Trump's EPA recently announced that it was rolling back yet another big Obama-era climate rule. This time, the target was a rule on oil and gas emissions of methane, the powerful greenhouse gas that is the main component of natural gas. The Obama administration created the rule in 2016 and some big oil companies actually wanted the administration to keep it. But the Trump administration did away with it anyway. Why?
Our guest is Tim Puko. He covers energy policy at the Wall Street Journal and he explains that there is a legal strategy at play aimed at future climate regulations.
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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