The Climate Ramifications of the Debt Ceiling Bill

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 6, 2023

Mark Hertsgaard, executive director of the global media collaboration Covering Climate Now and environment correspondent for The Nation magazine, offers a look at what the debt ceiling agreement means for key climate measures and how climate-related policy is shaping up as an election issue.

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