LETTER: Greenhouse gases

Published 1:30 am Saturday, June 27, 2026

The June 23 Peninsula Daily News contained two stories that dovetail.

The first is of record-breaking heat in Europe, over 100 degrees. The second is about the weakening of environmental controls on oil and gas drillers.

The new regulations would allow the release of more methane, a potent greenhouse gas, than previously.

Did we know when we voted for Trump that we were undermining our own well being?

Kent Brauninger

Port Angeles