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Boundary Waters Mining Threat, Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism, and Community-Led Wildfire Prevention in Africa.

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:32:00 -0000

The US Senate recently voted to reverse a moratorium on mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Minnesota, a million acres on the US-Canada border that’s teeming with wildlife and crystal-clear waters. The region is also rich in valuable copper, nickel, and cobalt, but Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) says mining in the same watershed as the Boundary Waters poses unacceptable risks.

Also, while electrifying transportation is essential to addressing the climate crisis, the mining of nickel, copper, and lithium required to build out these green technologies brings its own environmental and social costs. To understand these impacts, author and political scientist Thea Riofrancos traveled to the Atacama Desert in Chile, home to one of the largest lithium reserves in the world. She discusses her book, Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism.

And Nigerian conservation ecologist Iroro Tanshi rediscovered the short-tailed roundleaf bat in 2016, after decades when it was believed extinct in the region. The species is still critically endangered, with habitat loss from wildfires as one of its top threats. So Iroro joined with local groups to start a community-led program to develop safer field burning practices and wildfire fighting strategies, and she is the recipient of the 2026 Goldman Environmental Prize for Africa.

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Earth Day – 1970 vs Now, Artemis II Science and Awe, and Clearing the Air and Climate Solutions Hope

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:30:00 -0000

The first Earth Day in 1970, when some 20 million people peacefully demonstrated, arrived amid Vietnam War protests and other social unrest. And it came not long after the Apollo 8 astronauts snapped the iconic “Earthrise” photo that showed all of us were on a single, fragile planet amid the blackness of space. In this moment when humans have finally returned to the Moon after decades, we reflect on the movement that led to that first Earth Day and how the world has changed.

Also, the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission that safely splashed down on April 10 made new scientific observations that are helping to expand our knowledge of the Moon, as well as the Earth itself. Artemis II Lunar Science Lead Kelsey Young joins us to talk about the scientific goals and accomplishments of the mission and the unforgettable moments the crew shared with people back on Earth.

And climate solutions like renewable energy tech that requires intensive mining can run into skepticism from people across the political spectrum. But according to data scientist Hannah Ritchie, many of the concerns are based on partial- and misinformation, and the outlook for addressing the climate emergency isn’t as grim as some people may think. Ritchie is the author of Clearing the Air: A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change in 50 Questions and Answers.

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Floating Border Wall, Climate Coverage Dropoff, “Night Owl” – Poems, and more.

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:30:00 -0000

About two thirds of the US-Mexico border is along the Rio Grande, and the Trump Administration is working to install hundreds of miles of buoy barriers in the river. Now residents of border towns are raising the alarm over how these buoys could impact wildlife, restrict access to the river and sever cultural ties.

Also, news media outlets are retreating from covering climate change, according to the Media and Climate Change Observatory at the University of Colorado Boulder, which has been tracking this trend for decades. They report that since a peak in 2021, climate news stories across the globe have dropped nearly 40 percent.

And the poems in Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s new book Night Owl offer a window into the magic of nature at night and a light in the darkness. She shares selected poems from the collection and talks about how poetry can help us grapple with ecological loss and celebrate natural wonders alike.

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Colonizing the Moon, Trump Waives Endangered Species Protections, and A Citizen Science Bioblitz.

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:30:00 -0000

The astronauts of the Artemis II mission are prospecting for a planned base on the moon, the first lunar expedition since 1972. The crew includes the first woman, the first person of color, and first Canadian to travel to the Moon. Danny Olivas, an engineer and retired NASA astronaut, talks about the mission objectives and challenges, why it faced delays and what sets the Artemis program apart from the Apollo visits to the moon of more than 50 years ago.

Also, a panel known as the “God Squad”, consisting mostly of Trump cabinet members, recently voted to exempt the oil and gas industry operating in the Gulf of Mexico from the Endangered Species Act. If courts do not intervene, this decision would waive the standard ESA requirements to protect endangered species including the Rice’s whale, of which there are only a few dozen left.

And the City Nature Challenge is an international contest known as a bioblitz: a brief, intensive survey of biological diversity over a set area and time. A few years back we met up with the Boston BioBlitz Initiative for Girls during a trip to Thompson Island in Boston Harbor, where a group of teens practiced their observational skills for the competition. And you can participate in this year’s bioblitz.

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Climate Resilience Grants Resume, The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything, and A Woolly Rhino DNA Discovery

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:30:00 -0000

A federal judge recently issued an enforcement order mandating the release of funds from FEMA's Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities or BRIC program, which the Trump administration had stalled. Why money spent to protect critical infrastructure from disasters like storms, floods and wildfires pays for itself many times over.

Also, over billions of years of its history, the planet has frozen over almost completely and then lost all its ice as crocodiles basked in a balmy Arctic. Carbon-based life arose and adapted to all this change. And at the center of it all is the notorious greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, the focus of the book The Story of CO2 Is the Story of Everything: How Carbon Dioxide Made Our World.

And a recent discovery is giving us insights into the last days of the woolly rhinoceros in Siberia before it went extinct some 14,000 years ago. Researchers studied the DNA of a well-preserved piece of woolly rhino meat that was the last meal of a wolf pup.

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Vanguard Retreats from ESG, Running Free from Pricey Gas—EVs, A Vision of a Wind-Powered Venezuela and more.

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:30:00 -0000

The investment giant Vanguard is retreating from its climate initiatives as part of a $30 million settlement deal for an anti-trust lawsuit brought by Republican state attorneys general. The lawsuit alleged that Vanguard and fellow asset managers BlackRock and State Street, which are still fighting the suit, conspired to kill the coal industry. Vanguard did not admit to wrongdoing but is now barred from participating in climate investment watchdog groups such as Ceres.

Also, facing pain at the pump, US drivers looking to buy an electric vehicle now have more and cheaper choices than ever. But with the $7500 federal tax credit for new electric vehicles now gone, you may be wondering whether EVs are the smart buy in 2026. We share some insights about EV options, cost and the charging network.

And since the US capture of President Nicolás Maduro in early January, there has been a lot of discussion about Venezuela’s massive oil reserves. But it also turns out that Venezuela is ideally positioned to harness abundant clean, renewable energy, particularly from wind. We map out this blue-sky vision for a green Venezuela.

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Join LOE and Inside Climate News for the next Living on Earth Book Club event on Thursday, March 26th! We’ll talk with data scientist Hannah Ritchie about her new book Clearing the Air: A Hopeful Guide to Solving Climate Change in 50 Questions and Answers. Learn more and sign up for this free, live online event at loe.org/events

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Fires and Logging Justice, Back to the Moon, Pioneering Women in Science and more.

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 21:30:00 -0000

A decades-old US Forest Service rule that’s been used to supposedly reduce wildfire risk through large-scale logging while bypassing environmental review has been deemed unlawful by a federal court in Oregon. Clearcutting can instead increase wildfire risk, and our guest says USFS needs to rethink its entire approach to managing forests and wildfire risk.

Also, the Artemis II mission is getting ready to use the most powerful rocket ever built by NASA to return to the moon for the first time since the original Apollo missions more than 50 years ago. How declining public support shut down the Apollo program, and why NASA again faces headwinds in maintaining the public’s interest in space exploration.

And women have historically been underrepresented in science and engineering, but that didn’t stop Marie Curie, Jane Goodall, and Rachel Carson, and there are many more women in these fields who are not as famous. Artist and author Rachel Ignotofsky shares the contributions of some of the remarkable female scientists she profiles in her book, Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World.

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Justice Advances in Cancer Alley; Trump, Glyphosate and Cancer; Stinky Seaweed Menace and more.

Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:30:00 -0000

Descendants of enslaved people fighting pollution in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ have been greenlit for a trial. Their lawsuit alleges the St. James Parish government discriminated against Black residents by repeatedly permitting industrial plants in predominantly Black districts while shielding mostly white districts from industry.

Also, President Trump has deemed glyphosate as essential for national security even though some 200,000 people have complained they have gotten cancer or other adverse health effects, while using it as directed. Meanwhile a Missouri state court has given preliminary approval to a class action settlement plan for people sickened by Roundup, which contains the herbicide glyphosate. Why some in the Make America Healthy Again movement feel betrayed by the Trump Administration’s support for glyphosate.

And though the floating seaweed known as Sargassum provides critical habitat for many species in the Sargasso Sea in the North Atlantic, it is now finding a fertile home in southern waters, where it’s wreaking havoc on coastal communities and ecosystems, with impacts to respiratory health, tourism and sea turtles.

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Bonaire Residents Fight for Climate Justice, The Possibility of Tenderness, Wastewater to Wealth and more.

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:30:00 -0000

The Dutch special municipality of Bonaire in the Caribbean is already experiencing dangerous heat and could see a fifth of its land disappear under rising seas by 2100. But the Netherlands is discriminating against these overseas citizens by failing to adequately reduce global warming emissions and develop adaptation plans to help them cope, according to a January 2026 Dutch court decision.

Also, poet and author Jason Allen-Paisant left his native Jamaica to gain a graduate school education and prize-winning poetry career in England and France. He now looks back with wonder at the green of Jamaica where generations of his ancestors fed and healed his family. He shares this history in his book The Possibility of Tenderness: A Jamaican Memoir of Plants and Dreams.

And urine is packed with nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen, which can be pollutants when they enter the environment unchecked. But these can also be turned into vital fertilizer to nourish our crops, and 2025 MacArthur Fellow William Tarpeh, an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University, is developing methods for “refining” wastewater.

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Trump Canceling Climate Regs, Stormy Weather for Climate Science, Bluetooth Butterfly Tracking and more.

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:30:00 -0000

After a landmark Supreme Court case that directed EPA to determine whether carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health, the agency found in 2009 that indeed they do. Now, the Trump EPA is attempting to revoke that endangerment finding to unravel all subsequent regulations on tailpipes, smokestacks and more, setting up what looks to be a long legal fight.

The Trump administration has also declared scientists at places like the National Center for Atmospheric Research are promoting ‘climate hysteria’ by overstating the risks to public health and safety, so it’s moving to cut off funds for NCAR. We discuss the important climate and weather modeling NCAR does and how the loss of funding could impact this research.

And monarch butterflies can travel thousands of miles each year between Mexico and North America in an epic relay race of multiple generations. Thanks to new technology, our phones and other Bluetooth devices can now tell us what paths these brave little insects take on this journey.

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Join us for the next Living on Earth Book Club event! On Thursday, Feb. 26th at 6:30 p.m. Eastern, Terry Tempest Williams will join us live on Zoom to discuss her new book The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary. Go to loe.org/events to learn more and register for this free conversation about finding glimmers of hope in the natural world.

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US Losing Economic and Energy Edge to China, Wind Power Headwinds, Daisy Rewilds and more.

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:00:00 -0000

The ongoing efforts of the Trump Administration to walk back climate policy and clean energy development may be handing over the health of the US economy to our chief economic rival. China is outpacing US economic growth by supplying the world with the clean technologies vital today and in the future, including electric vehicles and critical minerals, while the Trump Administration tries to revive a dying coal industry.

Also, onshore wind in the US is hitting a cliff, even in the most wind-powered state, Iowa, which generates about 2/3 of its electricity from wind. A combination of local opposition, anti-wind rhetoric and tax credit phaseouts has led to a steep decline in new wind projects.

And the young hero of children’s book Daisy Rewilds not only likes nature, but she also wants to become nature. Daisy refuses to take baths and reverts the manicured lawn of her family home back into the wild, all with a bit of hilarity. Weeds and worms show her family and neighbors the true beauty in nature, chaotic as it can be.

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Save the date for the next Living on Earth Book Club event! On Thursday, Feb. 26th at 6:30 p.m. Eastern, Terry Tempest Williams will join us live on Zoom to discuss her new book The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary. Go to loe.org/events to learn more and register for this free conversation about finding glimmers of hope in the natural world.

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The Law and Environmental Justice, The Power of Black history, The Quest for Env. Justice in Shiloh and more.

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 22:30:00 -0000

In honor of Black History Month Special we highlight some of the voices that stood up against environmental injustice including Civil rights activist the Rev. Dr. Ben Chavis, Dr. Robert Bullard who’s been deemed the “Father of Environmental Justice”, and Louisiana attorney and human rights advocate Monique Harden.

Also, Lenora Gobert, a genealogist for the Louisiana Bucket Brigade shares how looking at ancestry can help Cancer Alley’s quest for environmental justice.

And, Melissa Williams a storyteller for the Center for Climate and Environmental Justice Media or CEJM shares her community’s efforts and concerns as they seek justice from the State of Alabama after highway construction flooded their homes in Shiloh Alabama.

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Save the date for the next Living on Earth Book Club event! On Thursday, Feb. 26th at 6:30 p.m. Eastern, Terry Tempest Williams will join us live on Zoom to discuss her new book The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary. Go to loe.org/events to learn more and register for this free conversation about finding glimmers of hope in the natural world.

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Hot Prospects for Geothermal Energy, Do Aliens Speak Physics? Global Health Under Trump and more.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:30:00 -0000

As geothermal heating and cooling slowly spreads in the U.S., some communities and utilities are looking to grow small pilot projects into much larger networks of pipes and heat pumps that extract and store heat in the earth to warm and cool homes and businesses as needed. We hear about a large geothermal HVAC system that demonstrates the possibilities and benefits of scaling up.

Also, classic science fiction tends to assume that if aliens visit Earth, they will have done so thanks to using math and science that’s like our own. But physicist Daniel Whiteson and cartoonist Andy Warner aren’t so sure. They’re the authors of the book Do Aliens Speak Physics? And Other Questions About Science and the Nature of Reality.

And the current Trump administration has in its first year cut off the World Health Organization, dismantled the United States Agency for International Development or USAID, and overhauled vaccination recommendations, just to name a few decisions impacting health and claiming lives across the globe.

