This week, we introduce a new segment on our weekly environmental policy podcast, Parts Per Billion: a news quiz where you can test your knowledge of current events against Bloomberg Environment’s finest journalists. 

We also hear from one of those journalists, climate reporter Abby Smith, about an on-again-off-again lawsuit from a group of young people who are arguing that the government has a constitutional duty to combat climate change. 

Host: David Schultz. 
Producer: Jessica Coomes.

Are You Smarter Than an Environmental Reporter?

On this week's episode of our weekly podcast, Parts Per Billion, we get small: small power plants, small amounts of chemicals in your breakfast, and an update on a lawsuit from some small people. 

Bloomberg Environment's Adam Allington and Bobby Magill join us to discuss the future of coal and the future of litigation that could change the way the government addresses climate change. 

Host: David Schultz

Producers: Jessica Coomes & Marissa Horn

Tiny Power Plants, Tiny Chemicals & Tiny Plaintiffs

Congress will look very different when it gavels in next year with a new House Democratic Majority and an expanded Republican Senate. On this special post-election episode of "Suspending the Rules," our reporters and legislative analysts break down the implications of a divided Congress for a variety of key issues. In this episode:
 
• Bloomberg Government senior congressional reporter Nancy Ognanovich dives into the election returns and dynamics in the new Congress.
 
• Bloomberg Government health policy reporter Shira Stein discusses what's in store for the Affordable Care Act, "Medicare-for-All," and drug pricing.
 
• Bloomberg Government homeland security reporter Michaela Ross reviews potential moves on immigration.
 
• Bloomberg Environment editor Rob Tricchinelli talks about what the election could mean for climate policy and environmental regulations.
 
• Bloomberg Tax reporter Stu Basu discusses Democrats' tax priorities and plans to seek President Donald Trump's tax returns.
 
Hosts: Adam M. Taylor, Danielle Parnass, Sarah Babbage
Engineer: Nico Anzalotta

New Congress Will Bring Oversight, Policy Changes

Just in time for Thanksgiving, we have Bloomberg Environment’s Tiffany Stecker on to talk about the pesticides that might be in your food. Specifically, she talks about a particularly potent bug-killing chemical that hasn’t gone away in the developing world, even though the U.S., Europe, and other developed areas have largely declared it unsafe. 

Host: David Schultz. 
Editors: Marissa Horn and Jessica Coomes.

Talking Pesticides on Turkey Day

The UN's 24th annual climate change conference begins in Poland this week amid increasing signs that a global environmental catastrophe is afoot. 

Bloomberg Environment's Bobby Magill is there and he spoke with the head of the UN's General Assembly about what needs to happen to fix this problem, or at least prevent it from getting significantly worse. 

Host: David Schultz. 
Producer: Jessica Coomes. 
Editor: Marissa Horn.

UN's Climate Conference Convenes in Poland, and So Do We

How well did the EPA handle last year’s hurricanes and wildfires? Bloomberg Environment reporter Sylvia Carignan found a copy of the agency’s “warts and all” self-assessment of its disaster response, and she said it contains a lot of warts.
 
Host: David Schultz. 
Editors: Jessica Coomes and Marissa Horn.

The EPA’s Disastrous Disaster Response

Ryan Zinke is gone from President Trump's cabinet, but Bloomberg Environment's Stephen Lee says he won't soon be forgotten. Lee joins us to talk about the long-lasting consequences of Zinke's 22 months atop the Department of the Interior, and who may potentially be his successor. 

Host: David Schultz. 
Editors: Jessica Coomes and Marissa Horn.

The Surprisingly Sturdy Legacy of Ryan Zinke

The United Nations’ recent climate change conference in Poland didn’t yield much in the way of breakthroughs. That raises the question: How long before catastrophic climate impacts become unavoidable? 

Bloomberg Environment’s Bobby Magill joins us on our podcast to summarize what went down in Poland and what that means for how the world will respond to global climate change. 

Host: David Schultz. 
Editors: Jessica Coomes and Marissa Horn.

No Clear Path Forward on Climate After Poland

Mercury's not just for thermometers anymore—it also comes out of power plants. Bloomberg Environment's Amena Saiyid joins us to talk about what the EPA is doing about mercury pollution from power plants and which special interests are pushing the agency which way on this issue. 

Host: David Schultz. 
Editors: Marissa Horn and Jessica Coomes.

Mercury Rising in Debate Over EPA Pollution Limits

The President wants Andrew Wheeler to be the permanent chief of the EPA, but first he'll have to get through the Senate. Bloomberg Environment's Dean Scott joins us to talk about how Wheeler's nomination will almost certainly succeed, although the vote may be pretty close. 

Host: David Schultz. 
Editors: Jessica Coomes and Marissa Horn.

Wheeler Likely to Breeze Through Senate

Parts Per Billion is an environmental policy podcast from Bloomberg Environment. Each episode of Parts Per Billion features interesting discussions about what’s happening in Congress, in the courts and in federal agencies. We cover everything from air pollution to toxic chemicals to corporate sustainability and, of course, climate change. Learn more at news.bloombergenvironment.com.

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