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 results of two runoff elections in Georgia.
We unpack this with Jody Freeman, law professor at Harvard. Before that she worked for the Obama EPA, where she helped write fuel-efficiency regulations for cars, which were later rolled back under President Trump.
Biden has pledged to re-join the Paris Climate accord. Though the agreement is non-binding, Freeman says it will be a significant step.
Ep. 24: A Clean Power Postmortem
Ep. 23: Scientists Need Not Apply?
Ep. 22: The Quiet Dismantling of Obama's Environmental Legacy.
Ep. 21: Can We Talk About Climate Change Now?
Ep. 20: The Red State Paradox
Ep: 19. Renewables in the Trump Era: Doomed or Too Big to Fail?
Ep. 18: Meet the Republican Who is Breaking Ranks with Denial
Ep. 17: Trump Says Great Lakes a Local Issue. Congress Disagrees.
Ep. 16: And Environmental Justice For All?
Ep. 15: It's Not Pittsburgh or Paris. It's the Planet
Bonus Episode: Guess What Else the Border Wall Keeps Out
Ep. 14: Will This Land Still Be Your Land?
Ep. 13: The Climate of Mann
Standing Up for Science
Ep. 11: Powering Down the Clean Power Plan
Ep. 10: Three Takeaways from Trump’s First 60 Days
Ep. 9: Handcuffing the 'Food Police'
Ep. 8: Deconstructing the EPA
Ep. 7: POTUS versus WOTUS
Ep. 6: Postscript at Standing Rock
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