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US Leaves Top Climate Science Body, Health and Economic Costs of Fossil Fuels, Gardening for Special Needs and more.

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 22:30:00 -0000

The Trump Administration is withdrawing the US from the scientific Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or IPCC, which reports agreement about the basic scientific facts of global warming and the impact of core technologies to address it. A lead author of the IPCC fourth assessment report in 2007 explains how the fossil fuel industry has long pushed for such an action.

Also, the burning of fossil fuels is linked to some 300,000 deaths in America every year, not to mention the related carbon emissions that promote global warming. We discuss the major health and economic costs linked to pollution.

And for people with developmental or physical disabilities, growing plants in a garden may offer personal growth opportunities that unlock new possibilities outside of the garden too. An avid gardener and occupational therapist speaks about her book Nurturing Nature: A Guide to Gardening for Special Needs.

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Trump Ices Climate Diplomacy, Western Water Crisis Boiling Over, Fungi and Climate Resilience, and more.

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 22:30:00 -0000

The Trump Administration recently announced plans to withdraw the United States from dozens of United Nations treaties and organizations including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, a treaty that was ratified by the US Senate in 1992 and is the key international forum for addressing the climate crisis. Marianne Lavelle, the Washington Bureau Chief for Inside Climate News, speaks about what this decision could mean for global climate progress.

Also, the Colorado River provides water to seven western states, and there is not enough to go around. Recently the federal government ordered the states to agree on a plan on how to share what's left amid a worsening drought. Luke Runyon co-directs The Water Desk at the University of Colorado-Boulder’s Center for Environmental Journalism and he joins us to discuss the challenges of allocating water resources when demand continues to outstrip supply.

And mycorrhizal fungi form intricate and vital partnerships with plants through enormous underground networks that could help ecosystems and agriculture withstand climate impacts. But these fungi are threatened by habitat loss, nitrogen pollution and more. 2025 MacArthur Fellow Toby Kiers is leading fungi research and conservation efforts; he shares the wonders of fungi and why they’re worth protecting.

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Environment and Rule of Law Under Trump, Sea of Grass and the Disappearing Prairie, An Indigenous Bison Harvest and more.

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 22:19:00 -0000

In its first year, the second Trump Administration slashed environmental regulations and programs, overstepping its executive authority in the eyes of some environmental advocates. But the judicial and legislative branches appear unable or unwilling to provide a check on what legal expert Pat Parenteau sees is abusive executive power threatening the health of people and planet.

Also, the American prairie is one of the most biodiverse ecosystems in the world, but today just one percent of eastern tallgrass prairie remains, and western shortgrass prairie is disappearing at a rate of more than a million acres a year. The author of Sea of Grass: The Conquest, Ruin, and Redemption of Nature on the American Prairie joins us to discuss.

And efforts to bring back bison that once roamed those plains are helping to revive Indigenous culture on lands across the US West, including in the city of Denver.

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A City on Mars and the Perils of Settling Space; and Out-of-this-World Discoveries from 2025

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:30:00 -0000

As a new space race heats up, private companies and sovereign nations alike have their sights on setting up permanent human settlements in space – but huge technological, medical and legal challenges remain. Kelly and Zach Weinersmith join us to talk about their book A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?

And 2025 brought some exciting extraterrestrial scientific discoveries, including new evidence about the Martian environment and the possibility of past life on Mars, the discovery of important building blocks of life in samples from the asteroid Bennu, and observations of the third interstellar object that’s been documented in our solar system.

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The Earth Is Our Home For the Holidays and Always

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 22:30:00 -0000

At this coldest, darkest time of year, draw near the fire and the radio, join with family and friends, and savor the warmth and joy of good company, good food, and good stories.

Master storyteller Jay O’Callahan shares some tales, including one about his community’s tradition of Christmas caroling and how it brought hope to his mother in a time of darkness and for Christmases to come.

Also, Tem Blessed, an environmentally and socially-conscious hip-hop artist, discusses how contemporary music can communicate the importance of the environment and sustainability to young audiences.

And Denny Breau, a singer/songwriter from Maine, joins us during these cold winter months to discuss some of the moments that warm his heart. He shares stories about one of his favorite holiday meals, ice-fishing, his Acadian family origins, and traditions of song that span the generations.

Happy holidays from all of us at Living on Earth!

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Winter Solstice Stories and Songs

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:38:00 -0000

In many cultures, stories passed down through the generations explain how the world got to be the way it is. The Haudenosaunee people of Northeastern North America have a story about how the star cluster known as the Pleiades came to be, told by Perry Ground, Turtle Clan member of the Onondaga Nation of the Haudenosaunee.

Also, a Cherokee myth, told here by storyteller Diane Edgecomb, explains why pines, spruces and firs stay green year-round. She joins us to talk about the value of bringing old stories alive for people -- what she calls “living myth” – and how stories have accumulated around this time of year, the winter Solstice, when in the Northern Hemisphere the Sun stands still on the horizon for three short days and three long nights.

And Diane Edgecomb performs the Greek myth “Ceyx and Alcyone” about the origin of Halcyon birds, also known as kingfishers, which the ancients noticed would appear during the “Halcyon Days” when the seas became calm, around the time of the winter Solstice. She also shares how stories can help illuminate why we take part in old traditions at this time of year such as putting up lights, decorating evergreens, and hanging mistletoe.

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Bill McKibben on Abundant Solar and the Waning Power of Fossil Fuels, and more.

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 22:30:00 -0000

Climate activist Bill McKibben, who authored The End of Nature nearly 40 years ago, is back with Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization. He joins us for a wide-ranging discussion on the stunning growth of renewable energy from the sun and wind, led in part by China, even as the fossil fuel industry digs in.

Living on Earth’s Explorer-in-Residence, Mark Seth Lender provides a refuge for hungry ducks during hunting season. He also observed something remarkable: these “dabbling” ducks have learned to dive for the seed he offers them.

And as a preview for next week’s Winter Solstice storytelling special, we feature a traditional “Wassail Song” with storyteller Diane Edgecomb.

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AI Power Demand and the Climate, MAHA and MAGA Divide Over Pesticides, and Robin Wall Kimmerer on The Serviceberry.

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:58:00 -0000

Artificial intelligence or AI’s huge appetite for power is reviving demand for older and dirtier fossil fuel energy. We talk about the massive data centers that power AI, community pushback, and how AI seems to be putting vital climate targets out of reach.

Also, the Make America Healthy Again or MAHA movement has pinpointed some health concerns backed up by credible research, including concerns about pesticides such as the probable carcinogen glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup. But after agribusiness lobbying the Trump Administration erased pesticides from its MAHA Commission report.

And Braiding Sweetgrass author Robin Wall Kimmerer is also the author of a 2024 book that continues her explorations of gift economies. She shares insights from The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World and how gift economies can offer an alternative to overconsumption.

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Bonus: Sy Montgomery on "The Chicken Universe", Earth Heat for Cozy Homes, and Hiking on Wheels

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:00:00 -0000

This Giving Tuesday, we've put together some favorite stories into a special bonus episode! Please enjoy, and don't forget to head to loe.org and click on Donate at the top of the page. Thank you so much for helping Living on Earth keep going strong.

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Author and naturalist Sy Montgomery has trekked across the world to write about pink dolphins in the Amazon and tigers in Asia. But for her book, What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation of the World’s Most Familiar Bird, she stayed right in her own New Hampshire backyard. Sy joins us to talk about the social intelligence of chickens, how to handle a feisty rooster and much more.

Also, using the Earth’s heat as an anchor for heat pumps yields virtually carbon-free energy. Surface geothermal energy drills down 500 meters or less and taps into the relatively constant temperature of the close to-the-surface earth, which sits around 55 degrees. The process is more efficient than air-coupled heat pumps, providing new hope for combatting the climate crisis.

And physical disabilities can make getting outside more challenging, but adaptive devices and accessible trails can transform lives. Producer El Wilson, who has cerebral palsy, and producer Jenni Doering test an offroad wheelchair and meet a woman who has been able to reclaim the joy and freedom of hiking since becoming disabled.

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Wildfire Threats and Resilience

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 22:30:00 -0000

Wildfire smoke is fouling air quality across the US with increasing regularity, and it carries a heavy toll. A September 2025 study published in the journal Nature found that every year around 40,000 Americans are dying from wildfire smoke, with more on the way as the planet warms. Air filters, face masks and low-intensity prescribed burning can help protect the public from this growing threat.

Also, around a third of the firefighters who battle wildfires in California are incarcerated, and until recently they were paid just $5 to $10 a day. Under a state law enacted in October 2025, incarcerated firefighters are now paid at least $7.25 per hour while actively fighting fires.

And around the world, Indigenous people have been using fire on the landscape for thousands of years. One such practice comes from the Métis tradition in Western Canada. A Cree-Métis scientist shares with us how this low-intensity “good fire” helps rekindle cultural traditions and cultivate healthier ecosystems.

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Tropical Forests, Forever? Air Pollution Pioneers, and Thanksgiving Feast Favorites.

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 22:30:00 -0000

As the host of this year’s UN climate treaty negotiations and home to most of the Amazon tropical rainforest, Brazil led a major advance for forests and their indigenous inhabitants. The new $125 billion fund, with guarantees for investors, will send its profits to countries with documented forest preservation, including some cash going directly to indigenous and local populations.

Also, we now know about the severe health impacts of tiny airborne particles or PM2.5, thanks in large part to the groundbreaking “Six Cities” study that started in the 1970s. The leaders of that team were Doug Dockery and Arden Pope, and they’re co-authors of the 2025 book, Particles of Truth: A Story of Discovery, Controversy, and the Fight for Healthy Air.

And members of the Living on Earth crew share a few laughs and our favorite Thanksgiving recipes, from pumpkin soup to chouriço stuffing to desserts made with leftover pie crust.

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Energy Powers Democratic Wins, Earth’s Cryosphere On Thin Ice, Rights of Nature for Stingless Bees and more.

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 22:30:00 -0000

November’s elections brought victories across the country for state and local Democratic candidates who pledged to address rising energy costs. The challenges of meeting those promises the incoming Governors of Virginia and New Jersey, and Mayor of New York, will likely face.

Also, a recent report warns that the European Alps, Rockies of the Western U.S. and Canada, Iceland, and Scandinavia would lose nearly all ice at 2°Celsius of warming – a threshold we’re currently on track to exceed.

And in the Peruvian Amazon, the Asháninka people have developed a symbiotic relationship with the local bees, which often lack stingers, and their honey. A new and innovative law in Peru has granted these bees legal rights to help protect them and the indigenous people living with them.

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UN Climate Talks Kick Off in Brazil, Pope and King Share a Prayer for Creation, Hurricane Melissa Recovery Effort and more.

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 22:30:00 -0000

The biggest climate negotiations of the year, COP30, are kicking off in Belem in the Brazilian Amazon. Longtime COP observer Jennifer Morgan joins us to preview COP30 and discuss the focus on closing the gap between current greenhouse gas reduction policies and what’s needed to limit warming to a safer level.

Also, King Charles III, who leads the Anglican Church, and Pope Leo XIV, who leads the Roman Catholic Church, recently joined in a historic prayer in the Sistine Chapel. This act of unity by these two faith leaders who are also sovereign heads of state was embedded in their shared concern for the environment, or creation.

And as one of the strongest hurricanes ever documented in the Atlantic, Hurricane Melissa brought catastrophic damage to Jamaica and Cuba, and an extensive relief and recovery effort is now underway. We talk about the aid efforts, long road to recovery, and importance of building back better.

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Climate Monster in the Caribbean, Gwich’in People Resist Arctic Drilling, Serial Killers and Lead Exposure, and more.

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 21:30:00 -0000

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 years to recover from. A Jamaican climate physics professor describes the toll of this climate catastrophe, and a meteorologist joins us to explain how the storm grew so ferocious in the blink of a hurricane’s eye.

Also, Gwich’in Alaska Natives, which consider the land of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge sacred and local Porcupine Caribou as relatives, are expressing alarm at how renewed prospects of drilling in this fragile environment could upend their world.

And the Pacific Northwest of the US harbored a serial killer hotspot of sorts in the 1970s, associated with the neurotoxin lead. Seattle-born author Caroline Fraser explores this link in her book Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers. She discusses how dangerously high lead exposure from smelters and gasoline may have led to the increase of violence and murders in the region.

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The Forest Cost of Beef, Media and the Meat Habit, Rebuilding Back Better After Wildfire and more.

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 21:30:00 -0000

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 farmers and indigenous people in the state of Pará, Brazil. We discuss the stakes for the planet and people, as well as possible solutions.

Also, meat is the biggest single source of carbon emissions from the food system, which is itself responsible for a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. We talk about the gap between reality and coverage of how meat contributes to global warming, as well as effective strategies for encouraging people to choose to eat less meat without trying to force them to do so.

And David Brancaccio of Marketplace lost his home in the devastating Los Angeles fires this past January only two months after moving in. We check back in with David to hear about his hopes to rebuild with fire-resistant material.

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Coalition Defends Solar for All, Taming the Monsters of Halloween Waste, Chicago River Restored to Health and more.

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 21:30:00 -0000

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-poverty groups is teaming up to fight in court for clean energy jobs and save “Solar for All.”

Also, one of the most frightening aspects of Halloween is the monstrous amounts of waste it can generate. We share ideas for making Halloween a little more sustainable, from recycling candy wrappers, to composting pumpkins, to thrifting costumes.

And on September 21st, hundreds of people leapt into the Chicago River for the first public swimming event since 1927. We discuss how major projects including green infrastructure have helped clean up the river for both people and wildlife to enjoy.

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China’s Climate Pledge, Balcony Solar, Remembering Jane Goodall and more.

