How will the overturning of Chevron deference reshape the regulatory landscape for environmental policy?
Special guest investigative journalist Jimmy Tobias joins Ashley and James to discuss the complexities of environmental policy and regulation. They explore how the Chevron decision will reshape the regulatory landscape and what it means for NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, and federal land management.
The conversation highlights the growing clash between the rapid push for renewable energy development and its impact on ecosystems while dissecting the bureaucratic and cultural hurdles to preserving public lands and wildlife.
Whether you’re passionate about policy, conservation, or the interplay of politics and nature, this episode delivers fresh insights and pressing questions about the future.
Jimmy Tobias is a contributing writer at The Guardian and a contributor at The Nation. An investigative reporter, he primarily covers wildlife, public lands, public health, and the politics of conservation. His public records reporting has sparked federal investigations, informed Congressional probes, and helped spur concrete policy change in Washington D.C. He was formerly a trail worker with the U.S. Forest Service. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Intercept, Pacific Standard, HuffPost, Mother Jones, Outside, High Country News, and numerous other outlets. He is a 2021 Alicia Patterson Foundation Fellow and an alum of @ucbsoj.
http://www.jimmytobias.com/
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