POLITICS
Red states slower to respond to virus and climate — experts
New research suggests that Democratic governors responded more swiftly to the coronavirus pandemic than their Republican counterparts.
Scott Waldman
Reporter
Before science reporter Scott Waldman joined Climatewire in 2016, he covered state energy policy at Politico New York and has worked for the Albany Times Union, Erie Times-News and The Baltimore Sun. His work also has appeared in Scientific American. He won an Associated Press award for his reporting on the Iraq War in 2006. Scott holds a master's degree in journalism from Syracuse University and a bachelor's degree from Earlham College.
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