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 21:30:00 -0000

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 growing dominance in the global clean energy transition while the current US administration doubles down on fossil fuels.

Also, compared to traditional rooftop solar, “balcony solar” offers renters, apartment dwellers and folks on a tighter budget a much less expensive solar energy starter kit.

Balcony solar is already common in Europe and Asia, and now it’s getting a boost from state legislation in the US.

And members of the late conservationist Jane Goodall’s Roots and Shoots youth organization and the Living on Earth crew share memories of her and gratitude for her enduring gifts to the world.

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Youth Climate Case, Salmon Run Fattens Bears, The Practice of Re-Enchantment and more.

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:30:00 -0000

In the federal youth climate case Lighthiser v. Trump, plaintiffs are seeking immediate relief from three executive orders and subsequent actions of the Trump administration that boost fossil fuels. But the federal government maintains that the Lighthiser plaintiffs, like those in the prior case Juliana v. United States, lack standing.

Also, the champion of Fat Bear Week 2025 is officially number 32 - “Chunk”, a big male who overcame a broken jaw to take the prize. Mike Fitz, the resident naturalist at explore.org, launched Fat Bear Week as a ranger at Katmai National Park in Alaska. He explains how this year’s strong salmon run in the Brooks River helped the local grizzlies bulk up.

And in lives full of screens and distraction, it can be hard to truly notice the natural world and the subtle ways that other creatures cross our paths. But author Brooke Williams believes these signs from nature can bring us important insights that are worth paying attention to. He explores these ideas in his book, Encountering Dragonfly: Notes on the Practice of Re-Enchantment.

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Trump Denies, China Leads on Climate; Highway Reborn as Public Park; An Extraordinary New Telescope; and more.

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 21:30:00 -0000

Speaking to the UN, President Trump railed against climate science and clean energy, drawing sharp rebukes from other nations, rival politicians and business leaders. Meanwhile, China for the first time ever announced a specific target for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.

Also, the four-lane Great Highway used to run along the Pacific Ocean on the west side of San Francisco, where it was at risk of erosion from sea level rise. Now it’s been transformed into a park where visitors can bike, walk, skate, and play next to the water.

And the new Vera C. Rubin observatory telescope in Chile features the largest camera ever built, at about the size of a small car, and will soon begin photographing the entire southern sky repeatedly for a full decade. Astronomers hope this new telescope will help advance our understanding of dark matter and reveal hard-to find interstellar objects.

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Heat Waves Linked to Company Emissions, Insurance and Homeowners Underwater, The Light Between Apple Trees and more.

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 21:30:00 -0000

New research finds that since 2010 killer heat waves have become 200 times more likely, thanks to greenhouse gas emissions, and the scientists say about half of the increase in heatwaves can be attributed to big coal, big oil, big gas and cement.

Also, while the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season has been relatively quiet, last year damages from three major hurricanes ran to over 200 billion dollars and claims have stressed homeowners and insurance companies alike. We hear about Florida homeowners facing rising premiums and the cancellation of their insurance policies.

And as the air turns crisp in the northern U.S., many of us are heading out for the autumn tradition of apple picking. The fascinating and complex science and history behind the iconic apple.

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Trump Stalls Offshore Wind, Huge Danger from Permafrost Loss, The Health Risks of Noise and more.

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 21:30:00 -0000

The Trump Administration is putting offshore wind energy on hold by canceling grants, cutting tax credits and revoking permits for projects that are nearly complete. We discuss the economic impacts to port communities and the view that the US is ceding the opportunity to be a global leader in renewable energy.

Also, with the Arctic warming four times as fast as the rest of the globe, and fires now routinely burning large swaths of northern forests, carbon stored in permafrost is rapidly escaping into the atmosphere where it can warm the planet even faster. How Indigenous cultural practices can help protect this vital resource.

And human-made noise is bad for our health, disrupts our natural world, and hinders our ability to connect with one another. The book Clamor: How Noise Took Over the World and How We Can Take It Back explores the hidden costs of unwanted sound and advocates for turning down the volume on human-made noise.

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PFAS Polluters Pay Up, Tylenol Upcycled from Plastic, Roadless Rule Under Fire, and more.

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 21:30:00 -0000

New Jersey officials are calling its $2 billion settlement with major manufacturers of PFAS “forever chemicals” the largest environmental settlement ever won by a state. We discuss the legacy of industrial contamination in the state and how the settlement is expected to pay for cleanup as well as restoration of degraded ecosystems.

Also, scientists in the UK were able to use genetically modified bacteria to turn plastic bottles into the common pain reliever acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol and Tylenol. The lead researcher speaks with us about the potential applications of this biotech breakthrough.

And with an unusually short period for public comments the Trump administration is moving to repeal the “Roadless Rule,” which currently protects over 45 million pristine acres of national forests from access roads for logging. A public lands advocate explains the potential consequences for critical habitat, watersheds, carbon storage and recreation if the Roadless Rule is repealed.

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Oyster Trash to Treasure, The Outlaw Ocean, A “Little Sea” with a Big Champion and more.

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:00:00 -0000

Oysters on the half shell are big business on Nantucket Island, and a local program recycles oyster shells from restaurant waste into habitat for young oysters. These recycled oyster shell reefs are helping to protect the coastline from worsening storms and rising seas.

Also, seventy percent of our planet is covered by the oceans, and in this vast wilderness lawlessness is rampant, with crimes ranging from illegal fishing to slavery at sea. These high crimes on the high seas are the focus of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ian Urbina’s book, The Outlaw Ocean.

And the Mar Menor or “little sea” lagoon on the coast of Spain faces impacts from mining, agriculture, and a booming tourist industry. Teresa Vicente helped pass a 2022 law granting the lagoon legal personhood to give it greater protection. She received the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize for Europe and shares how she led a grassroots movement to protect this beloved lagoon.

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Life as an Incarcerated Firefighter, An Ancient Climate Solution, Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet, and more.

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:14:00 -0000

Around a thousand of the firefighters who battled blazes around southern California in January 2025 were incarcerated. They do essentially the same work as other firefighters but are paid as little as around $5 a day. A formerly incarcerated firefighter shares what it was like and how the experience helped him forge a new life after prison as a professional firefighter.

Also, as the water supply in Athens, Greece dwindles and demand surges from residents and tourists alike, the city is looking to antiquity for solutions. One that’s attracting attention is an ancient aqueduct that runs beneath Athens. And the many millions of miles of roads that crisscross our planet block everything from bears to beetles from safely moving through habitats. But new wildlife crossings like overpasses and underpasses are helping reconnect animals with the landscape.

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Sounds of Soil, “Depaving” the Way to Greener Neighborhoods, The Light Eaters and more.

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 18:04:00 -0000

Sounds like the overlapping songs of birds can speak volumes about the biodiversity in an ecosystem, and now scientists are looking to use the tiny sounds made by earthworms, ants, and voles to study the health of soils.

Also, "depaving parties" of volunteers with sledgehammers are turning paved yards into pollinator havens and green space. That can help reduce climate impacts from extreme heat and flooding.

Plus -- a scientist who rappels down cliffs to hand-pollinate endangered plants. A vine that mimics the leaves of nearby species. Rice that crowds out strangers but leaves room for the roots of relatives. The book “The Light Eaters” tackles big questions of plant intelligence, consciousness, and communication.

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Complex Air Pollution and Public Health, Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer’s Guide to the Universe, Animal Self-Medicating

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 20:04:00 -0000

A study from Johns Hopkins researchers found that residents near or on the fence line of polluting enterprises are at higher risk for multiple health problems because of the toxic mix of air they breathe. The lead researcher explains the study.

Also, astronomer Phil Plait wondered what it would be like to walk on Mars, fall into a black hole, or fly through a nebula, so he wrote a book, Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer’s Guide to the Universe. He reveals the strange colors of a sunset on Mars, what it’s like on a planet orbiting binary stars, the unique challenges of landing on an asteroid, and more.

And a paper published in the journal Scientific Reports describes the case study of an orangutan who treated and healed his own wound. Zoologists have long seen behaviors of self-medicating in the animal kingdom, but until now it has rarely if ever been documented in scientific literature.

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Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels, Uprooted By Climate, Starborn: How the Stars Made Us and more.

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 21:30:00 -0000

Eels play an important ecological role in many rivers and streams, but they’re so eel-usive that even eel scientists have been challenged to observe them mating in the wild. Ellen Ruppel Shell is author of the 2024 book Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels, and she sheds light on the eel’s murky ecology and path through the seafood industry.

And the relentless heating of the Earth is prompting people to move after climate-related catastrophes and amid more gradual changes. Journalist Abrahm Lustgarten is the author of On the Move: The Overheating Earth and the Uprooting of America, about the northward migration he anticipates as Americans seek to escape punishing heat, fire, and drought.

Also stargazing has profoundly shaped who we are as human beings, and gave rise to science, religion, and origin stories from diverse traditions. Roberto Trotta, the author of the new book Starborn: How the Stars Made Us (And Who We Would Be Without Them) joins us to discuss how studying the night sky shaped science and why satellites now threaten our connection to the stars.

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EPA Cuts Scientific Research, Censorship in US National Parks, Zombie Fires in Canada and more.

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 21:30:00 -0000

The US Environmental Protection Agency is shutting down its Office of Research and Development, which represents 50 years of independent scientific research. We explain the impact of this federal decision on both EPA employees and science.

Also, National Parks are undergoing increased layoffs and funding cuts under the second Trump administration stretching staff short. A former NPS employee speaks out.

And Wildfire season is scorching through Canada and a particularly dangerous kind of fire, known as “zombie fire”, can survive through the winter months by smoldering underground.

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Weakening Disaster Prep, Climate-Resilient Coffee, Clearing Air in Cancer Alley, and more.

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 21:30:00 -0000

Weather forecasting, climate research and climate resilience are being hit with major budget and staffing cuts by the Trump administration, impacting emergency preparedness for floods such as the one that devastated the Texas hill country.

Also,research has long shown that the top two coffee species, Arabica and Robusta, are vulnerable to climate impacts like increased drought and heat. And by 2050 as much as half of coffee producing land could no longer be suitable for these top species. But excitement is brewing over a climate resilient bean called excelsa.

And residents of Reserve, Louisiana in “Cancer Alley” recently received stunning news that Denka Performance Elastomer, which has for years emitted high levels of cancer-causing air pollutants, would indefinitely suspend its operations. Tish Taylor of Concerned Citizens of St. John speaks about illnesses her family has endured, her community’s cautious celebration of the decision and cleaner air, and how her fight against environmental racism continues.

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Congress Busts Carbon Budget, Climate Disruption Worsens Flood Risks, and America’s Rural Sanitation Crisis.

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:13:00 -0000

As the climate crisis brings ever more devastating floods, storms, heat waves and fires, the Republican-led Congress and President Trump have slashed around half a trillion dollars in clean energy tax credits that would have reduced climate pollution and helped America to better adapt to climate change.

Also, catastrophic floods like the one that claimed at least 100 lives in Texas this July are becoming more likely because of climate disruption. A meteorologist joins us to talk about the atmospheric and climate conditions that contribute to flood disasters, and the growing need to be weather aware.

Plus, about a quarter of US homes use private septic systems, which can run you thousands of dollars. And more than a million people in America today are living without indoor plumbing, too often in appalling, unhealthy conditions. Catherine Coleman Flowers is working to change that, and she talks about her work to help rural families across America lead healthier and wealthier lives by improving sanitation.

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Trump Faces Youth Climate Lawsuit, Tempered Hope for COP30, EPA Employees Speak Out and more

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 21:30:00 -0000

19-year-old Eva Lighthiser has experienced climate anxiety for most of her life, as her home state of Montana faces worsening floods, wildfires, and extreme heat. Now she and 20 other young people are suing the Trump administration over its efforts to boost fossil fuels while suppressing climate science and renewable energy.

Also, ten years since nations adopted the historic Paris Agreement, greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, and hopes are dimming that we can meet the Paris goal of limiting global heating to 1.5 degrees Celsius. As global leaders prepare to meet in Brazil for COP30, with recent preliminary sessions in Bonn, Germany, some say the entire UN climate agreement system is broken.

And in a rare act of public criticism, hundreds of EPA employees published a declaration of dissent from the agency’s policies under the Trump administration, calling out its alleged ignoring of scientific consensus to benefit polluters, undermining of public trust and more.

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EPA Ignores Climate Dangers, From Plastic Trash to Art, and Just Earth: How a Fairer World Will Save the Planet.

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 21:30:00 -0000

This June the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed eliminating regulations that limit climate changing gases from power plants, about a quarter of US emissions. Harvard Law Professor Richard Lazarus speaks about the perils of the broader Trump administration effort to weaken federal environmental protections.

Also, the ugly truth of plastic is that the world produces over 400 million metric tons each year and recycles less than ten percent of it. But artist Erik Jon Olson is transforming unsightly plastic waste into beautiful, quilted works of art which are popping up in galleries and exhibitions across the United States. He shares the meaning and method behind his whimsical and striking artwork.

And in his recent book Just Earth: How a Fairer World Will Save the Planet, Tony Juniper explores how tackling economic inequality within and between countries will go far to solve the climate and biodiversity crises. Tony Juniper has long advised King Charles III on the environment and climate and now chairs Natural England. He discusses the transformation that’s urgently needed to allow planet and people to thrive.

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Juneteenth and Striving for Ecological Justice

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 21:30:00 -0000

Just as the enslavement of people was driven by commercial interests, today the enslavement of nature for profit violates a morality that sees value in all living things, according to the Rev. Mariama White-Hammond, pastor of New Roots AME Church in Dorchester, Massachusetts and former Chief of Environment, Energy and Open Spaces for the City of Boston. She joins us to reflect on how overcoming slavery, which is celebrated on Juneteenth, can inspire us to find ways to depend on each other so we can thrive in a world of ecological justice.

