Demystifying Geoengineering Can Save the Planet: Lara Williams

This column is a part of Republic of Distrust, a series about the loss of trust in American institutions and what can be done to restore it.

Despite what it may look like on X, a majority of US adults trust what scientists say about the environment.

That trust, however, may be shaky. According to research by the Political Psychology Research Group at Stanford University, the percentage of Americans who say they trust scientists on the environment has declined to 67% this year from 75% in 2020. In 2023, the Pew Research Center found that US adults ...