Introduction
Welcome to Episode 59 of the IER Podcast hosted by Enrique Saenz.
Clean Energy Industry Takes Economic Blow Due to Pandemic Fallout
By Enrique Saenz
Necessary disruptions to life and labor to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus have also dealt a powerful blow to the burgeoning clean energy sector of the U.S. economy.
Intermission
A roundup of recent climate and environmental related headlines from around the world.
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U.S. Lenders to take over bankrupt fossil fuel companies
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Notre Dame study looks at the lasting effects of the first Earth Day
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COVID-19 restrictions have led to a 38% reduction in Indianapolis air pollution
Link for the first story.
Pandemic policies could make Indiana’s bad coal ash situation worse
By Enrique Saenz
A flip of a switch brings light to darkness in most homes, but also sets into motion a chain of lasting pollution that could be made worse by environmental agency deregulation and inaction during the COVID-19 crisis.