An Obscure Issue Four Years Ago, Climate Emerged as a Top Concern in New Hampshire

Bernie Sanders wasn't the only victor in New Hampshire on Tuesday.

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders
celebrates after winning the New Hampshire
first-in-the-nation primary election on Tuesday night. 

Amid the over-the-top politicking that has come to define the first-in-the-nation primary, climate change rose from obscurity to a place among the top issues for Democratic voters. That marks a win for activists and several extraordinary campaigns in New Hampshire to elevate the recognition of climate as a crisis requiring political action.

With tidal flooding increasing on the coastline, and wildlife—including the iconic moose—visibly dwindling, New Hampshire has had ample opportunity to witness first-hand the impacts of climate change. But what has moved voters most of all, say many activists, is the risk they perceive in President Donald Trump's aggressive policy that puts fossil-fueled expansion above environmental protection.

Read the story from Inside Climate News by Marianne Lavelle - “An Obscure Issue Four Years Ago, Climate Emerged as a Top Concern in New Hampshire.”