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    Obama Administration pushes last-minute environment regulations

    President Obama is taking advantage of these last weeks of his administration  to shore up his legacy on the environment. On Monday the administration finalized a rule that holds coal companies to a strict standard of restoring  land to its original condition before digging began.

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    By Warren Olney • Dec 21, 2016 • 1 min read

    President Obama is taking advantage of these last weeks of his administration to shore up his legacy on the environment. On Monday the administration finalized a rule that holds coal companies to a strict standard of restoring land to its original condition before digging began. Tuesday the President announced a permanent ban on new offshore drilling in parts of the Arctic Ocean and off the Atlantic Coast. But will these new protections survive in a Trump White House? Guest host Barbara Bogaev gets insight from Nick Juliano, Deputy Energy Editor at Politico.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Nick Juliano

      Politico

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    1 of 3
    The 'American Dream:' Does it have a future?
    1. 1:20Obama Administration pushes last-minute environment regulationsYou’re reading this
    2. 7:53The 'American Dream:' Does it have a future?
    3. 40:44Behind the lens, capturing 'slaughter' in the Philippines
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