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US Disrupts African Food Tech; Pumping the Earth Dry; Saving a Sacred Mountain in Mongolia and more.

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 20:30:00 -0000

One of the development initiatives affected by the Trump Administration’s shutdown of USAID is the Soybean Innovation Lab, which works to improve soybean yields and production in Africa to help boost farmers’ income. Our guest discusses her work with the Soybean Innovation Lab and why helping improve farmers’ yields is so fulfilling.

Also, a recent study finds the Colorado River Basin has lost a tremendous amount of water in the last two decades, in part from thirsty farms pumping groundwater much faster than it can be replenished. We discuss the “Wild West” of unregulated groundwater, potential solutions and why the rapid depletion of ancient groundwater threatens the water supply for future generations.

And the winner of the 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize for Asia was raised as a Mongolian herder and later became an engineer who worked on mining projects in the mineral-rich country. But when he learned that the Mongolian government was planning to mine the sacred Hutag mountain, he sprang into action.

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Hurricane Forecasting in 2025, Saving Corals Amid Record Bleaching, Protecting Farmworkers from Wildfire Smoke and more.

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 21:30:00 -0000

The 2025 hurricane season is underway, and the U.S. is likely to see higher than average activity. The past couple of years, extremely warm water in the Gulf of Mexico helped storms rapidly intensify to major hurricanes. But cuts to federal weather monitoring and hurricane modeling could leave the U.S. underprepared for strengthening storms.

Also, record-breaking heat in the oceans has led to the most widespread coral bleaching event ever documented, ongoing since January 2023. Bleaching weakens the corals and many end up dying, but others can recover and researchers are finding ways to help corals survive and thrive.

And poor air quality from wildfire smoke and other pollutants can harm cardiovascular health and also make farmworkers more prone to work injuries, according to researchers. But in California, requirements for employers to hand out face masks are often too late to prevent farmworkers from experiencing impacts. We talk about proposals to better protect the people who grow our food from air pollution.

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CA Clean Air Tool Revoked, Cuts to Clean Energy Tax Credits, Turbulence and Climate Change and More.

Fri, 30 May 2025 21:30:00 -0000

California’s car culture, trucking industry, and weather contribute to chronically bad air that it’s been gradually improving with its own laws and regulations and the blessing of the EPA. But now under President Trump, the EPA and Republican Congress are taking away California’s ability to clean up its air.

Also, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" that passed through the House of Representatives on party lines guts multiple provisions from the Inflation Reduction Act, terminating or reducing tax credits for electric vehicles, clean hydrogen and advanced manufacturing.

Plus, at a former gravel mine in northwestern Pennsylvania, nonprofits are working to plant 70,000 trees as part of a larger project to reforest thousands of acres of degraded mine land in the region.

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Public Lands Reprieve, Trump Ignores Social Cost of Carbon, Seagrass “Gardening” and more.

Fri, 23 May 2025 21:30:00 -0000

Last-minute changes in the House budget reconciliation bill included scrapping one of the more controversial amendments that would have sold off public lands in the southwest to private developers. But the overall bill isn’t a complete win for the environment, with even deeper cuts to clean energy tax credits added at the last minute.

Also, a new White House memo instructs federal agencies to disregard the economic impacts of climate change in their regulations and permitting decisions. This metric is known as the “social cost of carbon” and it has been used for decades to guide policy so that it considers the economic realities of our changing climate.

Plus, seagrass is a foundation of marine ecosystems and stores as much as 35 times more carbon than a tropical rainforest, but warming ocean temperatures and other threats are wiping seagrass out. There is hope, though, as a project to “garden” or cultivate more resilient varieties is making waves along the U.S. East Coast.

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Pope Leo and Creation Care, Autism and Chemicals, Oystercatchers Bounce Back and more.

Fri, 16 May 2025 21:30:00 -0000

The new Pope, Leo XIV, has worked with interfaith environmental networks and there’s hope around the world that he may follow in the footsteps of his predecessor Pope Francis and bring issues of the environment and climate change to the forefront of his agenda.

Also, autism spectrum disorder is now diagnosed in about 1 in 31 children in the United States, a rise of 70 percent in just four years according to the CDC. In addition to better awareness and changing diagnostic tools, growing scientific evidence also points to the role of exposure to toxic chemicals especially during early development in the rising prevalence of autism.

And the American oystercatcher is a conservation success story thanks in part to efforts to educate the public and protect their ground nests from unaware beachgoers.

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Trump Sues State Climate Action, Climate Wayfinding with Katharine Wilkinson, “Depaving” the Way to Greener Neighborhoods and more.

Fri, 09 May 2025 21:30:00 -0000

At the direction of President Trump the U.S. Department of Justice has sued four states -- Vermont, New York, Hawaii, and Michigan -- that are trying to recover some climate costs from major fossil fuel companies through climate superfund laws and litigation. The DOJ cases are seen by some as frivolous extensions of the other actions the Trump administration has taken to aid the fossil fuel industry.

Also, a project called Climate Wayfinding aims to tend to the deepest needs of climate activists by providing a space for reflection, connection, and clarity amid the chaos. Climate Wayfinding has its roots in the All We Can Save project, co-founded by Dr. Katharine Wilkinson, who shares her own story of moving from feeling lost to gaining clarity about her role in the climate movement.

And "depaving parties" of volunteers with sledgehammers are turning paved yards into pollinator havens and green space. That can help reduce climate impacts from extreme heat and flooding.

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Air Gets Worse, NOAA Climate Science Cuts, Parrot Brains and Our Own and more.

Fri, 02 May 2025 21:30:00 -0000

The latest “State of the Air” report by the American Lung Association finds that nearly half of people living in the U.S. breathe unhealthy levels of air pollution. Soot and smog are on the rise in part because climate change is bringing more wildfires and ozone-forming conditions.

Also, a key climate modeling program within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or NOAA is slated for near-elimination, according to a draft White House memo. That could have consequences for weather forecasting, disaster preparedness, agriculture, military operations and more.

Plus - parakeets have astounding vocal abilities and are able to mimic as many as 1700 human words. And their brains may provide insight into how we humans talk. In a recent study, researchers found human-like neural activity during vocalization. They hope this research may help shed light on communication disorders in humans such as autism.

***Join us on Zoom Thursday, May 8 at 8 p.m. Eastern for the next Living on Earth Book Club event! Catherine Coleman Flowers, author of Holy Ground, will talk with Host Steve Curwood about activism, environmental justice, and finding hope.

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Pope Francis and the Climate, Fighting PFAS, and “Evening” Poem by Dorianne Laux.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:30:00 -0000

As the world remembers the legacy of Pope Francis we return to his groundbreaking writings on climate and environment that called for a fundamental shift in our economic system, and a rethinking of our relationship with God's creation: the natural world.

Also, a 2025 Goldman Environmental Prize recipient was repeatedly told there was nothing to worry about when it came to PFAS “forever chemicals” linked to illnesses in her community. But she did not back down, and her persistence paid off.

And as Poetry Month ends, we turn to poet Dorianne Laux, whose latest collection is titled Life on Earth. Her poem “Evening” from a few years ago simultaneously expresses her grief at her recent loss of her mother and the waning of the whole biosphere in the face of climate disruption.

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Earth Day Celebration, The Health Toll of L.A. Oil Wells, Fighting Climate Change with Geothermal and more

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:30:00 -0000

Living on Earth is celebrating 55 years of Earth Day with a solution-based broadcast. Grammy nominated singer and Earth Day ambassador Antonique Smith uses the art of storytelling and music to promote environmental justice and climate action in communities of faith and color.

Nalleli Cobo is a young activist who was awarded the 2022 Goldman Prize for North America after fighting an oil company whose wells were making her community sick.

Also, how shallow geothermal energy networks are presenting signs of hope for the climate crisis.

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Trump Attacks State Climate Laws, Eco Rollbacks Under Trump, Air Pollution Mixes and Public Health, Shrinking Clouds and more

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 21:30:00 -0000

President Trump has issued an executive order that directs the U.S. attorney general to identify and block state laws that deal with climate change, environmental justice, and carbon emissions.

In terms of physics, global warming comes down to an energy imbalance as Earth is taking in more energy than it is releasing. An atmospheric scientist explains how a shrinking cloud cover is contributing to climate change.

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Tornadoes in a Hotter World, Science and the US Government, Poetry Month and more.

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 21:12:00 -0000

Experts are still trying to piece together how tornado patterns have changed in the last century and are likely to keep changing as the world gets hotter. A meteorologist explains the eastward shift of tornadoes in the US and how newly vulnerable populations can stay safe.

Also, the Trump administration is slashing personnel and research grants at two dozen federal agencies, including those conducting critical science. Science has long played a key role in the federal government, and government research catalyzed major innovations that led to the Internet and the space program, laying the groundwork for the private sector to move in.

And, for Poetry Month -- the songbirds called vireos have increased in number by more than 50 percent in recent decades, while birds overall are struggling. That was the inspiration for Catherine Pierce’s poem, “What I Want to Believe About the Vireos.”

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Greenpeace SLAPPed for $600 Million?, EV Charging Money Stalled, A Quest for Quiet and more

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 21:00:00 -0000

A North Dakota jury found in favor of pipeline company Energy Transfer and ordered Greenpeace to pay more than $600 million in damages over its role in helping protest the Dakota Access Pipeline. Some legal experts call the case a classic SLAPP or Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation suit and a threat to free speech.

Also, a program funded by the 2021 bipartisan Infrastructure Law sought to install many more electric vehicle chargers. But now the Trump administration has stalled this funding.

And the world can be an awfully noisy place. Ed Jahn of Oregon Public Broadcasting took a journey in search of silence and found what could be the quietest place in Oregon.

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GOP and Clean Energy Tax Credits, EPA Drops Major Polluter Case, Fracking Waste Crisis, and more

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 21:30:00 -0000

As President Trump and the Republican-led Congress aim to shrink the federal government and renew major tax cuts, hundreds of billions of dollars in clean energy tax credits could be on the chopping board. Twenty-one House Republicans whose districts are benefiting from the tax credits are petitioning GOP leadership to keep them intact.

Also, under President Biden the Department of Justice and EPA sued petrochemical manufacturer Denka, alleging that its Reserve, Louisiana plant posed unacceptable cancer risks. But the Trump administration abruptly dropped the case just weeks before the scheduled start of a trial.

And the expansion of fracking or hydraulic fracturing for natural gas is generating large amounts of waste contaminated with heavy metals and radiation. Some of it gets sent to landfills like one in the small town of Yukon, Pennsylvania – where EPA has documented unacceptable levels of pollution draining from the landfill into a local creek.

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EPA Under Attack, Plastic Containers Linked to Heart Failure, Wild Girls, and more.

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 21:30:00 -0000

The Trump administration announced plans to roll back multiple environmental regulations, cut EPA spending and push back environmental justice programs. We cover how recent federal actions impact environmental policy as well as the role our guest Christine Todd Whitman played as the former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency during the Bush administration.

Also, plastics can contain thousands of chemicals like phthalates and PFAS which are harmful to human and animal health. A new study published in the journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, found that higher exposure to disposable takeout containers, was linked to a higher risk of congestive heart failure in both humans and animals. We discuss this study, and others related to plastics and health.

And From abolitionist Harriet Tubman to novelist Louisa May Alcott, some of the country’s most important women trailblazers shared a connection with the natural world in their girlhood. Tiya Miles shares their stories in her book Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation.

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NY Climate Superfund, US Ducks Intl Climate Meetings, Gaps in Greenland Ice Sheet, and more

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 22:30:00 -0000

To help cover the rising costs of climate impacts like extreme floods and sea level rise, New York State has enacted a climate superfund law that asks major fossil fuel companies to pay up, based on their historic sales of coal, gas and oil. We discuss how the revenues would fund climate adaptation and resilience.

Also, the Trump Administration barred government scientists from attending a key UN climate science meeting in February 2025. What’s more, it seems the customary US task force including officials from the State, Energy, Commerce and Transportation departments has not attended any meetings for the underlying UN climate treaty since the beginning of the Trump Administration.

And a new study shows that crevasses or cracks on the Greenland Ice Sheet are widening more rapidly than expected due to climate change, which may accelerate ice loss and global sea level rise.

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David Brancaccio on Fire Recovery, Bringing Sea Otters Back, Trump to Limit Environmental Reviews and more.

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:30:00 -0000

The thousands of homes that burned in Los Angeles this January included the home of Marketplace Morning Report Host David Brancaccio. He shares what he’s learning about the challenges of rebuilding with a limited supply and huge demand for contractors. David says there’s an opportunity to rebuild a more wildfire-resistant Altadena, and to heal the community itself.

Also, sea otters were hunted out from Oregon and Northern California more than a century ago amid the fur trade, but the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians and conservation partners are now working to bring them back. How reintroducing sea otters can help revive the kelp ecosystem and restore a vital cultural connection for Native people.

And major fossil fuel projects like LNG terminals could become harder to oppose on environmental grounds because of a Trump executive order that tries to weaken agency compliance with NEPA, the National Environmental Policy Act. Environmental concerns may take a backseat under the new project review process.

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EPA Freezes “Green Bank”, Climate Disruption to Lose Trillions, Civil Rights and Env Justice and more.

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 22:30:00 -0000

The Trump EPA is trying to cancel $20 billion dollars of funding in what’s known as the “Green Bank”, which provides loans for local clean energy, energy efficiency upgrades and more. Without providing evidence, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin accused the program of being rife with fraud and waste.

Also, as costly climate disasters multiply around the planet, some financial experts are raising alarms that proceeding with business as usual without sharply reducing emissions could cut global GDP in half as soon as 2070. How human civilization can steer towards a more stable future.

