Latter-day Saints among the least worried about climate change. Does that really match their religion?
New study shows deep skepticism, including on the part humans play in global warming, but the overwhelming majority of members believe God wants them to care for the Earth.
(Charlie Riedel | AP) Emissions from a coal-fired power plant are silhouetted against the setting sun in Independence, Mo., in 2021. A new study shows Latter-day Saints remain skeptical about climate change and the role humans play in it.
Tamarra Kemsley has been a reporter at The Tribune since 2021 but has been covering religion and politics since 2019. Her work has appeared in Religion News Service, the New York Post, and Religion & Politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and a master’s in Islamic studies from Hebrew University.