This episode covers the Biden-Harris position on environmental policies, but is the position really for the environment? Leo goes over details of the plan and how poorly the plan addresses actual environmental issues. Drawing upon simple logic, Leo breaks down the plan to find the underlying purpose of the plan.

Research used for the episode:

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•  Lynch, M. (2021). Punishing environmental offenders: criminal environmental sentencing in Louisiana, 2004-2014. Journal of Crime and Justice.
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•  Ozymy, J. and Jarrell, M. L. (2012). Upset events, regulatory drift, and the regulation of air emissions at industrial facilities in the United States. Environmental Politics, 21:3, 451-466.
•  Pearce, J. M. (2012) Limitations of Nuclear Power as a Sustainable Energy Source. Sustainability, 4, 1173-1187.
•  Sovacool, B. K. (2012). The avian and wildlife costs of fossil fuels and nuclear power, Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 9:4, 255-278.