And for Black History Month, civil rights leader Rev. Benjamin Chavis connects the dots between the civil rights and environmental justice movements. He reflects on the first EJ battle, how he coined the term “environmental racism,” and the path forward for the EJ movement during a Trump administration that refuses to acknowledge environmental injustice.

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No Help From America, “Climate Whiplash” Between Extreme Wet and Dry, Bipartisan ‘EXPLORE’ Act and Outdoor Accessibility and more.

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 22:30:00 -0000

The Trump administration’s attempt to freeze all foreign assistance and bid to lay off nearly all USAID staffers are bringing disastrous consequences for millions of acutely hungry people, including those in war-torn Sudan. A Sudanese climate activist describes the desperate situation and sends a warning to the US about the perils of isolationism.

Also, global warming is increasing the frequency and severity of “climate whiplash” events, which are rapid transitions between very wet and very dry conditions. One such event set the stage for the devastating L.A. wildfires in January 2025. How climate whiplash works and what societies need to do to prepare.

And a new bipartisan law aims to help people of all abilities explore the outdoors. The founder of the nonprofit Disabled Hikers shares insights about the challenges people with disabilities face visiting America’s public lands and how the new law could help.

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Trump Dumps Environmental Justice, PFAS Rule Withdrawn, Searching for Old Growth Forest, and more.

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 22:30:00 -0000

Black, Brown and low-income communities pushing back against industrial pollution have always had an uphill battle. But now those environmental justice fights may get even harder, as the Trump administration shutters federal EJ programs.

Also, one of the many Biden Administration rules the Trump EPA has nixed is one that would have limited the amount of toxic PFAS that petrochemical and other plants can release into waterways. We explain this setback for regulating “forever chemicals” that cause cancer, immune deficiencies and other harms.

And finding the last remaining old growth in the vast forests of Maine is like finding a needle in a haystack, but LiDAR technology is helping pinpoint these biodiversity hotspots so they can be protected. How it works and why it’s bringing the timber industry and conservationists together.

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Bird Flu Warning, Life as an Incarcerated Firefighter, An Ancient Climate Solution and more.

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 22:30:00 -0000

So far avian flu hasn’t been seen spreading from human to human, but recent mutations indicate some variants are becoming better adapted to infecting humans.

Also, around a thousand of the firefighters who battled blazes around southern California in January 2025 were incarcerated. A formerly incarcerated firefighter shares what it was like and how the experience helped him forge a new life after prison as a professional firefighter.

And as the water supply in Athens, Greece dwindles and demand surges from residents and tourists alike, the city is looking to antiquity for solutions. One that’s attracting attention is an ancient aqueduct that runs beneath Athens.

Plus: in his last days in office President Biden designated a new national monument in the southern California desert called Chuckwalla. A Native tale of how Coyote gave the “painted canyon” in Chuckwalla its name, this week on Living on Earth.

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Trump Blocks Climate and Eco Action, EVs in the Trump Era, The “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen” and more.

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 22:09:00 -0000

Back in power, President Trump immediately took aim at climate and environmental protection with a flurry of executive orders such as blocking the Paris Climate Accord and boosting fossil fuel sales. The President may have over-reached but could still do lasting damage to the climate and environment.

Also, one of President Trump’s Day One executive orders commands a reversal of the Biden Administration’s goal for half of vehicles sold in America by 2030 to be electric. Getting rid of the $7,500 EV tax credit and federal funding for charging stations may take acts of Congress, but already this effort to shift EVs into reverse is making for uncertainty in the US auto industry.

And not all conventionally grown fruits and vegetables are loaded with high levels of harmful pesticides. Consulting the “Dirty Dozen” and the “Clean Fifteen” lists can help consumers make efficient choices in the produce aisle.

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Green Light for State Climate Cases, Redwood Rebirth After Fire, Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet, and more.

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 22:56:36 -0000

Facing huge costs for climate adaptation and disaster recovery, some states and localities are suing fossil fuel companies for damages. The U.S. Supreme Court recently declined an attempt to block these lawsuits, and we explain the significance of some of them proceeding to trial.

Also, nearly all the tall coast redwoods in California’s Big Basin Redwoods State Park burned in a 2020 wildfire. But within a few months the charred trunks had grown a fuzz of healthy green shoots. A paper documents how the trees were able to regenerate using energy reserves stored for many decades.

And the many millions of miles of roads that crisscross our planet block everything from bears to beetles from safely moving through habitats. How new wildlife crossings like overpasses and underpasses are helping reconnect animals with the landscape.

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Wildfires Bring ‘Climate Trauma,’ U.S. Abdicates Climate Lead Again, Jimmy Carter’s Green Legacy, and more

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 22:30:00 -0000

Wildfires like those hitting southern California take an enormous social and psychological toll on victims and observers alike. We hear how people and communities can heal from the “climate trauma” brought by wildfires and other disasters linked to the climate crisis.

Also, President-elect Trump’s stated plans to again remove the U.S. from the Paris Accord would be just the latest whiplash in a decades-long trend of U.S. inconsistency on the climate. What’s ahead for global and domestic climate policy over the next four years.

And the Carter Presidency left a legacy of environmental action, ranging from major habitat protection to trying to address the then largely unrecognized threat of fossil fuels to climate stability. Gus Speth chaired the White House Council on Environmental Quality under Jimmy Carter and joins us to recall pivotal moments and ponder what might have been if the solar-panel-loving President had won a second term.

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New Climate Champion in Congress, Montana Climate Win, Last Call to Biden for Environmental Justice and more

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 22:30:00 -0000

Freshman U.S. Representative Yassamin Ansari, a Democrat representing Arizona’s 3rd district, puts climate at the top of her priority list. She joins us to reflect on her work with the UN on the Paris Climate Accord, discuss how extreme heat is affecting her constituents, and preview her climate aims in Congress.

Also, in a landmark 6 to 1 decision, the Montana State Supreme Court upheld a ruling that found young people, and by extension all people in Montana, have a constitutional right to a livable climate that state officials can’t ignore.

And the African American residents of Shiloh, Alabama whose homes were flooded by a state highway expansion say they are still waiting for the full measure of environmental justice promised by the outgoing Biden Administration.

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The Extreme Life of the Sea, Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction, How to Be a Good Creature and more.

Fri, 27 Dec 2024 22:30:00 -0000

Underwater life has been a mystery to humans since the beginning of time. The Extreme Life of the Sea by Stephen and Anthony Palumbi is a book that sheds an entertaining and informative light on life for the ocean’s oddest creatures, making you think of fish as characters, not seafood.

Also, animals like the American Bison, bald eagle, and giant panda are just a few of the charismatic species that have come dangerously close to extinction. But thanks to some visionaries, species like these have been saved from that fate. In her 2021 book Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction, science writer Michelle Nijhuis shares the stories of some conservation heroes.

And from tarantulas in French Guinea to reclusive, aquarium-dwelling octopuses to the dogs and chickens in her own backyard, Sy Montgomery has connected with creatures all over the globe. They are her friends, her family, and especially her teachers. Sy shares valuable life lessons she has learned from them and captured in her book, “How To Be A Good Creature.”

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Hope For the Holidays

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:30:00 -0000

Irish harpist Aine Minogue shares stories of mid-winter traditions like visiting friends, decorating with evergreens, and summoning longer days. She also plays traditional tunes of the season and sings about a creature from the Land Beneath the Sea.

Slaves in the American South sang and shared stories to keep their sense of hope alive. Husband and wife duo Sparky and Rhonda Rucker share stories of what slaves could expect at the holiday season, and a hog tale of the trickster High John the Conqueror, along with old-time spirituals.

Noa Baum offers stories of hope from Eastern European, Pakistan.

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LNG Carbon Bomb, Pope and Postal EVs, Sacred Indian River Polluted and more.

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:32:45 -0000

The carbon footprint of U.S. liquefied natural gas, or LNG exports is 33% higher than for coal, Cornell researchers report, showing the climate risks of a planned expansion of U.S. LNG exports.

Also, the newest Popemobile for the Holy Father is an all-electric Mercedes-Benz, and most of the new U.S. Postal Service trucks are EVs, too. We talk about the shift to EVs among the Vatican, Post Offices, and everyday consumers.

And India’s Yamuna River is considered sacred by some devout Hindus, who bathe in the river to cleanse their sins. But around New Delhi it has become polluted with raw sewage and a thick white foam linked to detergents flowing untreated from laundries and households.

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Why Exxon Is Pro-Paris, Plastic Health Toll, Giraffes in Trouble and more.

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 22:30:00 -0000

Major fossil fuel corporations including ExxonMobil are clearly stating they would prefer the U.S. remain in the Paris Climate Agreement, despite President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to take the country back out. We discuss oil majors’ long-term plans for an energy transition.

Also, hormone-disrupting chemicals in plastics take a yearly economic toll in the hundreds of billions of dollars in the U.S. alone, according to a 2024 study. And PFAS, phthalates, BPA and flame retardants in plastics are barely regulated despite the risks.

Plus: facing habitat loss, poaching and climate disruption, giraffes have declined more than 40 percent in the last thirty years, so US wildlife officials have proposed adding them to the Endangered Species List.

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UN Climate Summit Falters, Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer’s Guide to the Universe and more.

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 22:30:00 -0000

The UN climate treaty summit known as COP29 teetered on the edge of collapse as less developed nations implored the rich countries of the global north to provide financial relief to help them cope with rising climate costs. Alden Meyer of E3G was at the COP and explains the frustrations with the process and the compromise delegates eventually reached.

Join us on December 5 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern online or at the New England Aquarium for a conversation between Host Steve Curwood and Susan Casey about exploring the deep sea, home to otherworldly marine life, soaring mountains, and smoldering volcanoes. Find out more and register for this free event at loe.org/events.

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Trump's Anti-Green Rollback Team, Biden Climate Money in Jeopardy, Robin Wall Kimmerer on The Serviceberry, and more.

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 22:30:00 -0000

President-elect Trump’s choices to run three of the federal departments critical for climate and environmental protection are drawing concern and criticism from climate and eco-activists. We discuss the mandates for regulatory rollbacks for the nominees, former US Rep. Lee Zeldin for EPA, Liberty Energy CEO Chris Wright for Energy and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum for Interior.

Also, given President-elect Trump’s vow to dismantle the Inflation Reduction Act, communities are concerned about their applications for climate and environmental justice funding. What’s on the line and why bipartisan support for the IRA may help preserve some federal support.

And Braiding Sweetgrass author Robin Wall Kimmerer is back with a new book, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World. How gift economies can offer an alternative to overconsumption.

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29th UN Climate Talks Kick Off, Earth’s Fever, A win for Indigenous Groups Protecting the Planet, Puerto Rico’s Solar Power Problem and more.

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 22:30:00 -0000

Delegates from nearly 200 countries are meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change’s 29th Conference of the Parties. Alden Meyer of the climate think tank E3G is a longtime observer of these meetings, and he shares his first impressions as these talks kick off.

Although the global average temperature has been steadily increasing for decades, in 2023 there was a sudden jump of 0.2 degrees Celsius. Dr. Jennifer Francis, Senior Scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center, joins us to discuss the temperature spike and its implications for the climate crisis.

After Hurricane Maria destroyed Puerto Rico’s power grid in 2017, much of the island was left without electricity for up to a year, leaving vulnerable populations in the lurch. Many Puerto Ricans are pushing for a reliable, sustainable electricity system, but a proposed utility-scale solar project has sparked concerns, explains environmental attorney Ruth Santiago.

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Climate and Trump’s Re-election, Biodiversity Talks Unfinished, Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels and more.

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 22:30:00 -0000

The re-election of Donald Trump casts US climate action into doubt. President-elect Trump has vowed he will again pull the US out of the Paris Climate Agreement, cancel President Biden’s climate policies and unleash American fossil fuels. Our colleagues at Inside Climate News join us for a roundtable discussion about what’s next for the climate, environmental policy and journalism.

Also, the latest summit for the UN’s biodiversity treaty to attempt to avert mass extinctions was recessed when it ran out of time to make major decisions. Vox journalist Benji Jones was at the meeting in Cali, Colombia and joins us to talk about what it did achieve and what is still unresolved.

And eels play an important ecological role in many rivers and streams, but they’re so eel-usive that even eel scientists have been challenged to observe them mating in the wild. Ellen Ruppel Shell is author of the 2024 book Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels, and she sheds light on the eel’s murky ecology and path through the seafood industry.

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Climate Goal in Trouble, EV Chargers Good for Business, Sy Montgomery on the Brains Behind the Cluck and more.

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 21:30:00 -0000

The current plans of nations to reduce emissions would result in a destructive three degrees Celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels, far higher than the 1.5 C goal set by the Paris Climate Agreement. We discuss the widening gap between these plans and the ambition that’s needed to prevent catastrophic climate impacts.

Also, research shows that public EV charging stations bring additional customers and income to nearby businesses. How businesses can take advantage of these benefits when installing EV charging.

And author and naturalist Sy Montgomery has trekked across the world to write about pink dolphins in the Amazon and tigers in Asia. But for her latest book, What the Chicken Knows: A New Appreciation for the World’s Most Familiar Bird, she stayed right in her own New Hampshire backyard. Sy joins us to talk about the social intelligence of chickens, how to handle a feisty rooster and much more.

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Huge Untapped Earth Energy, ‘Ecocide’ of Ukrainian River, The Greening of Antarctica and more.

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 21:30:00 -0000

The heat within Earth’s crust could become a major source of always-on, carbon-free, renewable geothermal electricity thanks to a technology developed for fracking that allows for much deeper drilling into hot zones. How a partnership between the oil and gas and geothermal industries could bring transformational change to the electric power sector worldwide.

Also, an explosion that spilled chemical waste into a river near the Russia-Ukraine border this August led to an ecological disaster with mass fish die-offs. Kyiv blames the Kremlin for a deliberate act of ‘ecocide’ amid the war that started with Russia’s 2022 invasion.

