KUNM Call In Show 3/30 8a: President Trump signed an executive order this week rolling back environmental regulations. It ends a moratorium on coal mine leases and eases restrictions on methane flaring by the oil and gas industry, among other things. We'll explore what this means for New Mexico. Are environmental regulations hurting or helping the economy here? What is the government's role in protecting the environment? We'd like to hear from you. Email callinshow@kunm.org or call in live during the show.
Guests:
- Audra Winters, president and CEO, Farmington Chamber of Commerce
- Mariel Nanasi, president and executive director, New Energy Economy
- Lori Goodman, director, Diné Citizens Against Ruining our Environment
- Kevin Robinson-Avila, staff writer,Albuquerque Journal
- Invited - New Mexico Environment Department - they declined to participate
- Invited - PNM - they declined to participate, citing insufficient staff
- Invited - New Mexico Oil and Gas Association - they said they'd try and never followed up
- Invited - Westmoreland Coal Company - they never responded to multiple requests
Further reading (and listening):
- Trump Takes Aim At A Centerpiece Of Obama's Environmental Legacy - NPR
- Trump Signs Executive Order Unwinding Obama Climate Policies - New York Times
- Policy Shift Helps Coal, But Other Forces May Limit Effect- New York Times
- What Trump Misses About Energy Jobs In America - NPR
- Exxon Urges Trump To Keep U.S. In Paris Climate Accord - Financial Times
