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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Donald Trump: 'an environmentalist’s worst nightmare'

    There’s a chance that climate change skeptic Myron Ebell will be the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency. He advised Trump on environmental policy during the campaign, and he’s with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a libertarian think tank that has long opposed action on climate change.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 10, 2016 • 1 min read

    There’s a chance that climate change skeptic Myron Ebell will be the new head of the Environmental Protection Agency. He advised Trump on environmental policy during the campaign, and he’s with the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a libertarian think tank that has long opposed action on climate change. Trump himself has said that climate change is a hoax created by China.

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    Donald Trump's cabinet, climate policy and executive power
    1. 0:31Trump's cabinet: Rudy Giuliani, Ben Carson, Sarah Palin?
    2. 8:43Donald Trump: 'an environmentalist’s worst nightmare'You’re reading this
    3. 17:24What can President-Elect Trump do with his executive power?
    4. 27:13'Attention merchants' scramble for our attention (and money)
    5. 42:04Californians consider its own Brexit
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