About this episode
The episode features a panel discussion on current issues related to public action and environmental concerns, particularly focusing on plastic pollution.
The Roundtable Panel: a daily open discussion of issues in the news and beyond. Today's panelists are a senior fellow and faculty member in the Center for the Advancement of Public Action at Bennington College. She is the President of Beyond Plastics and former EPA Regional Administrator. Judith is co-author of the book The Problem with Plastic Judith Enck, a full professor in the History Department at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY) Allison Kavey, and Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Robert Pondiscio.
People in this episode
Hosts: Joe Donahue, Sarah LaDuke
Guests: Judith Enck, Allison Kavey, Robert Pondiscio
Topics covered
- public action
- environmental issues
- plastic pollution
- education
- current events
Keywords
- public action
- plastic pollution
- environment
- panel discussion
- current events
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Beyond Plastics, EPA, American Enterprise Institute, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Bennington College
Books & works: The Problem with Plastic
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