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U.S. gender wage gap grows for the first time in a decade; Trump has embraced NC's Mark Robinson, calling him 'Martin Luther King on steroids; Volunteers sought as early voting kicks off in MN; Women's political contributions in congressional races fall short of men's.

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Rising threats of political violence, a Federal Reserve rate cut, crypto industry campaign contributions and reproductive rights are shaping today's political landscape.

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A USDA report shows a widening gap in rural versus urban health, a North Carolina county remains divided over a LGBTQ library display, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz' policies are spotlighted after his elevation to the Democratic presidential ticket.

NY Reaction to Bush Global Warming Plan

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Thursday, April 17, 2008   

New York, NY — New York environmentalists are giving President Bush credit today for acknowledging the problem of global warming, but they say his plans for dealing with it fall short. Adrienne Esposito with the Citizens Campaign for the Environment says the President's proposals show how much the debate has shifted from the time when Mr. Bush expressed doubts about the link between pollution and climate change.

"The good news is, President Bush has finally learned something in the last seven years with regard to global warming, and that is that it's real and there's an urgency to the issue. The bad news is that still the policies being proposed by this presidency don't really tackle the global warming problem, and that's not good enough."

Esposito says that, because of the threat of more severe hurricanes and rising sea levels that come with climate change, New York has a special stake in this ongoing national debate.

"New York City, Long Island, the coast of Westchester — we're really at ground zero for the impacts of global warming. It's forcing some of our insurance companies to leave, and to leave us without home insurance."

President Bush said the focus should be on utility companies, and he set a goal of reducing global warming pollution by the year 2025. Environmentalists say action is needed sooner and it must involve all sources of global warming pollution.


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