Climate Change in the United States: Analyzing American Media Representation of the Issue Through the Legal Challenge Between California and the Trump Administration

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dc.contributorKahlor, Lee Ann
dc.contributorCiszek, Erica
dc.creatorAiyer, Meera
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-06T19:55:40Z
dc.date.available2021-01-06T19:55:40Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.description.abstractAdvertising and American media are pivotal forces in driving prevailing cultural norms. Though they are often credited with helping to reinforce negative trends, the influence of media can be utilized to shape public opinion and raise awareness and concern of important issues. One of the most pressing challenges facing the United States – and the world – is climate change. Though climate change is a phenomenon heavily supported by scientific consensus both domestically and internationally, it remains a contested issue within the U.S. among policy makers and in public opinion. The presentation of climate change and its related issues across advertising and media can be understood as partial determinants of the conflicted public attitudes surrounding it. To exemplify the challenges facing comprehensive coverage of the issue, this thesis describes and analyzes media representation of a current environmental lawsuit, the Trump Administration’s Environmental Protection Agency vs. the state of California. The case centers around California’s bid to uphold vehicle emissions standards that are more stringent than federal guidelines. The results of the case will greatly impact climate change efforts both within the state and across the country. By understanding the background of the case and its current portrayal in the media, we can determine insights and recommendations for how such cases3 can be presented moving forward to positively impact American perceptions of both specific climate change mitigation cases and climate change as a whole.en_US
dc.description.departmentAdvertisingen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2152/84157
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.26153/tsw/11147
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPlan II Honors Theses - Openly Availableen_US
dc.rights.restrictionOpenen_US
dc.subjecttrumpen_US
dc.subjectepaen_US
dc.subjectemissionsen_US
dc.subjectadvertisingen_US
dc.subjectclimate changeen_US
dc.titleClimate Change in the United States: Analyzing American Media Representation of the Issue Through the Legal Challenge Between California and the Trump Administrationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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