On the Ballot: Zoya Teirstein and Sammy Roth

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On the Ballot: Zoya Teirstein and Sammy Roth

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Does this U.S. election season have your head spinning? In this episode, Grist reporter Zoya Teirstein and LA Times reporter Sammy Roth take us from the national to the local on what's important in terms of the environment. If you have any thoughts or questions about the show, you can tweet at us or send an email to itcpod@iu.edu.

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On the Ballot: Zoya Teirstein and Sammy Roth

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