This week on Eastern Standard:
What are the consequences of environmental deregulation? The Trump administration has done away with the “endangerment finding,” an EPA process that had identified six greenhouse gases as dangerous to human health under the Clean Air Act. The agency has also rescinded "Mercury and Air Toxics Standards" (“MATS") that had established limits on mercury, acid gases, and other toxic pollutants from affected coal and oil-fired power plants. We hear from Ashley Wilmes, Executive Director of the Kentucky Resources Council.
Learn new skills that can help you navigate today’s thorny political conversations. Behavioral scientist Allison Gerrard, Managing Director of the organization “Moral Courage,” is guest of Carolyn Dupont, host of our series, “Civics, Civility, and the Path to a Shared American Future.”
Navajo Fred Nez Keams was raised in the harsh conditions of a federal boarding school in New Mexico. He now lives in Mercer County, Kentucky, where he fashions wood flutes. Keams is preparing to perform for the latest Green Room Exchange concert in Lexington.
Brit Taylor grew up in Hindman. And although she has lived and worked in Nashville for the past 18 years, her Eastern Kentucky roots are firm and never far from her mind. That’s very evident in Brit’s third album. She joins us to talk about and share the music.
