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COVID-19 Response: Environmental Protection Rollbacks

April 13, 2020
A very yellow sunset, with the sun eclipsed by a mountain range.

In Episode 37, we’re talking about companies and federal officials squeezing through changes to environmental regulation, oil and gas leases and laws about anti-pipeline demonstrators while the nation’s been focused on the pandemic. We hear from longtime state environment reporter Laura Paskus about the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to allow “regulated industries to use their…

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COVID-19 Response: Down To Business

April 13, 2020
A storefront with a closing notice on the window, and a gate over that.

In episode 38, we’re talking about the state’s small businesses struggling to hang on during the shutdown and what resources they can find from government. We also try and find out what the holdup is with the federal relief money destined for the state’s businesses. We talk to Bianca Encinias, executive director for the South Valley…

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