On the this edition of Your Call's series, The Authoritarian Playbook, we're discussing the Trump Administration's continued attacks on climate action and environmental protections.
On his first day in office, Trump ordered federal agencies to begin gutting protections for the climate, clean air and water, and public lands. The Center for Biological Diversity says these actions could lead to irreversible climate catastrophe if they go unchallenged.
Guests:
Dr. Gretchen Goldman, environmental engineer and president and CEO of the Union of Concerned Scientists
Jason Rylander, legal director and senior attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity's Climate Law Institute
Resources:
Science by Dr. Gretchen Goldman: Scientists' role in defending democracy
Union of Concerned Scientists by Dr Gretchen Goldman: https://blog.ucs.org/author/gretchen-goldman/
Union of Concerned Scientists: Science and Democracy Under Siege: Documenting Six Month of the Trump Administration's Destructive Actions
Union of Concerned Scientists: Access Denied: How the Trump Administration is Eliminating Public Input
Union of Concerned Scientists: The Disinformation Playbook: How Business Interests Deceive, Misinform, and Buy Influence at the Expense of Public Health and Safety
Center for Biological Diversity: Trump Invokes Authoritarian Powers on Day One to Gut Environmental Protections
Center for Biological Diversity: Trump’s Energy Order Will Worsen Real Extinction, Climate Emergencies
Center for Biological Diversity: Trump Moves to Revoke EPA Endangerment Finding, Threatening Core Basis for Federal Climate Action
Center for Biological Diversity: Trump EPA Sabotages Climate Action With Rollbacks of Tailpipe Rules, Endangerment Finding
