Podcast Episodes

Next Generation Geothermal: Closing the Finance & Regulatory Gap (Pt 2)

Season 8 Episode 24

Does next generation geothermal have the capital and regulatory certainty to scale? In part two of this two-part series, host Sebastian Duque Rios co…

3 hours ago

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Next Generation Geothermal: The Technologies Driving the Momentum (Pt 1)

Season 8 Episode 23

Geothermal energy is having a moment. As demand for reliable, always-on power grows alongside data centers and electrification, new drilling technolo…

2 weeks ago

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Forever Chemicals, State Solutions: New Mexico's PFAS Playbook

Season 8 Episode 22

Forever chemicals are everywhere — in your carpet, your cookware, your cosmetics, and increasingly, your drinking water. PFAS — per- and polyfluoroal…

1 month, 1 week ago

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Designing for the Future: Circular Strategies Reshaping Fashion and Textiles

Season 8 Episode 21

The fashion and textiles industry accounts for up to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, consumes 93 billion cubic meters of water annually, and …

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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TSCA, Explained

Season 8 Episode 20

The Toxic Substances Control Act is the cornerstone of chemical regulation in the United States — but for most of its existence, it was widely consid…

2 months, 1 week ago

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Wetlands Under Threat: Local Tools for Protecting Wetlands in a Post-Sackett World

Season 8 Episode 19

After the Sackett v. EPA Supreme Court decision stripped back federal Clean Water Act protections, local governments found themselves on the frontlin…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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Earth Day's Legacy: Rebuilding Environmental Governance for the 21st Century

Season 8 Episode 18

Fifty-six years ago, the first Earth Day helped spark a generation of landmark environmental legislation — and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) …

3 months, 1 week ago

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Land Rights, Impunity, and the Fight to Protect Brazil's Environmental and Land Defenders

Season 8 Episode 17

Environmental and land defenders in Brazil face some of the highest rates of violence in the world, yet most attacks are never investigated, and fewe…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome to People Places Planet

Season 8

Ahead of our eighth season, here's a preview of what's to come in People, Places, Planet, a bi-weekly podcast from the Environmental Law Institute. F…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Monsanto v. Durnell: Federal Preemption, Roundup, and the Future of Pesticide Liability

Season 8 Episode 16

Can states hold pesticide companies accountable — or does federal law preempt? In this episode of People, Places, Planet, host Sebastian Duque Rios s…

4 months ago

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