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Legislating Environmental Justice with EPA's Michael Regan

Legislating Environmental Justice with EPA's Michael Regan

FromWhat A Day


Legislating Environmental Justice with EPA's Michael Regan

FromWhat A Day

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Nov 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

House Democrats are on the verge of passing President Biden's Build Back Better bill, and once they do, it will head to the Senate. The $1.9 trillion social spending bill is a key part of Biden’s agenda.

Both that legislation and the recently passed infrastructure bill have provisions to address climate change. And all this week, EPA administrator Michael Regan has been touring the country to get a first-hand look at polluted communities fighting for environmental justice. Regan joins us to discuss how those bills could lead to better investments in these communities, climate change, and more. 

And in headlines: Julius Jones’s death sentence was commuted to life in prison, more than 400 Iraqis flew home after weeks of life-threatening conditions at the Belarus-Poland border, and two Iranian nationals were indicted for interfering in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

Show Notes:
EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan to Embark on “Journey to Justice” Tour – https://bit.ly/3nsRBHs
The Guardian: “Residents of Louisiana’s Cancer Alley hopeful for action after EPA head’s visit” – https://bit.ly/3CzHqVE

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Released:
Nov 19, 2021
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Podcast episode

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