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Sen. Whitehouse Dives in on a Carbon Fee and Ocean Pollution

Published: May 7, 2019, midnight

Host Kristin Hayes talks with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) about the reintroduction of the American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act. Sponsored by the senator and several colleagues, the legislation would impose a carbon fee on fossil fuels, starting at $52 per metric ton of CO2 emitted. They also discuss the challenges facing our planet\u2019s oceans\u2014a topic of great importance to the senator from the Ocean State.\n\nTop of the Stack:\n"Our Planet"; https://www.netflix.com/title/80049832