Industry is struggling during the coronavirus crisis and one way the Trump administration has responded is by suspending enforcement of some environmental regulations. The EPA made the announcement on Thursday.
Companies are usually required to report when they discharge certain levels of pollution into the air or water. But EPA is now telling them to monitor themselves for an undetermined period of time during the outbreak.
Our guest is Rachel Franzin, energy and environment reporter for The Hill.
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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