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Trump versus Biden: what the rematch could mean for three key science issues

Depending on the winner of November’s election, researchers anticipate two completely different paths ahead for the environment, public health and more.
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  1. Jeff Tollefson
  2. Natasha Gilbert
  3. Max Kozlov
  4. Mariana Lenharo

Voters in 15 US states and one territory weighed in at the polls on 5 March, or ‘Super Tuesday’, and the results lock in a rematch between Republican Donald Trump and the incumbent, Democrat Joe Biden, in November’s election for the next US president. The outcome could have massive implications for the environment, public health and international collaborations between scientists — as well as, some fear, US democracy itself.

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Nature 627, 254-256 (2024)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00657-w

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