and Over on Wednesday, 10 of the Democratic presidential candidates participated in , fielding questions from audience members and several of the network’s top anchors.It was something of a consolation prize for what many candidates and activists really wanted: an official Democratic debate devoted to climate change, which the Democratic National Committee refused to hold. But it was also more in-depth than any official debate would have been — because did we mention it lasted seven hours? — and left no doubt that climate change has become one of the most important issues in the 2020...…and Over on Wednesday, 10 of the Democratic presidential candidates participated in , fielding questions from audience members and several of the network’s top anchors.It was something of a consolation prize for what many candidates and activists really wanted: an official Democratic debate devoted to climate change, which the Democratic National Committee refused to hold. But it was also more in-depth than any official debate would have been — because did we mention it lasted seven hours? — and left no doubt that climate change has become one of the most important issues in the 2020...WW…

AdvertisementWASHINGTON — After a decade of disputing the existence of , many leading Republicans are shifting their posture amid , devastating drought and ferocious that have bludgeoned their districts and unnerved their constituents back home.Members of Congress who long insisted that the climate is changing due to natural cycles have notably adjusted that view, with many now acknowledging the solid science that from burning oil, gas and coal have raised Earth’s temperature.But their growing acceptance of the reality of has not translated into support for the one strategy that in a major...…AdvertisementWASHINGTON — After a decade of disputing the existence of , many leading Republicans are shifting their posture amid , devastating drought and ferocious that have bludgeoned their districts and unnerved their constituents back home.Members of Congress who long insisted that the climate is changing due to natural cycles have notably adjusted that view, with many now acknowledging the solid science that from burning oil, gas and coal have raised Earth’s temperature.But their growing acceptance of the reality of has not translated into support for the one strategy that in a major...WW…