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Podcast: Energy Gang
Episode: Painful Lessons From Hurricane Harvey
Description: While Texans start the painful process of rebuilding their lives after Hurricane Harvey, many are asking: could anything have been done to lessen the impact?
In this week's podcast, we're going to discuss the storm through the lens of climate, urban planning and federal policy. All three of those factors created the perfect storm for maximum damage.
Marianne Lavelle, a reporter with InsideClimate News, joins us to talk about the important stories to watch in the wake of the hurricane.
Then, a DOE grid study redux. We’ll offer up some thoughts on the final version of that contentious federal gr...