Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchClimate Monster in the Caribbean, Gwich’in People Resist Arctic Drilling, Serial Killers and Lead Exposure, and more.
Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm to hit the Caribbean in modern times, left a wake of destruction in Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti that will take yea…
9 months ago
The Forest Cost of Beef, Media and the Meat Habit, Rebuilding Back Better After Wildfire and more.
A recent Human Rights Watch report found that illegal cattle ranching and clearing of the Amazon rainforest has led to the forced eviction of small f…
9 months, 1 week ago
Coalition Defends Solar for All, Taming the Monsters of Halloween Waste, Chicago River Restored to Health and more.
Facing lost jobs and higher energy prices after the Trump EPA canceled $7 billion in low-income solar grants, a coalition of labor, green and anti-po…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
China’s Climate Pledge, Balcony Solar, Remembering Jane Goodall and more.
China has for the first time committed to an absolute target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, by 7 to 10 percent by 2035. We discuss China’s growi…
9 months, 3 weeks ago
Youth Climate Case, Salmon Run Fattens Bears, The Practice of Re-Enchantment and more.
In the federal youth climate case Lighthiser v. Trump, plaintiffs are seeking immediate relief from three executive orders and subsequent actions of …
9 months, 4 weeks ago
Trump Denies, China Leads on Climate; Highway Reborn as Public Park; An Extraordinary New Telescope; and more.
Speaking to the UN, President Trump railed against climate science and clean energy, drawing sharp rebukes from other nations, rival politicians and …
10 months ago
Heat Waves Linked to Company Emissions, Insurance and Homeowners Underwater, The Light Between Apple Trees and more.
New research finds that since 2010 killer heat waves have become 200 times more likely, thanks to greenhouse gas emissions, and the scientists say ab…
10 months, 1 week ago
Trump Stalls Offshore Wind, Huge Danger from Permafrost Loss, The Health Risks of Noise and more.
The Trump Administration is putting offshore wind energy on hold by canceling grants, cutting tax credits and revoking permits for projects that are …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
PFAS Polluters Pay Up, Tylenol Upcycled from Plastic, Roadless Rule Under Fire, and more.
New Jersey officials are calling its $2 billion settlement with major manufacturers of PFAS “forever chemicals” the largest environmental settlement …
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Oyster Trash to Treasure, The Outlaw Ocean, A “Little Sea” with a Big Champion and more.
Oysters on the half shell are big business on Nantucket Island, and a local program recycles oyster shells from restaurant waste into habitat for you…
11 months ago