
Meredith Hankins
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Sep 18, 2026
Talkies – September 18, 2026
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Kris WelchHOST
What is the extent of the damage that they've been able to create so far, in your view?

Meredith HankinsGUEST
And, you know, joking aside, the carelessness with which they're treating our environment and our public health really is shocking.

Meredith HankinsGUEST
Just recently, or most recently this week, they proposed kind of disclaiming all authority over greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

Meredith HankinsGUEST
And at the same time, they also finalized a repeal of the 2024 Biden era standards that would have reduced greenhouse gas emissions from power plants by up to 90%.

Meredith HankinsGUEST
And I know I'm kind of throwing a lot of things around here, but I think I can get the point across with just a few numbers.
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Mark ThompsonHOST
So start where you want with this mess that is the, uh, the EPA now under Trump.

Meredith HankinsGUEST
That, that is a lot to, to go through, but, you know, I think the, the, the biggest story right now is the Trump administration's repeal of what is known as the endangerment finding.

Meredith HankinsGUEST
And this was a very straightforward, or so I thought, uh, scientific conclusion that greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare.

Meredith HankinsGUEST
This was made back in 2009, and it's important, uh, because under the Clean Air Act, uh, EPA is obligated, has a responsibility, um, to protect us from pollution that they, uh, decide endanger human health and welfare.

Meredith HankinsGUEST
So once a pollutant, EPA decides it endangers, then it's their job, uh, to regulate that pollutant.
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Mark ThompsonHOST
It, it, are there specific areas in which you can protect the environment or protect consumers or protect those that will be most harmed by this finding?