America Are We Ready for the First 100 Days?: Climate Change

WNYC News | Feb 2, 2021

Airing LIVE Thursday, February 4th, 8-9pm ET.

Join the national conversation with host Brian Lehrer as the Biden/Harris administration starts its work.

President Biden has said his administration's four priorities will be:

COVID-19
Economic Recovery
Racial Equity
Climate Change

This week: Host Brian Lehrer is joined by journalist Mark Hertsgaard, executive director of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism initiative, and the environment correspondent for The Nation, and activist Peggy Shepard, co-founder and executive director of WE ACT for Environmental Justice, to dig into the new administration's climate change agenda and ask how climate change -- and the policies to address it -- are affecting you and your neighborhood.

Join the conversation at 844-745-TALK (8255)!

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