journalist and author
Author of The Devouring Dragon: How China's Rise Threatens Our Natural World; former environmental reporter for Newsweek and Cox Newspapers
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Craig Simons
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FROM Craig Simons
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China: Environmental Friend or Foe? The pace of China's economic development is transforming that country and raising the standard of living, but it's also a danger to the Chinese people and to the rest of the world. In January of this year, Beijing and 30 other cities were smothered by what's called the "airpocalypse." Was that a turning point? Can green energy make a difference? We hear about air and water pollution, and the consequences for global warming.
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President Trump: US to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord Trump says he was elected to serve Pittsburgh, not Paris.
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What happens when America retreats from the world? Is President Trump taking his "America First" agenda to extremes, withdrawing the country from the international stage on trade and climate change, distancing America from its traditional allies across the Atlantic and even threatening to physically isolate the country through the building of a wall along its southern border? León Krauze guest hosts.
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Trump's 'America First' goes missing abroad In the Middle East, President Trump is changing some policies of the Obama Administration—and reversing his own campaign attacks on Islam as a religion that "hates us." We hear about his visit to Saudi Arabia and what's at stake for the rest of his foreign excursion.
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Will the Senate write a healthcare bill in secret? While Democrats and Republicans argue White House relations with Russia, another question is being decided behind closed doors: who gets help buying health insurance and who doesn't? We hear how the pros and cons are being shrouded in secrecy.