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Trump on Earth

Tracking the latest environment-related shenanigans from Trump & his allies.

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Ep. 20: The Red State Paradox

Ep. 20: The Red State Paradox

Arlie Russell Hochschild spent five years in some of the most polluted parishes of Louisiana trying to find out why some... Read more

30 Aug 2017

29mins

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Climate Change: How Bad Can it Be?

Climate Change: How Bad Can it Be?

You’ve probably heard by now that, according to a new UN report, the world has just over a decade to get climate change ... Read more

10 Oct 2018

21mins

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Rick Perry Made Me Do It

Rick Perry Made Me Do It

President Trump says a key phone call at the center of the Ukraine scandal was Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s idea. But P... Read more

17 Oct 2019

18mins

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Trump and the Philosophy of Climate Denial

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 ge... Read more

26 Sep 2019

22mins

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What’s the Future of Global Climate Policies?

What’s the Future of Global Climate Policies?

The Paris Climate Agreement was put in place to prevent catastrophic and runaway global warming. And since taking office... Read more

28 Nov 2019

18mins

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The Pollution Police

The Pollution Police

What happens when environmental laws and rules aren't enforced? When the environmental cops just aren't on the beat? Und... Read more

20 Feb 2019

23mins

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Murray Energy, A Major Trump Ally, Goes Bankrupt

Murray Energy, A Major Trump Ally, Goes Bankrupt

President Trump came into office promising to save coal and coal jobs. Instead, the industry has continued to slide. The... Read more

14 Nov 2019

29mins

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One Man's Quest to Transform American Energy

One Man's Quest to Transform American Energy

Wildfires have once again spread across California...and millions of residents have been living without power for weeks.... Read more

8 Nov 2019

29mins

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Who's Watching the Hogs?

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... Read more

9 Oct 2019

24mins

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How the UK Won its War on Coal

How the UK Won its War on Coal

Coal was the engine of the Industrial Revolution and employed nearly 1.2 million people in Britain at its height. But th... Read more

9 Aug 2018

15mins

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Strengthening Transparency or Silencing Science?

Strengthening Transparency or Silencing Science?

Word leaked a few weeks ago that the EPA is poised to finalize a rule to limit the types of scientific studies that can... Read more

12 Dec 2019

29mins

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Ep. 44: Goodbye Scott Pruitt, Hello Andrew Wheeler

Ep. 44: Goodbye Scott Pruitt, Hello Andrew Wheeler

For months on end, Pruitt seemed to defy the laws of gravity at the EPA, maintaining his job through more than a dozen s... Read more

11 Jul 2018

15mins

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Ep. 45: Brett Kavanaugh is Trump's Pick. Should Environmentalists Be Worried?

Ep. 45: Brett Kavanaugh is Trump's Pick. Should Environmentalists Be Worried?

Less than a week after the announcement that Justice Anthony Kennedy would retire, President Trump nominated DC Circuit ... Read more

12 Jul 2018

31mins

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A Surge of Black Lung Disease in Appalachia

A Surge of Black Lung Disease in Appalachia

This week we're bringing you a interview with NPR's Howard Berkes about the proliferation of black lung disease among co... Read more

8 Feb 2019

35mins

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Zinke's Out. What's the Damage to Public Lands?

Zinke's Out. What's the Damage to Public Lands?

The federal government is the nation's largest landowner, managing 500 million acres under the Department of the Interio... Read more

10 Jan 2019

24mins

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Ep. 43: Could the Endangered Species Act go Extinct?

Ep. 43: Could the Endangered Species Act go Extinct?

When Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act on December 28, 1973, it made the United States the only nation on ... Read more

28 Jun 2018

26mins

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Environmentalists Could Change Election Outcomes. They Just Need to Vote.

Environmentalists Could Change Election Outcomes. They Just Need to Vote.

Historically, polls have shown that environmentalists are terrible at voting. In the 2014 midterm election, more than 15... Read more

31 Oct 2018

19mins

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Bonus Episode: Michael Mann’s Journey Through the Climate Wars

Bonus Episode: Michael Mann’s Journey Through the Climate Wars

Today we're bring you an episode of a podcast we've been enjoying lately. Democracy Works, produced by Penn State's McCo... Read more

4 Oct 2018

37mins

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The Green New Deal: Two Takes

The Green New Deal: Two Takes

Now that a proposal is on the table, some see it as a chance to create jobs and equalize the economy. But critics say it... Read more

20 Mar 2019

24mins

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Will Climate Change Matter in 2020?

Will Climate Change Matter in 2020?

There wasn't a single question about global warming in the 2016 presidential debates. Will 2020 be different? There are ... Read more

23 May 2019

30mins

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