It took 40 years but this week the Trump administration announced that it would open up 1.5 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling. The administration argues the decision will lead to jobs and generate billions of dollars in revenue, but opponents warn that opening the area to drilling will have a devastating effect on the region - which is a critical habitat for polar bears, migrating caribou and other wildlife. On today’s episode, we talk with Darryl Fears who covers the Interior Department and Wildlife for The Washington Post about what the ANWR win means. And we’ll also talk about a recent defeat. Citing a line from To Kill a Mockingbird, a federal judge in New York struck down a Trump administration decision to scale back U.S. government protections for migratory birds. "It is not only a sin to kill a mockingbird, it is also a crime," Judge Valerie Caproni wrote.
Coronavirus is like Climate Change on Steroids
How Dark Money Fuels Mistrust of Science
EPA to Polluters: Monitor Yourselves
A Dark History
Trump Administration Ending Long-Standing Protections for Migratory Birds
Manipulating Data to Exploit a Disaster
Is this Trump's Biggest Environmental Rollback?
Strengthening Transparency or Silencing Science?
What’s the Future of Global Climate Policies?
Murray Energy, A Major Trump Ally, Goes Bankrupt
One Man's Quest to Transform American Energy
Rick Perry Made Me Do It
Who's Watching the Hogs?
Trump and the Philosophy of Climate Denial
We Watched All Seven Hours of the Climate Town Hall. Here's What You Should Know.
'This is no longer about the science. This is somebody's ideology.'
The Nuclear Dilemma
California v. Trump
Fact Check: Trump’s Environmental Speech
So Long, Clean Power Plan. It Was Nice Knowing You.
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