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Jul 17, 2018

What’s carbon really cost?

Under the Trump administration, federal agencies are no longer required to determine the financial costs of climate change, so a group of scientists have stepped up to the plate. We’ll talk about that project and what it can tell us about the real-world cost of carbon. Plus: Amid rising tensions with the United States, Japan and the European Union have struck a new trade deal with each other. Then: We’ll talk with Lauren Greenfield about her new film “Generation Wealth.”

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States sue over SALT: Here’s what you need to know
by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
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It's about your taxes.
"Generation Wealth" is about more than money
by Maria Hollenhorst
Photo Courtesy of Amazon Studios
In her new documentary, Lauren Greenfield takes on the changing American dream.
U.S. risks isolation as other countries sign trade pacts
by Tracey Samuelson
Tuesday in Tokyo, the European Union and Japan inked a fresh trade pact that will eliminate most of the tariffs between them. The EU has been a busy bee on the trade front. It recently agreed to a new deal with Mexico, and a new one with Canada is now up and running. It’s in […]

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Under the Trump administration, federal agencies are no longer required to determine the financial costs of climate change, so a group of scientists have stepped up to the plate. We’ll talk about that project and what it can tell us about the real-world cost of carbon. Plus: Amid rising tensions with the United States, Japan and the European Union have struck a new trade deal with each other. Then: We’ll talk with Lauren Greenfield about her new film “Generation Wealth.”