The Evangelical Vote And The Environmental Agenda In The Trump Administration

Coal miners wave signs as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump
Coal miners wave signs as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Charleston, W.Va on May 5, 2016. Trump's election could signal the end of many of President Barack Obama's signature environmental initiatives. Trump has said he loathes regulation and wants to use more coal and expand offshore drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Steve Helber / Associated Press
Coal miners wave signs as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump
Coal miners wave signs as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Charleston, W.Va on May 5, 2016. Trump's election could signal the end of many of President Barack Obama's signature environmental initiatives. Trump has said he loathes regulation and wants to use more coal and expand offshore drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Steve Helber / Associated Press

The Evangelical Vote And The Environmental Agenda In The Trump Administration

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On today’s show:

  • Evangelical Christians voted for Trump in overwhelming numbers. We’re joined by writer and filmmaker Frank Schaeffer, one of the country’s most prominent liberal Christian thinkers, to discuss why.
  • President-elect Trump has made a number of campaign promises with regards to energy, the environment and climate change. Howard Learner, executive director of the Environmental Law & Policy Center, joins us to talk about what those policies might look like.