The Pollution Police
Trump on Earth
English - February 20, 2019 16:15 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MB - ★★★★ - 96 ratingsPolitics News Science Earth Sciences epa environment environmentalism trump climatechange currentevents environmentalissues globalwarming news politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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What happens when environmental laws and rules aren't enforced? When the environmental cops just aren't on the beat?
Under Trump, EPA inspections have fallen to a 10-year low.
On this episode, we hear from Juliet Eilperin who has covered this story for The Washington Post.
Why does the EPA need inspections, penalties and prosecutions? And how is the view of the EPA's role changing under the Trump administration?