What will Trump 2.0 mean for science?

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🗓️ 6 November 2024

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Madeleine Finlay talks to science editor and podcast co-host Ian Sample about how Donald Trump approached science when in office last time, and what his second term is likely to mean for the environment, health and scientific research. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod

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0:00.0	This is The Guardian.
0:09.9	A glass of water.
0:12.1	Some like it with ice.
0:13.9	Some like it sparkling.
0:15.9	But what we all like is water that's clean.
0:19.4	Every day Rachel walks for hours in Chinganggi, Malawi, to collect dirty water that could make
0:25.1	her sick.
0:26.5	For just three pounds a month, WaterAid could help fund a water quality test to ensure water in
0:32.1	Chingangy is safe to drink.
0:34.2	Where there's clean water, there's a way.
0:37.2	Donate at wateraid.org.
0:43.1	The United States has chosen its next president. The Fox News Decision Desicions
0:51.9	Desk can now officially project that Donald Trump will become the 47th
0:57.5	President of the United States.
1:00.9	Donald Trump has made a remarkable comeback to the White House, but his second term could
1:05.8	spell disaster for the world's climate goals.
1:08.6	I feel that the United States has tremendous wealth.
1:13.2	The wealth is under its feet.
1:14.9	And I'm not going to lose that wealth.
1:16.8	I'm not going to lose it on dreams, on windmills.
1:20.2	For women's health.
1:21.5	Well, I did something that nobody thought was possible.
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