Brian Ler on WNYC, and now we turn to our climate story of the week, which we do every Tuesday on the show.

Last Tuesday, we spoke with climate activist Bill McKibbin about a meeting former President Donald Trump

hosted at Mar-a-Lago with oil executives. Trump reportedly, if you haven't heard this yet,

told the execs he would immediately roll back dozens of environmental regulations in exchange for

$1 billion, that's billion with a B, dollars in campaign donations.

That meeting happened in early April.

Now, Senate Democrats have launched two investigations into the alleged quid pro quo offer.

Senate Budget Committee Chairman, Sheldon White House, and the Senate Finance Committee

Chair Ron Wyden have sent letters to the oil companies,

accusing them of engaging in a quid pro quo with Trump and requesting additional details about the

meeting. The joint inquiry is the second examination of that fundraising dinner. Representative

Jamie Raskin of Maryland, who sits on the House Oversight Committee,

is seeking similar information from the companies, but the Democrats in the Senate, where they have

the majority, might have more of a chance of getting to the bottom of what happened at that dinner.

Despite the scrutiny, Trump is apparently undeterred from courting big oil.

Last Wednesday, he attended a fundraiser for MAGA Inc.

A super PAC that was hosted by three oil executives at a five-star hotel in Houston.

Joining us now to break down all this is Darnanur, Fossil Fuels and Climate Reporter at the Guardian, U.S.

Darmah, welcome to WNYC.

Thank you for coming on.

Thanks for having me.

It's honor to be here.

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