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Diane Rehm: President Obama's Use of Executive Orders

The Diane Rehm show looks at the debate over President Obama's use of executive orders. Weekdays 9-11 a.m. on NPR 89.1 FM/1550 AM.

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rehm_executive_orders_spot President Barack Obama signs the Fair Pay and Safe Workplace executive order on July 31, 2014. MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

Debate over President Obama's Use of Executive Orders
President Barack Obama is weighing an executive order to allow millions of undocumented immigrants to avoid deportation. Some Republicans say that would be grounds for impeachment. Debate over the constitutionality of executive orders.


rehm_environmental_outlook_spot In this Aug. 16, 2008 file photo, a parrotfish is shown swimming over a dead coral reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary near Key West, Fla. AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File

The Environmental Outlook: The Health and Future of Our Coral Reefs
A new report says most Caribbean coral reefs may disappear in the next 20 years. Climate change has long been thought of as the main offender in the alarming rate of coral degradation. But this latest study says over-fishing and pollution are the key culprits, killing off vital grazers like parrot fish and sea urchins. Some scientists say this is good news: there is a clear path to removing these local stressors, including tighter fishing regulations. But others warn that destructive coral bleaching due to rising water temperatures remains a major concern. For this month’s Environmental Outlook: the health and future of our coral reefs.

The Diane Rehm Show

Weekday mornings from 9-11 a.m. on NPR 89.1 FM/1550 AM

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