Climate change, the EPA and protecting medical privacy

To the Point

Climate change, the EPA and protecting medical privacy

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Published on Nov 18, 2019, 8:00:00 AM
Total time: 00:14:27

Episode Description

Personal medical records behind public health regulations are now stamped "confidential."  If they aren’t opened up, the Trump EPA says it will ignore them. Is that “transparency” really needed, or is it a way to avoid tough rules against new health risks that climate change is bound to require?

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A monthly reality-check on the issues Americans care about most. Host Warren Olney draws on his decades of experience to explore the people and issues shaping – and disrupting - our world. How did everything change so fast? Where are we headed? The conversations are informal, edgy and always informative. If Warren's asking, you want to know the answer.