Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is organizing a congressional hearing to discuss geoengineering—a broad term for large-scale climate interventions—amid growing online conspiracy theories linking cloud seeding (a real but limited weather-modification technique) to recent Texas floods. The move reflects heightened political attention on fringe climate claims.

Donald Trump’s push to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (D.E.I.) programs isn’t just affecting marginalized groups—it’s also hitting rural, white Americans harder than expected. Many of these communities rely on federal grants and initiatives tied to D.E.I. for things like job training, healthcare access, and small-business support. Without those resources, they’re feeling the pinch, too.