Podcast Episodes

Hispanic Heritage Month: Powering Puerto Rico With the Sun, Many Hazards for Farmworkers, Ecological Farming, and more

Puerto Rico’s antiquated power grid has repeatedly failed catastrophically after hurricanes. Rooftop solar offers a more reliable way to power the is…

3 years, 9 months ago

Steady Light for Solar, Extinction Threatens 1 in 6 U.S. Trees, The Grand Canyon of the Atlantic Ocean, and more

For years solar and wind power have had on again, off again financial support from the US government, limiting renewable energy development to fight …

3 years, 10 months ago

Victory in ‘Cancer Alley,’ Fiona and Landslides, Methane Supercharges Climate Change and more

Environmental justice advocates are declaring victory after a Louisiana judge canceled permits for a plastic factory in the region known as ‘cancer a…

3 years, 10 months ago

The Green King, Greening the Golden State, “Forever Chemicals” Are Now Everywhere, Too – and more

King Charles III, the former Prince of Wales, has acceded to the throne and brings with him a lifelong passion for nature and environmental causes. A…

3 years, 10 months ago

Extreme Weather and Climate Science, Renters and Climate Change, Green Voters and the 2022 Midterms and more

Scientists have understood for decades how global warming would put more moisture in the atmosphere, promoting climate disruption and extremes such a…

3 years, 10 months ago

Mapping Cancer-Causing Air, EPA Whistleblowers Expose Health Concerns, Guardians of the Trees and More

Whistleblowers at the EPA say they have been forced to delete cancer warnings about new chemicals.

Also, flaws in the way EPA calculates cancer risk.

A…

3 years, 11 months ago

Plastic Planet, Rising Seas Threaten Landfills, A New African Voice on Climate and more

Greenhouse gas emissions from plastic production in the United States are on track to outpace domestic coal emissions.

Also, until recently landfills …

3 years, 11 months ago

Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet, Widespread Youth Anxiety About Climate, 150-Year-Old Mining Law Robs Public Lands Riches and more

Extraction of minerals on U.S. public lands is based on a 150-year-old law that doesn’t require royalty payments or adequate protection for the envir…

3 years, 11 months ago

Democrats Deliver on Climate, Medical Plastic Linked to Breast Cancer Relapse, The Reign of Wolf 21 and more

Congress has passed a historic climate bill with the enactment of the 2022 budget reconciliation measure called the Inflation Reduction Act. This fir…

3 years, 11 months ago

Underwater Wild: My Octopus Teacher’s Extraordinary World, Plastics and Autism, Bald Eagle in Central Park and more

Underwater explorer Craig Foster dives nearly every day in the near-shore waters of South Africa and it’s here that he befriended an octopus, a relat…

3 years, 11 months ago