Chelsea Henderson
Chelsea Henderson is a journalist and climate policy analyst who has reported extensively on U.S. environmental legislation and political gridlock. She is the author of Glacial: The Inside Story of Climate Politics and a contributor to the Observatory.
Released for Syndication:
03/27/2026
On February 8, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson inadvertently made history—but not the kind that would be noted in textbooks. “Air pollution is no longer confined to isolated places,” President Johnson said in a Special Message to Congress on Conservation and Restoration of Natural...