And in addition to the retreat and collapse of huge ice shelves, climate change is associated with rapid greening in Antarctica as plants thrive in warmer temperatures. A recent study found that plants have increased more than tenfold on the Antarctic Peninsula in the last few decades, with potential ecological consequences.

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Climate and the PA Senate race, Environmental Racism Case Appealed, Journey to a Melting Glacier in Antarctica and more.

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 21:30:00 -0000

As control of the US Senate hangs in the balance, the Pennsylvania race between Democratic incumbent Senator Bob Casey and his Republican challenger Dave McCormick is heating up. We explain the climate and environment dimensions of Pennsylvania’s Senate race.

Also, in the lower Mississippi River region commonly known as Cancer Alley, communities of color live among industrial pollution while white neighborhoods have been mostly spared from heavy industry. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is now considering whether to allow a landmark environmental racism lawsuit brought against the local government to go to trial.

And Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica holds enough ice that its melting could raise sea levels worldwide by 2 feet, but it’s so remote that until recently no one had ever approached where it meets the sea. Elizabeth Rush was a writer-in-residence on board the first research icebreaker to visit Thwaites and she chronicles the journey and witnessing the glacier’s unraveling in her book The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth.

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Hurricanes’ Huge Hidden Toll, Hiking on Wheels, and Conversations with Dogs.

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 21:30:00 -0000

New research suggests that initial death tolls only account for a tiny fraction of the mortality that can be linked to hurricanes. On average, each tropical storm or hurricane contributes to 7,000 to 11,000 excess deaths as long as 15 years afterwards.

Also, physical disabilities can make getting outside more challenging, but adaptive devices and accessible trails can transform lives. Producers Jenni Doering and El Wilson, who has cerebral palsy, test out an offroad wheelchair and meet a woman who has been able to reclaim the joy and freedom of hiking since becoming disabled.

And recent research into word comprehension in dogs suggests that with training and special equipment, man’s best friend can in fact understand specific words and reply. And motivation appears to be one of the most important factors driving this ability for dogs to correctly converse in human speech.

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Disastrous Climate Wake Up, Jill Stein for the Greens, Sudan's Climate and War Misery and more.

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 21:29:43 -0000

Hurricane Helene brought devastating storm surge and winds to the Gulf Coast and deadly floods to the inland mountains of North Carolina. We discuss the societal toll of repeated climate-fueled disasters and whether this latest super cyclone might prove a tipping point for greater climate awareness and action.

Also, physician Jill Stein, the 2024 Green Party nominee for US President, urges a much quicker phaseout of fossil fuels than either of her Republican or Democratic opponents appear willing to consider. She lays out her vision for what she calls a “real” Green New Deal and pushes back against claims by Democrats that voting for her in a swing state could hand victory to Donald Trump.

And millions of Sudanese people have fled armed conflict in recent months, only to face famine as well as floods and extreme heat worsened by climate change. A young climate activist from Sudan describes the harrowing conditions for Sudanese refugees and what gives her hope.

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Exxon's Alleged Plastics ‘Deception,’ Three Mile Island to Power AI, Risks for Transgender Field Scientists and more.

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 21:30:00 -0000

California is suing ExxonMobil over the oil giant’s alleged “campaign of deception” to convince the public that recycling is a viable solution for plastic waste, when less than 10% of plastics are recycled.

Also, to meet the tremendous energy needs of artificial intelligence Microsoft has inked a major power purchase deal with the owners of Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, where a nuclear power reactor underwent a partial meltdown in 1979. Its unaffected twin reactor operated until 2019 and could provide a carbon-free source of power for AI, if it can get past the hurdles of getting the plant back online.

And for students and scientists who are transgender or gender nonconforming, field research can bring unique challenges and risks. How institutions can help ensure field research settings are safer and more inclusive of trans people.

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Chaos in the Climate System, Oyster Trash to Treasure, The Wit and Wisdom of Peter Dykstra and more.

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 21:30:00 -0000

West and Central Africa have been hit hard by extreme flooding that has claimed thousands of lives and left millions stranded in Nigeria and neighboring countries. The perilous situation is prompting urgent pleas for wealthy nations to provide more climate adaptation assistance.

Also, oysters on the half shell are big business on Nantucket Island, and a local program that recycles oyster shells from restaurant waste into habitat for young oysters turns ten this year. These recycled oyster shell reefs are helping to protect the coastline from worsening storms and rising seas.

And Living on Earth lost our beloved colleague Peter Dykstra this summer. We look back on Peter’s remarkable career in environmental advocacy and then journalism with the help of his former colleagues, the Living on Earth crew and you, our listeners.

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Brazil On Fire, Debate Sidesteps Climate Crisis, Uprooted By Climate and more

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 21:30:00 -0000

Heat, drought, and arson are fueling an explosion of fires in Brazil’s Amazon and Pantanal region, highlighting the need for the world to act boldly on climate when Brazil hosts the UN climate talks next year.

Also, climate change got just one token question at the first and perhaps only debate between presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. We offer other climate questions that should be asked about the Inflation Reduction Act, holding oil companies accountable and more.

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Bright Future for Western Solar, Tim Walz’s Climate Record, Poems for a “New Nature” with Ada Limón and more.

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 21:30:00 -0000

The Bureau of Land Management is updating its master plan for developing solar energy on western lands, to help the US meet ambitious clean energy targets. The proposed plan aims to reduce barriers to solar by highlighting “previously disturbed” lands and automatically excluding critical habitat.

Also, Democratic VP candidate Tim Walz has signed climate legislation as Minnesota Governor and supported regenerative agriculture bills as a Congressman, but he has received criticism for his history of supporting the ethanol industry and oil pipelines.

And poetry can be up to the seemingly impossible task of capturing ecological loss, wild joy, and empathy for other species on this embattled planet. US Poet Laureate Ada Limón shares poems from her new anthology, You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World and discusses why she believes we need a new kind of nature poetry for the new nature amid the climate crisis.

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Virtual Power Plants, Hydrogen Fueled Future, Ducks: Two Years In the Oil Sands and more.

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 21:30:00 -0000

Renewables like wind and solar don’t produce electricity around the clock, so there’s often a mismatch between when the power is being generated and when it’s being used. “Virtual power plants” can tap home and electric vehicle batteries and shift the timing of HVAC and appliance demand to help close this gap.

Also, if you combine hydrogen from carbon-free sources and oxygen in a fuel cell, you get water and electricity. This chemical reaction is fueling visions of future, carbon free flights to change voyages of fantasy into reality.

And the Athabasca oil sands in Alberta, Canada ranks as one of the world’s most destructive crude oil operations. People laboring in the Athabasca oil sands often live in austere work camps, with long 12-hour shifts and female workers imperiled by sexual harassment and violence. That painful reality is captured in the 2022 graphic memoir Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands.

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Green Voter Energy, Kamala Harris’ Environmental Policy, Young Conservatives, Sunrise Youth

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 21:25:35 -0000

A recent poll of 2,600 green-focused voters aged 18-34 in five key battleground states, revealed favorability for Presidential Kamala Harris. We discuss findings by the Environmental Voter Project and how young green voters could impact upcoming elections.

Also, we take a look at Democratic nominee Kamala Harris’ environmental history from her time as attorney general, senator, and Vice President. We walk through what this record could mean for her campaign going forward.

And since young voter turnout can make all the difference in an election, we speak with youth environmental activists on either side of the aisle about what they want from a presidential campaign. American Conservation Coalition Action and the Sunrise Movement have different approaches but both care about the same issue: solving the climate and environment crises.

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Land Back for the Yurok Tribe, Crochet Coral Reef, Wild Girls and more.

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 21:30:00 -0000

When a wildfire powered by extreme heat and drought nears a neighborhood, all it takes is a single spark to send homes up in flames. We share some steps homeowners and renters alike can take to reduce that risk.

Also, on the northern California coast the Yurok tribe is getting 125 acres of its stolen land back thanks to an historic partnership between the National Park Service, California State Parks, and Save the Redwoods League. Chairman of the Yurok Tribe Joseph L James describes how the land will help nurture Yurok cultural traditions.

And to raise awareness about the threats facing coral reefs, crafters everywhere are picking up their crochet hooks and contributing to a worldwide “Crochet Coral Reef.” The curator of the Pittsburgh Satellite Reef at the Carnegie Museum of Art describes what it’s like to stand inside the exhibit and how it came together.

From abolitionist Harriet Tubman to novelist Louisa May Alcott, some of the country’s most important women trailblazers shared a connection with the natural world in their girlhood. Tiya Miles shares their stories in her book Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation.

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Methane Tracking From Space, A Mars Testing Ground, Orbital: An Earth-Centric Novel Set in Space, and more.

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 21:41:00 -0000

A new satellite recently blasted off into Earth orbit with the important mission of tracking methane emissions from oil and gas infrastructure across the globe. Free public access to the data from MethaneSAT is a game-changer for holding oil and gas companies accountable for climate pollution.

Also, since 2001 the Mars Society has run over 300 simulated missions at a remote site in the high desert of Utah, to study the effect of extra-vehicular activity or EVA on the human body and mimic field research people might run on Mars one day, such as looking for fossilized life. What a day in the life of a participant looks like and why some believe we should send humans to Mars.

And the handful of astronauts and cosmonauts on board the International Space Station float in a strange paradox, with the Earth constantly in view, but always out of reach. A new novel called Orbital explores the splendor of planet Earth as seen from orbit through a day in the life of six astronauts up on the ISS.

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Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean, Why Fish Don’t Exist, Ross Gay's Book of (More) Delights, and more

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 21:30:00 -0000

The oceans cover 70 percent of our “blue planet” yet remain largely unexplored because of the intense pressures at depth. But there are some intrepid few who have descended into this “underworld” and lived to tell of its marvels, and journalist Susan Casey profiles them in her latest book. She joins Host Steve Curwood to talk about The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean.

Also, Poet Catherine Pierce joins Living on Earth’s Jenni Doering to read her poem, “Earth, Sometimes I Try to Play It Casual” and her thoughts about the meaning of “celebrating the Earth” by being present to the wonders around us.

Plus: Poet and essayist Ross Gay is back with a follow up to his 2019 Book of Delights, loaded with moments of good that sprout amid our troubles. He joins Host Steve Curwood to share readings from his new Book of (More) Delights celebrating simple joys such as clothes on a clothesline, garlic sprouting, and dandelion abundance.

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Kamala and Trump on Earth, ‘The Light Eaters’ and more

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 21:30:00 -0000

Vice President Kamala Harris has garnered more than enough delegates for the Democratic nomination for President. We review her record on the environment, which has included prosecuting cases against polluting oil companies, supporting a Green New Deal, and representing the US at UN climate meetings.

Also, the four years of the Trump Administration brought over a hundred regulatory rollbacks, the exit of the US from the Paris Climate Agreement, and a conservative dominated Supreme Court that is skeptical of environmental regulation. We hear insights from a former Trump EPA official, environmental policy experts and advocates about the environmental impacts of the Trump presidency and what a second one could bring.

Plus: a scientist who rappels down cliffs to hand-pollinate endangered plants; a vine that mimics the leaves of nearby species; rice that crowds out strangers but leaves room for the roots of relatives. All of these are featured in the new book The Light Eaters, which tackles big questions of plant intelligence, consciousness, and communication.

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The Transformation of J.D. Vance, Climate Voter Power, GOP Rep. Bentz on Climate and more

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 21:30:00 -0000

Donald Trump’s running mate, Ohio Senator J. D. Vance, once held moderate Republican stances on climate and clean energy. But he now echoes Trump on the “Green New Scam” and unleashing domestic fossil fuels.

Also, climate may not always top the list of voter concerns, but research suggests it can tip the scales in US presidential elections, including the 2020 election which came down to 44,000 votes. So the Environmental Voter Project is trying to mobilize nearly 5 million registered voters who rate environment or climate as a top concern but might not otherwise turn out this November.

And Republican Cliff Bentz represents Oregon’s second district in Congress, where he chairs the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife and is part of the Conservative Climate Caucus. He joins us to share his views on conservative approaches to climate adaptation, carbon capture and storage, wildfire prevention, public lands stewardship and more.

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Hawaiian Kids Win Climate Case, New Tech Finds More Cancer Risk, Environmental Justice Denial, and more.

Fri, 12 Jul 2024 21:30:00 -0000

Thirteen young plaintiffs who took the Hawaii Department of Transportation to court over its role in the climate crisis have won a settlement that requires the agency to fast-track public transit, new bike lanes, and electric vehicles.

Also, new technology reveals startling levels of cancer-causing ethylene oxide gas wafting from industrial sources in Cancer Alley, Louisiana.

And Black residents of Cancer Alley who live next door to polluting industrial plants say they are the victims of environmental discrimination. But their attempts to seek justice through a key provision of the Civil Rights Act are being met with racist pushback.

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SCOTUS Restricts Rule Making, A Vivid New View of Earth, STARBORN: How the Stars Made Us and more.

Fri, 05 Jul 2024 21:30:00 -0000

In a 6-3 decision the US Supreme Court struck down the longstanding Chevron deference doctrine, which allowed federal agencies to make rules relying on unclear statutes, provided their interpretation was reasonable. We parse the potentially disastrous consequences of this decision for environmental and other public protection regulations and what agencies and environmental lawyers will need to do to have a fighting chance in court.

Also, a powerful new NASA satellite called PACE can look at the ocean and clouds to distinguish between different kinds of microscopic phytoplankton and aerosols from an orbit 400 miles up. How the technology works, its value to scientific research on climate change, and the real-time data it provides about water and air quality worldwide.

