Thursday, September 3, 2009

EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson

10 a.m. (ET)

As head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson has said she will put science before politics. The E.P.A. administrator on fuel economy rules, green jobs and the U.N.'s upcoming Copenhagen summit on climate change.

David Helvarg: "Rescue Warriors: U.S.Coast Guard, America's Forgotten Heroes

11 a.m. (ET)

The U.S. Coast Guard responds to about 125 distress calls a day. More than 50,000 active-duty and reserve members patrol our nation's oceans, coasts, great lakes and rivers. A journalist takes us behind the scenes with the Coast Guard.

The Diane Rehm Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC.