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Trump Blames Forest Management, Dismisses Climate Change During California Visit

Trump Blames Forest Management, Dismisses Climate Change During California Visit

FromKQED's The California Report


Trump Blames Forest Management, Dismisses Climate Change During California Visit

FromKQED's The California Report

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Sep 15, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Trump Blames Forest Management, Dismisses Climate Change During California VisitBoth presidential nominees turned their attention Monday to the wildfires roaring across the west coast. President Donald Trump landed in Sacramento to receive a wildfire briefing. In his own address on climate issues, across the country, Democratic nominee Joe Biden said four more years of Trump would lead to more fires, floods and storms.
Reporter: Katie Orr, KQED
Researchers Use 3-D Simulation to Show the Pending Catastrophe of Sea Level RiseRising sea levels could be exponentially more expensive to deal with than wildfires. Dr. Patrick Barnard, director of climate research at the U.S. Geological Survey, and executive producer Tobin Jones have set out to show rather than tell what climate change could look like.
Guests: Dr. Patrick Barnard, director of climate research at the U.S Geological Survey, and animator Tobin Jones 
Outrage Continues after Journalist Arrested While Covering ProtestThe search continues for a man who shot two L.A. County Sheriff's Deputies in their patrol car in Compton on Saturday night. Shortly after the shooting, sheriffs’ deputies arrested KPCC reporter Josie Huang. The Sheriff’s office said she did not clearly identify herself as a member of the press, although video footage contradicts that account.
Court Rules Trump Administration Can End Humanitarian Protections for ImmigrantsThe 9th circuit court of appeals has ruled on Monday that the Trump administration can end humanitarian protections for more than 400,000 immigrants nationwide. That would pave the way for their deportation.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED
Young Voters More Likely to have Vote-by-Mail Ballots RejectedAs California prepares to mail every voter a ballot this fall, the issue of ballot rejections is a rising concern. Over the last decade, an average of 1.7% of mail ballots have been rejected, according to the California Voter Foundation.
Reporter: Guy Marzorati, KQED
QAnon Followers Threaten, Dox Scott Wiener Over Sex Offender LawSome Republican politicians stand accused of seizing on a new law, signed by the Governor late last week, as an opportunity to rally QAnon believers
Reporter: Rachael Myrow, KQED
Released:
Sep 15, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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