PDX-Earth Episode 54

Discussion of the Environmental Protection Agency’s long-awaited asbestos ban, former President Donald Trump’s increasingly violent talk about electric vehicles, the opening of America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm, global rankings for the cities with the worst air pollution, the April launch for American Climate Corps jobs, Oregon’s bizarre bipartisan deal – since dead – to shift the costs of wildland firefighting further onto Oregon taxpayers, the planting of trees to commemorate those who died during Portland’s deadly three-day heat wave in 2021, the Oregon Supreme Court’s decision to hear arguments that the Tillamook County Creamery Association misled customers as to its livestock practices, which six-pack soda and beer rings are best for the environment, tips for reducing your carbon footprint, and music from France, Greenland, Ethiopia, East L.A., Brazil and Motown.

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