To the Point
Obama Combats Climate Change by Taking on Coal
On Monday, the EPA is expected to order power plants to reduce carbon pollution by 20%. Opponents are denouncing a "war on coal" that could cost the country $50 billion.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenOn Monday, the EPA is expected order power plants across America to reduce carbon pollution by 20%. Republicans and other opponents are already denouncing what they call a "war on coal" that could cost the country $50 billion in the next 15 years. Also, in the wake of the VA scandal, a bipartisan call for Eric Shinseki to resign, and MRI scans that show that the brains of homicidal psychopaths are biologically different from those of other people. Could they be treated before they kill?
Banner image: Greg Goebel
In this episode
3 storiesIn VA Scandal, Bipartisan Call for Shinseki to Resign
Yesterday an Inspector General reported that Veterans' Affairs officials falsified records. Both Republicans and Democrats have called for Secretary Eric Shinseki to step down or be fired. House Speaker John Boehner says he's reserving judgment. "Is him resigning going to get us to the bottom of the problem?
Read the story7 minChanging the Game on Climate Change
To get around Congress, President Obama will use executive power granted by the US Supreme Court to limit carbon emissions from power plants nationwide. The electricity industry and some business leaders are already counting casualties from what they call a "war on coal." Many environmentalists say it's about time.
Read the story36 minCan MRI Brain Scans Predict Killings?
In the aftermath of the Sandy Hook school massacre in 2012, the parents of one 6-year old victim started a foundation to study the causes of homicidal behavior. One result is the discovery that the brains of young, male killers are biologically different from those of other young men.
Read the story7 min
