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  • Forget Carbon Neutral, Let's Go Carbon Negative
    Scientists have developed ways to suck greenhouse gasses out of the atmosphere. So climate change is solved then, right? Bloomberg Environment's Abby Smith tells us why this technology isn't yet ready for widespread use and why the government's policies toward what some call "carbon capture" aren't totally coherent right now.
    Host: David Schultz
    Editors: Jessica Coomes, Marissa Horn
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    12 min
  • Saving Water—and Money—With the Power of Plumbing
    San Antonio's water utility has discovered a way to help its low-income residents and simultaneously conserve water: it sends a plumber out to their house, for free. On the latest episode of Parts Per Billion, we speak with the official who runs this program in San Antonio to learn about the intersection of water affordability and water conservation.
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    11 min
  • The Pro-Tax, Anti-Climate Denialism Republican
    Alex Flint believes climate change is real and the best way to deal with it is to raise taxes on carbon emissions. He's also a Republican. On this episode of Parts Per Billion, we speak with Flint about how a carbon tax would work, how it could appeal to conservatives, and why he thinks the carbon tax in the Democrats' Green New Deal won't become a reality.
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    18 min
  • How to Sell a Power Plant No One Wants to Buy
    The owners of Arizona's Navajo Generating Station are having a hard time finding someone who wants to take the power plant off their hands before its lease expires at the end of the year. But while few if any want to buy the plant, there lots of people who don't want to see it close. Bloomberg Environment's Stephen Lee joins us to talk about why the future of the largest coal-fired power plant west of the Mississippi is so uncertain. 
    Host: David Schultz. 
    Editors: Marissa Horn and Jessica Coomes.
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    13 min
  • Regulatory Future Murky for 'Forever Chemicals'
    Bloomberg Environment's Sylvia Carignan joins Parts Per Billion to talk about the future of PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," a family of man-made substances that have been found in groundwater across the country and have been linked to numerous health problems. 
    Host: David Schultz. 
    Editors: Marissa Horn and Jessica Coomes.
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    11 min
  • Wheeler Likely to Breeze Through Senate
    The President wants Andrew Wheeler to be the permanent chief of the EPA, but first he'll have to get through the Senate. Bloomberg Environment's Dean Scott joins us to talk about how Wheeler's nomination will almost certainly succeed, although the vote may be pretty close. 
    Host: David Schultz. 
    Editors: Jessica Coomes and Marissa Horn.
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    11 min
  • Mercury Rising in Debate Over EPA Mercury Limits
    Mercury's not just for thermometers anymore—it also comes out of power plants. Bloomberg Environment's Amena Saiyid joins us to talk about what the EPA is doing about mercury pollution from power plants and which special interests are pushing the agency which way on this issue. 
    Host: David Schultz. 
    Editors: Marissa Horn and Jessica Coomes.
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    10 min
  • No Clear Path Forward on Climate After Poland
    The United Nations’ recent climate change conference in Poland didn’t yield much in the way of breakthroughs. That raises the question: How long before catastrophic climate impacts become unavoidable? Bloomberg Environment’s Bobby Magill joins us on our podcast to summarize what went down in Poland and what that means for how the world will respond to global climate change. Host: David Schultz. Editors: Jessica Coomes and Marissa Horn.
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    17 min
  • The Surprisingly Sturdy Legacy of Ryan Zinke
    Ryan Zinke is gone from President Trump's cabinet, but Bloomberg Environment's Stephen Lee says he won't soon be forgotten. Lee joins us to talk about the long-lasting consequences of Zinke's 22 months atop the Department of the Interior, and who may potentially be his successor. Host: David Schultz. Editors: Jessica Coomes and Marissa Horn.
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    13 min
  • The EPA’s Disastrous Disaster Response
    How well did the EPA handle last year’s hurricanes and wildfires? Bloomberg Environment reporter Sylvia Carignan found a copy of the agency’s “warts and all” self-assessment of its disaster response, and she said it contains a lot of warts. Host: David Schultz. Editors: Jessica Coomes and Marissa Horn.
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    12 min

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Parts Per Billion is Bloomberg Law's environmental policy podcast. We cover everything from air pollution, to toxic chemicals, to corporate sustainability, and climate change. The reporters from our…