Series Finale
When he first ran for President, Donald Trump was called the "chaos candidate". And to bitter end, that has been borne out. But another kind of radical change has happened over the last four years, of...
15 Jan 202138min
"Sound science is not leading the decisions made by this nation."
There have been a number of changes in how the EPA, under President Trump, uses science. It has come with much criticism, including from former EPA officials. On this episode, we hear from a veteran E...
24 Dec 202029min
Trump's Last Act: Drilling in the Arctic Refuge
The outgoing president has a few orders of business he'd like to take care of before January 20. Among them is a controversial plan to drill for oil in the country's largest stretch of untouched wild...
3 Dec 202017min
What does Biden's win mean for the environment and the fight to rein in climate change?
President-Elect Biden ran as a moderate Democrat, but he also campaigned on an aggressive climate platform. How much of that agenda he can pursue could rest on who controls the US Senate, pending resu...
11 Nov 202019min
How the Environment is Playing in Swing States
On this episode, we're looking at what role climate change and other environmental issues could play in deciding the election. We check in with reporters in three major battleground states--Michigan, ...
29 Okt 202031min
Will 2020 be the Year of the Climate Voter?
As Election Day nears, a majority of registered voters in the United States say climate change will be an important issue in making their choice for president. That's according to a Pew Research Cente...
22 Okt 202037min
Trump vs the Courts
Many of President Trump's environmental actions have faced court challenges. So how's the administration doing? First we hear from Ann Carlson, professor of environmental law at UCLA about a climate c...
8 Okt 202028min
Losing RBG
Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a feminist icon in the U.S., as one of the first women in many of the roles and rooms she found herself in over her life. Her death and the subsequent race by the Trump adminis...
24 Sep 202033min
