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245. How 20 Million Americans Got a Republican President to Build the EPA

Podcast: A Climate Change with Matt Matern
Published: Jun 16, 2026
Duration seconds: 1098
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Summary

In this solo episode, Matt Matern tells the story of the first Earth Day - when 20 million Americans marched in 1970 - and how it built the EPA, the Clean Air Act, and the Clean Water Act. He explores how protecting the planet was once fiercely bipartisan, and what it would take to reclaim that common ground.