And stargazing has profoundly shaped who we are as human beings, and gave rise to science, religion, and origin stories from diverse traditions. Roberto Trotta, the author of the new book Starborn: How the Stars Made Us (And Who We Would Be Without Them) joins us to discuss how studying the night sky shaped science and why satellites now threaten our connection to the stars.

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Presidential Debate and the Climate, Stay Safe in Summer Heat, A Black-led Land Trust, and more.

Fri, 28 Jun 2024 22:14:37 -0000

At the first debate of the 2024 presidential election, Joe Biden and Donald Trump had vastly different responses to the single question on climate change. We cover the highlights, what was left out of the debate and the stark contrast between what the two presidents have done on climate and environment during their times in office.

Also, heat waves can bring health problems and death for anyone but especially for the young, elderly, and people with conditions like heart disease and diabetes. And heat often coincides with other health-harming climate impacts like floods and wildfires. Dr. Ari Bernstein of the CDC talks about the public health risks posed by heat and shares tips for staying safe this summer.

And the 40 Acre Conservation League is an African-American grounded land trust that seeks to ease access to the outdoors for people of color, who have historically been excluded from green spaces. The nonprofit recently purchased its first piece of land, 650 acres bordering the Tahoe National Forest in northern California.

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Juneteenth: An Urgent Call for Climate Solutions + Robert Smalls’ Heroic Escape from Slavery

Fri, 21 Jun 2024 21:30:00 -0000

Generations of Black Americans have faced racism, redlining and environmental injustices, such as breathing 40 percent dirtier air and being twice as likely as white Americans to be hospitalized or die from climate-related health problems. So the quest for racial justice now must include addressing the climate emergency, writes Heather McTeer Toney in her book Before the Streetlights Come On: Black America’s Urgent Call for Climate Solutions.

Also, the incredible story of Robert Smalls, who commandeered a Confederate ship called The Planter in Charleston, South Carolina in 1862 and liberated himself and his family from enslavement. How his courage relates to the courageous action and leadership that is now urgently needed to deal with the climate emergency.

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Beirut’s Deadly Air, Queer Brown Vegan, Roots of Black Hair Care, and more.

Fri, 14 Jun 2024 21:30:00 -0000

Clouds of diesel fumes clog the air in Beirut, Lebanon where the virtual collapse of the power grid has led residents to rely on diesel generators. The city’s air is now so badly polluted researchers at the American University of Beirut are linking it to a startling 30% spike in cancer cases.

Also, Isaias Hernandez is an environmental activist and social media creative who uses the handle @QueerBrownVegan on Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. His topics include environmental racism, mushroom foraging, and queer ecology. Isaias joined us during Pride Month to talk about intersectionality, “rainbow-washing”, and more.

And hair care products marketed to Black women today often include cancer-causing formaldehyde and hormone disrupting chemicals. But back in the early 1900s, an enterprising Black woman named Madam C. J. Walker used mostly natural ingredients in her hair products to empower Black women and become the first female American self-made millionaire. Her great-great granddaughter shares Madam Walker’s story.

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Alaska’s Rusting Rivers, ‘No Place to Hide’ in Pakistan, Mexico’s ‘Presidenta’ and Climate, and more.

Fri, 07 Jun 2024 21:30:00 -0000

Streams in northern Alaska are turning a cloudy orange, and scientists think the cause is metals like iron leaching from melting permafrost as the Arctic rapidly warms.

Also, summer has barely begun in the Northern Hemisphere but extreme heat is already baking Pakistan, where climate disruption is also bringing frequent catastrophic floods. What it’s like to be in Lahore right now, how people are trying to cope and why these climate disasters are compounding Pakistan’s economic and security challenges.

And Claudia Sheinbaum, the first woman to be elected President of Mexico, has a background in climate and energy, having co-authored two IPCC climate reports and later implemented clean transportation projects while mayor of Mexico City. She has pledged to boost renewable energy in Mexico but her political links with the current oil-friendly administration could present challenges to reaching green goals.

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US-Mexico Water Crisis, Hot Battery Tech, Saving the Wild Coast of South Africa, and more

Fri, 31 May 2024 21:30:00 -0000

Amid extreme drought affecting Rio Grande tributaries, Mexico is struggling to make water deliveries to Texas as required by a treaty. How the situation is linked to climate change and farmer livelihoods in both the US and Mexico.

Also, carbon-intensive industries like steel and chemical manufacturing require a lot of heat to operate, most of which comes from burning fossil fuels. Now engineers are working on turning electricity from renewable sources into heat with something called a thermal battery.

And in 2021 the “Wild Coast” of eastern South Africa was targeted by Shell for oil exploration, raising concerns for the local Mpondo people about impacts to wildlife and possible contamination of land and water. Environmental activists Nonhle Mbuthuma and Sinegugu Zukulu mounted a campaign and secured a victory from the High Court revoking Shell’s permit. They shared the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize for Africa.

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Vermont’s “Climate Superfund” Bill, A “Little Sea” With a Big Champion, The Sounds of Soil and more.

Fri, 24 May 2024 21:30:00 -0000

Facing costly climate impacts such as the billion-dollar flood disaster of July 2023, Vermont is seeking to make fossil fuel companies pay for some of those costs with a new “Climate Superfund” bill.

Also, the Mar Menor or “little sea” lagoon on the coast of Spain faces impacts from mining, agriculture, and a booming tourist industry. Teresa Vicente helped pass a 2022 law granting the lagoon legal personhood to give it greater protection. She recently received the 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize for Europe and shares how she led a grassroots movement to protect this beloved lagoon.

Plus, sounds like the overlapping songs of birds can speak volumes about the biodiversity in an ecosystem, and now scientists are looking to use the tiny sounds made by earthworms, ants, and voles to study the health of soils. An ecologist explains why more complex sounds appear to indicate healthier soils, and the potential applications of listening for these sounds in the earth.

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Eco Grief Among Scientists, Phantom Carbon Credits, Animal Self-Medicating, Nature and the Beat, and more.

Fri, 17 May 2024 21:30:00 -0000

2023 was the hottest year on record, at 1.48 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels. That’s just below the 1.5 C increase that the UN says is the limit to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. As the summer of 2024 approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, climate scientists are raising the alarm on dangerous impacts of ongoing heat waves.

Also Shell’s flagship carbon capture and storage project in Canada generated millions of dollars in carbon credits based on greenhouse gas emission reductions that never took place. According to a study by Greenpeace Canada, the scheme was part of Shell’s billion-dollar Quest carbon capture project. While these phantom credits were legal from 2015 to 2021 under approved carbon tax rules, Shell’s actions raise questions about carbon capture practices in Canada’s lucrative fossil fuel industry.

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New Power Plant Rules, Protecting India’s Forests, Fighting Pollution Linked to Online Shopping and Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks

Fri, 10 May 2024 21:30:00 -0000

To replace the Clean Power plan the Obama Administration failed to get past the courts the EPA published new rules for existing coal plants and new gas power plants that tighten standards for mercury emissions, wastewater, and coal ash and also curb coal plant CO2 emissions over time.

Also how the 2024 Goldman environmental prize winner from Asia mobilized his community to protect the Hasdeo Aranya forests in the state of Chhattisgarh from coal mining. As well as how 2024 Goldman Environmental Prize recipient from North America, Andrea Vidaurre led a campaign that convinced the California Air Resources Board to make rules designed to decrease air pollution and lead to zero-emission trucking by 2036.

And the fourth meeting of UN talks aimed to address plastic pollution took place this April in Ottawa, Canada. The goal is to have a legally binding international agreement on plastics pollution by the end of 2024.

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U.S. Funding Fossil Fuels Abroad, EPA Finally Bans Asbestos, New Era for Nuclear Power? and more.

Fri, 03 May 2024 21:30:00 -0000

The Biden Administration is helping finance advanced nuclear power reactors and refurbishment of traditional nuclear power stations to promote the generation of zero-emission electricity. Some designs offer more flexibility in power output to an electrical grid where renewable energy is intermittent.

Also after years congressional battles the EPA is finally banning all uses of asbestos, a highly toxic substance. Maria Doa of the Environmental Defense Fund discusses why it took so long and the anticipated public health benefits of the phaseout.

And despite an international agreement to phase out financing for fossil fuel projects abroad, the Biden administration recently approved a $500 million dollar loan guarantee for an oil and gas drilling project in Bahrain.

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Uncle Sam Wants YOU for Climate Corps, Pushback Against ‘Chemical Recycling’, Lithium from Deep Underground and more.

Fri, 26 Apr 2024 21:30:00 -0000

On Earth Day President Biden announced the official launch of his new climate-focused jobs program, the American Climate Corps. Special Assistant to the President on Climate Maggie Thomas discusses the thousands of jobs the Corps offers in community outreach, biological surveys, invasive species removal and more.

Also, small towns in Appalachia are being targeted for so-called chemical recycling plants, but residents are pushing back and citing concerns about chemical fires, air pollution, and toxic wastewater polluting local rivers. Opponents in Point Township, Pennsylvania succeeded in canceling a project there, and we discuss two other proposed chemical recycling plants in Ohio and West Virginia.

And lithium is used in electric vehicle batteries and plays a key role in the global shift towards clean transportation, but current extraction methods come with environmental costs. Some companies are exploring an alternative that taps brine water deep in the Earth. We explore how it works and what questions about its impacts remain.

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The Way Forward For People And Our Planet: An Earth Day Special

Fri, 19 Apr 2024 21:30:00 -0000

Our Earth Day special examines this decisive moment for the human species and our challenging relationship with our planet.

We meet people who envision a future reshaped by an emerging energy system and new power structures, as we wean off of fossil fuels.

Next we take a big-picture view of Earth as a complex and sustaining organism known as Gaia. Over billions of years life has interacted with the elements of this planet in cycles of constant change and adaptation. With the help of deep ecologists, children, an astronaut and more, we survey our place on this ever-evolving living planet.

And while science and policy are vital in building a more sustainable world, they can't convey the values we need as we strive for ecological harmony. Indigenous stories, holy scriptures, East Asian cosmologies, papal encyclicals and divine revelation all shed light on our duties and relationship to each other and to our common home.

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Supercharged Hurricane Season, Big Cash for Clean Energy, Poetry in the Time of Climate Troubles and more.

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 21:00:00 -0000

Some scientists are predicting this year’s Atlantic hurricane season will be extremely active as a La Niña develops amid ocean warmth linked to global warming. We discuss the science behind these factors and how people along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts can stay safe.

Also, the Biden Administration EPA recently awarded $20 billion to organizations who will turn around and offer low-interest loans to help communities participate in the clean energy transition. The program is catalyzing far more private capital and will help fund projects like insulating homes and replacing gas heating and cooking with heat pumps and induction stoves.

And in her poems, Catherine Pierce grapples with unfolding climate disaster and other 21st century perils, and the ways they reframe parenting. She shares poems from her books Danger Days and The Tornado Is the World and reflects on finding beauty and calls to action during the Anthropocene.

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Ohio Senate Race and Climate, Land Back for the Yurok Tribe, Migrations: A Powerful Novel About a World Losing Life and more.

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 21:00:00 -0000

The razor-thin majority Democrats hold in the Senate could be crucial to passing more climate legislation under a second term for President Biden, and in the event former President Trump is re-elected, could prevent the total unraveling of President Biden’s climate agenda. One of the key Senate races to watch in 2024 is the Ohio contest between incumbent Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown and Trump-endorsed Republican Bernie Moreno.

And in the 2020 novel Migrations set in the future, polar bears are extinct. So are chimpanzees and wolves and big cats. For the novel’s protagonist, this mass extinction is personal. So, she does the first thing that comes to mind: she makes her way onto a fishing boat to follow what might be the very last migration of the Arctic Tern from pole to pole.

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Charging Up U.S. EV Market, Sewage Sludge Danger, Black Hole Breakthrough and more.

Fri, 29 Mar 2024 22:29:28 -0000

China’s electric car sales are in the fast lane and lead the world while the U.S. EV industry lags. Although Biden administration policies are designed to jumpstart EVs, a partisan divide on EVs is slowing adoption. What’s going on with the U.S. EV industry and why the future looks bright.

Also, millions of acres of cropland in the U.S. may be contaminated from PFAS-tainted sewage sludge spread on fields as fertilizer. These “forever chemicals” are taken up by plants and then consumed by livestock and people, making them sick. And some say EPA has failed its mission to protect the public.

Plus, an international team of astronomers recently reported the discovery of a 13 billion-year-old black hole, the oldest ever observed, thanks to the powerful James Webb Space Telescope. Lead author Dr. Roberto Maiolino explores new questions about how these mysterious, extremely dense objects form and grow.

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Personal Care Products and IVF Miscarriage, Investment Risks from Climate, Orbital: An Earth-Centric Novel Set in Space, and more.

Fri, 22 Mar 2024 19:30:00 -0000

A recent study of 1500 women in China found links between personal care product use and in-vitro fertilization problems, including slower embryo development and miscarriage. We discuss the findings and the growing evidence linking hormone disrupting chemicals to pregnancy difficulties for people using IVF.

Also, climate disasters, adaptation costs and market shifts threaten the value of public companies that are inadequately prepared for climate change. So, the Democratic majority US Securities and Exchange Commission recently approved a rule that will require public companies to inform investors about their greenhouse gas emissions and climate risks. But the rule was immediately met with pushback from industry and several Republican-led states.

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Methane Tracking From Space, A Mars Testing Ground, Solar Eclipse Magic and more.

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 19:33:38 -0000

Also, since 2001 the Mars Society has run over 270 simulated missions at a remote site in the high desert of Utah, to study the effect of extra-vehicular activity or EVA on the human body and mimic field research people might run on Mars one day, such as looking for fossilized life. What a day in the life of a participant looks like and why some believe we should send humans to Mars.

