On this edition of Your Call’s One Planet Series, we're discussing the EPA’s decision to broadly waive environmental law because of the coronavirus pandemic.
We're also talking about the plan to slash a key Obama-era fuel standard intended to mitigate pollution. The old standards required an average five percent reduction in greenhouse emissions annually on cars and light truck fleets. The Trump administration’s version requires just 1.5 percent.
Guests:
Rebecca Leber, climate and environment reporter for Mother Jones
Chris D'Angelo, environment reporter for HuffPost
Dr. Dave Cooke, senior vehicles analyst in the Clean Vehicles Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists
Web Resources:
Huffington Post, Chris Dangelo: Trump Goes Full ‘Shock Doctrine’ As Pandemic Rages
Mother Jones, Rebecca Leber: The Trump Administration Is Enshrining Its Anti-Science Policy in the Midst of an Epidemic
