Eastern Standard - Aug. 14th, 2025
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This week on Eastern Standard:
Under the Trump administration, the EPA is moving to relax anti-pollution controls and is dismantling its scientific research arm. We invited Kentucky Resources Council executive director Ashley Wilmes, an environmental attorney, to help us distill these actions down to local consequences.
The increased frequency of intense rainstorms is driving the cost of homeowners' insurance up and home market values down. Our guest is Jeremy Porter, chief economist at First Street, a climate…
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