour 1:

• According to some reports, New York City’s air quality has hit its worst level since the 1980s as a result of smoke plumes generated from Canadian wildfires. In the aftermath of the wildfires, members of the left blamed the subsequent low air quality on climate change.
• While addressing the press, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy implored residents to remain indoors as the state deals with smoke from wildfires in Alberta, Quebec, and Nova Scotia.
• According to David Krayden of The Post Millennial, “[t]he Trudeau government continues to insist that wildfires in Canada are the direct result of climate change. This is despite indications that forest mismanagement.” Consequently, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is advocating on behalf of a higher carbon tax to combat climate change. You can read Krayden’s full article here: https://thepostmillennial.com/trudeau-government-wants-higher-carbon-tax-to-fight-wildfires-claim-climate-change-is-the-cause?utm_campaign=64466
• The Wall Street Journal Editorial board writes, an “inconvenient truth is that government policies to reduce CO2 emissions will be swamped by wildfire emissions… the journal Science estimated that burning boreal forests in North America and Eurasia in 2021 released 1.76 billion tons of CO2, nearly twice as much as global aviation that year. That’s also more than four times New York State’s annual emissions and about three times as much as the Inflation Reduction Act’s projected reductions in 2030.” The editorial board concludes, “[g[overnment land management policies that prevent wildfires from spreading out of control, such as prescribed burns, would reduce CO2 emissions more than offshore wind or electric-vehicle mandates.” You can read the full editorial here: https://www.wsj.com/articles/canada-wildfires-smoke-east-coast-climate-emissions-forest-management-1838d4c5?mod=opinion_lead_pos2
• Andrew Follett—contributor at National Review—joins The Rich Zeoli Show to discuss his latest article, “How Defunding the Police Defunded the Economy.” Follett writes, “Murders increased by 39 percent nationwide, from 16,425 in 2019 to 22,900 in 2021, and remain far above pre–‘defund the police’ movement levels. But the cost of crime isn’t just felt in lives lost, although that is its most tragic impact. Cities that defunded the police have also been economically devastated.” You can read the full article here: https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/06/how-defunding-the-police-defunded-the-economy/
• While speaking with Hugh Hewitt, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) reacted to reports that an indictment against Donald Trump for mishandling classified documents is imminent, explaining: “it is very dangerous to feel like the Department of Justice is being weaponized against anyone in this country.”