Study Connects Climate Change to Mass Extinction While Trump Promotes Fossil Fuels at Climate Conference

More bad news about the planet.by Katie HerzogA turtle swims among barren coral reefRainer von Brandis/Getty ImagesMore bad news about the planet.According to a study published last week by researchers at the University of Washington, climate change—that thing Republicans are trying desperately ignore—was the cause of planet's largest-ever mass die-off.Called the Great Dying, this period took place around 250 million years ago, and up to 80 percent of all species on the planet went e