[S3E11] The Environment under Trump

About this episode

The episode discusses concerns for grassland conservation under a potential second term of the Trump administration.

In the final episode of the season for The Best Biome we lay out some concerns we have for the conservation of our beloved grasslands under a second term of the Trump administration. It's a hard discussion, but one we felt we needed to have. And boy was it a long one. If you don't feel up to listening now, we understand, though we still recommend you check out the action items at the end (see timestamps below to skip there). Much love to you all, and we'll be back in March. Timestamps: (00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:37) Nicole: Implications of DOI Changes (00:33:00) Brain Bleach Success Stories (00:35:45) Rachel: EPA Changes and the Author of Project 25 (01:09:58) Allan: The Fall of Science (01:41:06) Action Items (01:55:57) Outro Action Items : Learn more about the Monarch conservation plan and show your support (public comment period opens TODAY Dec 12 24): http://fws.gov/monarch Earthjustice Environmental Law - Rapid Response Legal Fund thru Dec 31: https://earthjustice.org/ North American Grasslands Conservation Act: https://actforgrasslands.org/ Engage with Citizen Science in your area: https://scistarter.org Citizen Science Projects by Federal Agencies…

People in this episode

Host: Grassland Groupies

Guests: Nicole, Rachel, Allan

Topics covered

• environmental policy
• grassland conservation
• Trump administration
• EPA changes
• citizen science
• action items

Keywords

• grasslands
• conservation
• Trump
• EPA
• environment
• citizen science
• action items

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Earthjustice, FWS

Books & works: Surviving Autocracy

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