Who's Watching the Hogs?
Last month, the USDA quietly issued a new rule changing meat inspection standards for pork. Not only would the new rule mean slaughter houses could run their processing lines as fast as they want, it...
9 Okt 201924min
Trump and the Philosophy of Climate Denial
How do you change the minds of climate deniers and people -- say the President -- who doubt the scientific process in general? We ask a philosopher of science for some answers. Lee McIntyre is a Resea...
26 Sep 201922min
We Watched All Seven Hours of the Climate Town Hall. Here's What You Should Know.
Last time round, climate change got a measly five minutes and 27 seconds of airtime in the debates. During this primary season, it got seven hours in one night alone. CNN's recent town hall provided e...
11 Sep 201937min
'This is no longer about the science. This is somebody's ideology.'
A top climate scientist resigned from the Agriculture Department this month. Lewis Ziska says the USDA buried his research. He's one in a line of researchers who've left the federal government because...
30 Aug 201923min
The Nuclear Dilemma
Today, nuclear plants provide 20% of US power generation. But according to a report last year by the non-profit Union of Concerned Scientists, of the 99 nuclear reactors nationwide, owners have shut d...
14 Aug 201924min
California v. Trump
The Trump administration has rolled back more than 80 environmental regulations but some states are fighting back. No state has been more active in the resistance against Trump's environmental deregu...
31 Jul 201919min
Fact Check: Trump's Environmental Speech
Surrounding by several members of his cabinet, President Trump recently gave a speech at the White House touting his own environmental record. Even though he's tried to rolled back environmental regul...
19 Jul 201921min
So Long, Clean Power Plan. It Was Nice Knowing You.
The Trump administration recently rolled out the affordable clean energy (ACE) rule. Critics say it basically does nothing to prevent climate change at a time when global warming is turning into an ex...
27 Jun 201937min
