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Former Vice President Al Gore provided his latest assessment of the environment and talked about efforts to combat climate change. The former vice president was the chair of the Climate Reality…

Benjamin Schreiber, climate and energy program director at Friends of the Earth, talked about President-elect Donald Trump’s environmental and energy policy agenda.

President Obama designated the nation’s first marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean. The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument covers an area of 4,913 square miles off the…

Susan Hammond and Jaquelyn Chagnon talked about the continuing impact of the U.S. military’s widespread use of Agent Orange as a defoliant during the Vietnam War. They used slides as they shared their…

The Wilson Center hosted a discussion to mark the 100th anniversary of the Migratory Bird Treaty, an agreement signed in 1916 by the U.S. and Great Britain to conserve birds that migrate…

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy talked about the implications of the Paris climate change agreement. She outlined her role at the U.N. Climate Change Conference and…

Secretary of State John Kerry and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy made remarks at a signing ceremony to launch an air quality initiative at U.S. diplomatic…

Thomas Donohue gave his annual state of American business address, outlining the Chamber of Commerce’s policy and political agenda for 2015. He called on Congress to pass cybersecurity and…

Telephone lines were open for viewer reaction to President Obama’s proposal to ban drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). Mike Lillis, speaking by phone, talked about…

Administrator Gina McCarthy testified n the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed carbon pollution standards for existing power plants. In June 2014, the EPA proposed the Clean…

Bob Perciasepe testified on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and its potential effects on small businesses.

Evaggelos Vallianatos, who spent 25 years as an analyst for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), talked about his book Poison Spring: The Secret History of Pollution and the EPA, in which he…

The White House hosted the release of the third U.S. National Climate Assessment, a report detailing the impacts of climate change on the country and the national economy. Counselor to the…

Michael Brune talked about the Sierra Club’s expectations for Obama administration energy and environmental policy, and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He focused on…

Participants in a conference on community-driven conservation efforts talked about the the link between conservation and strong local economies through tourism, outdoor recreation, and healthy lands, waters and…

Panelists talked about the Law of the Sea Treaty. They urged President Obama and Congress to ratify the treaty. The first half hour is not included, the event was joined in progress. The…

Participants talked about global environmental policy and ways in which environmental issues might shape world affairs. Among the issues they addressed were global climate change, economic…

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and activist and musician Bono talked about the interrelations between the climate crisis and extreme poverty and how international efforts to eliminate extreme poverty and to…

Kit Batten talked about U.S. climate change policy. On the previous day, the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming held a post-Bali analysis to determine a viable policy…

Senator Richard Lugar talked about the progress of President Bush in several foreign policy issues. He talked about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the assessment of Iranian and North…