Polluters' Campaign Contributions Can Pay For A Lot of Big Macs

26/03/2025 51 min Temporada 3 Episodio 1

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WE'RE BACK!After a long hiatus, the most popular Virginia Sierra Club podcast is back with a new co-host and a new segment. The first episode of our third season introduces our new host, rants about some particularly bad news coming from the new administration, and game of translating complexity into simplicity, and a discussion on how much polluters' money influences our political system. References: Bad News: EPA Launches Biggest Deregulatory Action in U.S. HistoryGood News: A Majority of Americans Are Concerned about Climate: More Than You Might ThinkHow 'Bout We Don't sources:Big oil spent $445m in last election cycle to influence Trump and Congress, report saysVirginia Public Access Project: Top Donors 2024-2025Virginia state lawmakers quietly killed a bill to limit campaign donations