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International Climate Talks and Trump’s Ghost Dec 12, 2016

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Even though he wasn't president yet, Donald Trump had a huge impact on the international climate change talks in Morocco a few weeks ago. Bloomberg BNA climate reporter Dean Scott talks about how The Donald influenced the outcome of the talks and where global climate negotiations are headed next.

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Making Abandoned Mines Usable Again Nov 21, 2016

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How do you make an abandoned coal mine into something that stimulates a local economy, like a park or a farm, instead of literally just an empty hole in the ground? Mine reclamation may be the answer. And there’s a $1 billion bill in Congress right now that could kick start a wave of reclamation across the economically devastated towns in Appalachia. But there’s a catch: can the bill make it through the House and the Senate with only days left to go before the end of this lame-duck session of Congress?

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Trump Won, Now What? Nov 09, 2016

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The results are in: Donald Trump will be our next president and Republicans will maintain control over both chambers of Congress. What will this mean for leadership at the EPA and in key environmental committees on Capitol Hill? We break it all down for you in a special live episode of Parts Per Billion.

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What the New Chemicals Law Means for You and Me Oct 26, 2016

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Congress just passed an overhaul of its main chemicals law and some are calling it the most significant piece of environmental legislation in a generation. But what does it mean for you and me? This week, we speak with a consumer products industry leader and an environmental attorney to hear different perspectives on what this new law will mean for shoppers in the marketplace.

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Even In Wet Florida, Aquifers Drying Up Oct 11, 2016

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Though it gets more than four feet of rain a year, groundwater aquifers in Florida are growing perilously low, much like in many other states. And that's triggering lots of secondary environmental problems, from toxic algae blooms to sinkholes that can swallow entire homes. This week on Parts Per Billion, we speak with Bloomberg BNA's Amena Saiyid about what's driving this problem and about what she saw on a kayak trip to a shallow Florida river.

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Great Barrier Reef's Problems Both Global and Local Sep 27, 2016

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Both climate change and water pollution have made 2016 one of the worst years ever for the Great Barrier Reef. We speak with Bloomberg BNA Australia correspondent Murray Griffin about the economic and political obstacles making it difficult for Australia to stop the damage and fix what's been broken.

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What Is a GMO Anyway? Sep 13, 2016

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Congress passed a GMO disclosure law earlier this summer, but food companies are still a little confused about out how to comply. One of the reasons for the confusion: not everyone agrees on what a GMO is or whether we should even call them GMOs. For this episode of Parts Per Billion, we speak with environmental attorney Keith Matthews about what the new law will mean for the food industry, for federal agencies and for shoppers in the grocery aisle.

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Climate Change in a Democratic Senate Aug 30, 2016

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It's looking like the Democrats have a pretty good shot at taking back the Senate this fall. If they do, how will they tackle climate change? Do they all agree on what strategies they should pursue? (Spoiler alert: they don't) This is the latest in our series "In the Year 2017" that examines how a new administration and a new Congress will handle environmental issues next year and beyond.

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Flint, the Environment and Civil Rights Aug 16, 2016

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What's wrong with the EPA's Office of Civil Rights? What's it doing to reform itself? And could it have prevented the Flint water crisis? We speak with Rachel Leven, Bloomberg BNA's environmental justice reporter, about problems at the EPA's civil rights watchdog and about who has been held accountable for Flint... at least, so far.

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The Graying of American Nuclear Power Aug 03, 2016

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Power companies are soon going to have to decide whether to renew the licenses of nuclear reactors that were built in the 1960s. We speak with Bloomberg BNA energy reporter Rebecca Kern about how to keep a nuclear plant running past its sixth decade and whether it's even financially worth it to try.

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