IN YOUR BACKYARD: The People vs. Dirty Air
Watch now IN YOUR BACKYARD: The People vs. Dirty Air In the third installment of In Your Backyard, Luke Radel talks to two people hurt by the Trump administration’s rollback of pollution protections, and a member of Congress shaping the fight ahead. MeidasTouch Network and Luke Radel Oct 1 Polluters have less to worry about in the second term of the Trump administration. The Environmental Protection Agency recently lifted carbon emissions limits on coal-fired power plants. And that’s just the latest in a series of dozens of policy shifts tearing down protections against air pollution. Earlier this year, the administration reversed the landmark Endangerment Finding, the core tenant of the Clean Air Act and so many more pollution protections. Without it, the federal government is no longer obligated to combat the air pollution fueling the climate crisis and causing critical health concerns. If that weren’t enough, it’s now federal government policy to only con...