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US transit costs and how to tame them
Alon Levy explains how the US can build cheaper, better public transit by learning from the rest of the world.
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David Roberts
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1:36:32
A closer look at Montana's housing "miracle"
Two Montana senators explain how they made housing reform work across party lines.
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David Roberts
6
1:16:59
What the F is happening? Part 3
I talk with Senate vet Adrian Deveny about the House GOP's "Big Beautiful Bill," which would almost entirely wipe out four years of climate policy.
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David Roberts
4
1:32:36
Trying to bring geothermal heat pumps to scale
Kathy Hannun on Dandelion’s Swedish drilling rigs, custom heat pumps, and a new 1,500-home partnership.
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David Roberts
6
1:02:50
How is public transit doing in the US?
From Canada’s bus abundance to tech-bro transit fantasies, Jarrett Walker dismantles the myths and shows what an effective system really looks like.
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David Roberts
5
1:03:49
How the Biden investments are changing America
We explore the Biden administration's ambitious industrial investment strategy with Heather Boushey, a member of the President's Council of Economic…
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David Roberts
6
1:01:34
How much can urban land use policy do for the climate?
Urbanists like to say that dense, walkable urban land use is a powerful climate tool. But what kind of emissions can urban land use really reduce? What…
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David Roberts
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55:31
Michigan targets clean electricity and faster permitting
When Democrats won total control of Michigan government in 2022, they wasted no time in passing a series of clean energy bills, including a new clean…
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David Roberts
7
58:37
The Chevron Doctrine: what it is and why it matters that the Supreme Court might kill it
In the early 1980s, NRDC's David Doniger argued a fateful case before the Supreme Court, one that established the Chevron Doctrine, perhaps the most…
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David Roberts
8
1:13:38
A Connecticut reformer is shaking up utility regulation
Marisa Gillett, chair of Connecticut’s Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), talks about her aim to reform the cozy regulatory environment…
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David Roberts
9
1:00:54
The Farm Bill is the most important climate bill this Congress will pass
The Farm Bill is likely to pass in coming months and it is arguably the most important climate bill Congress will address this session. To talk about…
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David Roberts
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59:28
FERC is about to make some very important decisions about transmission
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) is close to releasing its final rule on regional transmission planning. It may be the most important…
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David Roberts
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1:10:44
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