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Pelosi stresses climate action, but activists push for more

Podcast, Episode 134

 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi on Thursday, Jan. 3, 2019. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls climate change “an existential threat” and has established a committee to look for solutions. CQ energy & environment reporter Elvina Nawaguna explains what’s likely to come from the Democratic House, while Brad Johnson, a board member with the group End Climate Silence, says that activists will look for increased regulation while also pushing for an end to the use of fossil fuels.

 

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