EPA Rollbacks Part 2 - Fighting Back
From Uptown Chats by Jaron Burke, Lonnie Portis, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
May 11, 2026 · 26 min · Episode 67
About this episode
The episode discusses the rollback of EPA regulations and its impact on health and climate action, featuring insights from special guests.
Our health, environments, and climate action are under attack! Join Jaron and Lonnie to continue our conversation about the recent rollback of over 30 Federal EPA regulations protecting us from dangerous vehicle and climate pollution, including the Endangerment Finding. These hard-earned protections are at risk of being undone, despite being vital in protecting our health, neighborhoods, and in fighting climate fueled extreme weather, especially for environmental justice communities. Special guests include Byron Ramos Gudiel, Executive Director of Center for Earth, Energy & Democracy (CEED) (convener of the Platform for a Just Climate), and Manuel Salgado, Federal Research Manager for WE ACT's Federal Policy Office. Make sure to check out the first part of this conversation if you haven’t already: Episode 67: EPA Rollbacks Part 1 - The Endangerment Finding You can also listen to this episode on YouTube. Got questions? Call our Uptown Chats Hotline at 877-UPTOWN6! You can also email us at podcast@weact.org. Make sure to subscribe to the WE ACT newsletter for updates, upcoming events and actions you can take! Connect with the show: Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Facebook…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jaron Burke, Lonnie Portis
Guests: Byron Ramos Gudiel, Manuel Salgado
Topics covered
- EPA regulations
- climate action
- environmental justice
- pollution
- federal policy
Keywords
- EPA rollbacks
- climate pollution
- Endangerment Finding
- environmental justice
- federal regulations
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Center for Earth, Energy & Democracy (CEED), WE ACT for Environmental Justice, WE ACT
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