Several broad-reaching historic EPA regulations are being re-written by the Trump administration, weakening regulations which have been safeguards for clean water and air in the U.S. — all in the name of fast-tracking development for industry and the petrochemical companies. Mitch Jones from Food & Water Watch talks about how these proposed rule changes will […]
The EPA’s New Coal Rules, Climate Change, and Energy Politics
Wildfires, flooding, hurricanes, drought, heat waves. “This summer is the summer where the impacts of climate change are really hitting us in the face,” says professor Michael Mann. He joins Esty today for the hour to put these record-breaking weather disasters in context and to offer critical updates on the state of energy politics globally […]
Clean Wisconsin Files Federal Lawsuit Challenging Smog Regulations
The environmental group Clean Wisconsin filed a federal lawsuit today, challenging federal smog regulations in Wisconsin. The group says the Environmental Protection Agency is failing to comply with the Clean Air Act. The law was created in 1963 to limit air pollution. That means monitoring the air in specific places where pollution levels are too […]
Ho-Chunk Fights the expansion of Frac Sand mining
“Frac sand mining expansion is violating the clean air act” — this, according to Representative David Greendeer, is the bases for a joint petition of the Ho-Chunk Nation, Sierra Club, and Environmental Advocacy to the EPA to halt expansion plans. Superior Silica Sands’ request to expand their operations has been approved by WI DNR, despite […]
Wisconsin's Wetlands: Reformed And Restored
On Monday, July 29th Quentin Carpenter, Professor at the University of Wisconsin’s Nelson Institute, joined our host Brain Standing on the 8 O’Clock Buzz to talk about wetlands. Quentin has not only taught both Wetland Ecology and Field Ecology for the past 18 years at the Nelson Institute, but also is the author of “The Wetland Restoration Handbook for Land Owners”.
No Fear from Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo
Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo was a senior party analyst at the US EPA – before she became a whistleblower. Now she is the founder of the No FEAR institute and No FEAR coalition, which seeks to protect whistleblowers from employer retaliation and harassment. She joined Jan Miyasaki on the Wednesday Buzz to tell her personal story.