And on April 8th millions across North America will have the opportunity to experience a total solar eclipse, when the moon briefly blocks out the sun. How our ancestors reacted to this strange, otherworldly phenomenon, and how you too can safely witness it.

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Vital Ocean Current Threatens Collapse, Plastic Bag Bans and Pushback, Ross Gay’s Book of (More) Delights and more.

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 20:30:00 -0000

As the climate crisis intensifies, a vital ocean current that includes the Gulf Stream seems to be falling apart, and thus could fail its mission to moderate the climate by bringing heat north from the tropics and cold back south. We explain the latest research and the potentially disastrous shutdown of this current.

Also, a decade ago California became the first US state to ban single-use plastic bags, and eleven states followed suit. But some 18 other states have gone in the opposite direction and even blocked local cities and towns from prohibiting single use plastic bags. We cover successes and setbacks for efforts to minimize plastic bag waste.

And poet and essayist Ross Gay is back with a follow up to his 2019 Book of Delights, loaded with moments of good that sprout amid our troubles. He shares readings from his new Book of (More) Delights celebrating simple joys such as clothes on a clothesline, garlic sprouting, and dandelion abundance.

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States Challenge the Good Neighbor Rule, Gina McCarthy on Particulates, and Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation.

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 20:24:02 -0000

Ohio, Indiana, and West Virginia have challenged the Environmental Protection Agency’s “Good Neighbor” rule in the Supreme Court. The regulation is designed to keep one state’s ozone emissions from spilling downwind and pushing another state out of compliance. Michael Burger from the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University explores what this challenge means for the environmental regulation landscape.

Also, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced new measures to reduce the allowable amount of fine particulate pollution in the air. Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy discusses these new standards, as well as the Inflation Reduction Act and the role of women in the environmental movement.

To kick off Women’s History Month, we dive into the legacy of women outdoors in America. From abolitionist Harriet Tubman to novelist Louisa May Alcott, some of the country’s most important women trailblazers shared a connection with the natural world in their girlhood. Tiya Miles shares their stories in her book Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation.

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Black History Special: Flooded Out By Racism, One Step Further: The Story of Katherine Johnson, and Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden.

Fri, 23 Feb 2024 20:15:00 -0000

In this Black History Month special, “father of environmental justice” Dr. Robert Bullard is calling for justice for the community of Shiloh, Alabama, which has suffered repeated flooding ever since a highway was widened and elevated in 2018, causing destruction to homes that Black landowners have proudly kept since the Reconstruction era.

Also, Katherine Johnson was an African American trailblazer who while living under Jim Crow in the south worked at NASA as a mathematician and helped put a man on the moon. Her daughter Katherine Moore shares her mother's story.

And poet Camille Dungy transformed her sterile lawn in white Fort Collins, Colorado into a pollinator haven teeming with native plants and the wildlife they attract. Her book Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden recounts that journey alongside a world in turmoil amid the coronavirus pandemic, police violence and wildfires.

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$250 Billion in Costs from Plastics, Exxon Sues Climate Investors, The Crochet Coral Reef and more.

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:30:57 -0000

Hormone-disrupting chemicals in plastics take a yearly economic toll in the hundreds of billions of dollars in the U.S. alone, according to a recent study. Pediatrician Leonardo Trasande discusses the research and explains why PFAS, phthalates, BPA and flame retardants in plastics are so harmful to human health. We also examine the lax regulations around chemicals and plastics and explore ways that people can individually and collectively reduce plastic use and exposure.

Also, ExxonMobil recently sued activist investors in federal court in Texas for a repeated effort to bring a climate resolution to a vote at the company’s annual shareholder meeting. The company has persisted even though the activists have withdrawn the petition, raising concerns about a chilling effect on investor engagement.

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Green Cooling and Heating for Public Housing, Ice Skating on the Rideau Canal, Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean and more.

Fri, 09 Feb 2024 20:28:43 -0000

To help address the climate crisis the city of Boston is piloting the replacement of natural gas with ground-source heat pumps in a public housing project. The technology also brings clean air, cooling and heating to historically disadvantaged tenants, advancing environmental justice.

Also, the warmer winters of climate disruption are bringing shorter and shorter skating seasons on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa, Canada. We head into the Living on Earth archives for a taste of days gone by, when reporter Bob Carty hit the ice to meet locals enjoying the serenity of a skate along the canal.

And the oceans cover 70 percent of our “blue planet” yet remain largely unexplored because of the intense pressures at depth. But there are some intrepid few who have descended into this “underworld” and lived to tell of its marvels.

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Biden Pumps Brakes on Gas Exports, Renewable Power Surge in China, Journey to a Melting Glacier in Antarctica and more

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 20:10:00 -0000

The Biden Administration has paused new export permits of liquefied natural gas over concerns that these enormous facilities would emit millions of tons of greenhouse gases every year. We discuss why LNG exports have been rising in recent years and the impact they are having on the Gulf Coast and the global climate.

Also, China surged ahead of other countries in 2023 to add 66% more wind power than it had before and bringing online as much solar energy as the entire world had developed in 2022. We examine the geopolitical and economic implications of China’s dominance in the renewable energy sector.

And Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica holds enough ice that its melting could raise sea levels worldwide by 2 feet, but it’s so remote that until recently no one had ever approached where it meets the sea. Elizabeth Rush was a writer-in-residence on board the first research icebreaker to visit Thwaites and chronicles the journey and witnessing the glacier’s unraveling in her new book The Quickening: Creation and Community at the Ends of the Earth.

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SCOTUS Could Strip Agency Power, The New Climate Denial, Phoenix Trees and more

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 20:30:00 -0000

Two cases in front of the Supreme Court are looking to restrict federal agency power by overturning the longstanding Chevron Doctrine. Environmentalists fear this could limit the ability of federal agencies to set strong environment and climate regulations.

Also, a recent report finds that social media platforms like YouTube are amplifying and sometimes profiting from new forms of climate denial that falsely claim it’s too late to act on the climate crisis. We explore how climate disinformation has evolved from attacking science to attacking solutions.

And nearly all the tall coast redwoods in California’s Big Basin Redwoods State Park burned in a 2020 wildfire. But within a few months the charred trunks had grown a fuzz of healthy green shoots. A new paper documents how the trees were able to regenerate using energy reserves stored for many decades.

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Feds Power Up EVs, Climate Deception, and Joe Manchin, 3rd Party Candidate?

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 20:00:00 -0000

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently granted more than $600 million to states and communities across the country to roll out new EV charging stations and tune up existing ones. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins us to discuss the connections between EV charging access, environmental justice, and economic growth.

Also, when scientists began to warn in the later half of the twentieth century that burning oil, gas, and coal could bring severe consequences for our planet, they touched a nerve in the powerful fossil fuel industry. In this second installment of our series on climate change disinformation, we dive into how the fossil fuel industry infiltrated the political sphere and scientific community to block climate action.

And a potential third-party presidential run by West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin could influence the outcome of the 2024 election. Inside Climate News reporter Phil McKenna is back on the campaign trail in New Hampshire with this report about Senator Manchin’s support of fossil fuels and the climate concerns of New Hampshire voters.

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Nikki Haley on Climate, Electric Car Growing Pains, Fossil Fuel Deception, Wolverines at Risk and more.

Fri, 12 Jan 2024 21:10:55 -0000

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley sends mixed signals on climate change, acknowledging that it’s real and human-caused while also touting her role in pulling the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement.

Also, the electric vehicle industry is undergoing a transformation as US sales lag slightly behind production surges. Domestic manufacturing and sourcing requirements mean that fewer models currently qualify for the $7500 federal tax credit, but the forecast for the long-term future of EVs is bright.

And the fossil fuel industry has known its products would cause dangerous warming for decades but chose to deceive the public to stall climate progress around the globe, says history professor Naomi Oreskes.

Plus - fierce and fuzzy wolverines are in decline, especially in the Lower 48 states where they were recently listed as a Threatened species due to disappearing snow and habitat.

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Climate is a Public Health Emergency, Key Court Cases of 2023, Our Fragile Moment and more

Fri, 05 Jan 2024 20:30:00 -0000

The climate emergency is creating a public health emergency by increasing risks for heat stress, vector-borne diseases, and traumatic injuries as well as disrupting healthcare access.

Also, 2023 saw some notable environmental decisions in U.S. federal and state courts, from the Supreme Court’s removal of some wetlands protections to the landmark win for youth plaintiffs in a Montana climate case.

And 2023 is likely to go down in history as the hottest year ever seen by humans. But we still have a chance to rein in global warming before it runs too hot for our civilization, says UPenn Professor Michael Mann, whose latest book is Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis.

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Wildly Magical: Stories of Animal Encounters

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 08:30:00 -0000

From one woman’s dream of swimming with marine iguanas, to uncommon encounters with common rabbits, to a Native American tale of how the dog came to be our loyal companion, and much more, this Living on Earth holiday storytelling special features stories of how other species on this Earth touch human lives. “Wildly Magical: Stories of Animal Encounters”, a storytelling special from PRX.

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Holiday Season Stories of Warmth and Light

Fri, 22 Dec 2023 20:30:00 -0000

The Power Of Stories / Native American Tales / Stories of the Night Sky and an English Wassail

Native American myths and tales help us endure or even enjoy the short days and long nights of winter. Living on Earth's annual celebration of stories helps connect people with the natural world, and includes an Iroquois explanation of why the constellation Pleiades twinkles overhead and an Abenaki custom that asks forgiveness for any wrongs of the previous year. Seasonal stories and more, in this holiday special from Living on Earth from PRX.

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Ending the Fossil Fuel Era, Of Time and Turtles with Sy Montgomery, New FDA Rules for Cosmetics and more.

Fri, 15 Dec 2023 19:49:17 -0000

Nearly 200 nations attending the COP28 UN climate summit in Dubai came to a consensus to declare fossil fuels are on their way out, marking a breakthrough after three decades of climate summits. But much more is needed to turn the words into action.

Also, author and animal whisperer Sy Montgomery’s latest book, Of Time and Turtles: Mending the World, Shell by Shattered Shell features miraculous stories of recovery at a hospital for gravely injured turtles. Sy joined us to share these stories and discuss how these long-lived, ancient beings help illuminate the nature of time itself.

And a new law updates cosmetics regulations at the Food and Drug Administration for the first time in 85 years. But gaping loopholes remain for ingredient disclosure and safety testing, amid the continued presence of carcinogens, hormone disruptors and other harmful chemicals in cosmetics.

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House Republicans Oppose Environmental Justice Actions, A Traveler’s Guide to the End of the World, Australia’s Climate Visas for Tuvalu and more.

Fri, 08 Dec 2023 21:10:12 -0000

The very first bill that Speaker Mike Johnson passed through the House would gut many energy and climate projects financed by the Inflation Reduction Act, even though Republican states are massively benefiting from this funding. The repeal would also block environmental justice efforts and deny a “just transition” for disadvantaged communities.

Also, even if the world’s nations soon come together to keep temperatures from rising beyond 1.5 degrees, we face a troubling and uncertain future. David Gessner’s 2023 book A Traveler’s Guide to the End of the World: Tales of Fire, Wind, and Water grapples with a complicated relationship with hope amid a warming world.

And a lifeboat is offered to the tiny island nation of Tuvalu, which faces inundation from rising seas. A new treaty would allow a limited number of its citizens to study, work or live in Australia under a climate-related visa program with geopolitical implications.

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Corporate Coopting of COP28? Environmental Racism in Birmingham, Deep-Freezing to Thwart Extinction and more

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 20:28:00 -0000

Leaked documents from the team leading the COP28 climate talks now underway in Dubai point to corporate coopting of the UN climate negotiations. COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber is also CEO of the UAE national oil company Adnoc, which according to the documents has used the COP process to try to cut oil and gas deals with companies and countries.

Also, in North Birmingham, Alabama, racist zoning practices and industrial coke production have plagued Black communities for decades. Despite a growing focus on environmental justice from the federal government, it’s yet to be clear how new funds will help the communities in North Birmingham.

And scientists are turning to high tech solutions to preserve genetic diversity of endangered species, including biobanking in which cells and living tissues are frozen. A new project aims to biobank 24 endangered mammals to start, and we explore the science of using biobanked material to restore healthy populations of black-footed ferrets, Mexican wolves and more.

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Unmasking Secret Fracking Chemicals, China and US Restart Climate Diplomacy, Debunking Solar Energy Fears and more

Fri, 24 Nov 2023 20:00:00 -0000

Many of the chemicals used in fracking for natural gas are hazardous to human health, but loopholes in disclosure laws mean that companies can keep them secret. Pennsylvania’s Governor is moving to change that.

Also, the world is way off track from the Paris Agreement goal to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. A new joint statement on fighting the climate crisis from the world’s two biggest emitters, China and the United States, offers a glimmer of hope.

And as solar energy costs fall and installations of solar panels rise, some are raising concerns about the materials they’re made from and are promoting disinformation about the safety of recycling these modules. A team at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory clarified this waste from solar panels.

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A Native Perspective of the First Thanksgiving, Three Sisters Stew for a Plant-Based Feast, Sustainable Thanksgiving Fare from the Sea and more

Fri, 17 Nov 2023 22:02:43 -0000

The “Three Sisters” of corn, beans, and squash all grow together in a symbiotic planting relationship. A Chickasaw chef shares recipes and the significance of these crops to many Native American cultures.

Also, the story of the “first Thanksgiving” that persists in American culture often stereotypes Native peoples and sanitizes what happened to them as white settlers dispossessed them of their lands. A picture book written and illustrated by Indigenous authors offers a new story of the “first Thanksgiving” that centers the Three Sisters crops.

And some like ‘em and others don’t but oysters can be eaten in many ways beyond the half-shell, and farmed correctly they nourish shallow waters. From his coastal Maine kitchen celebrity chef Barton Seaver talks about how oyster farming supports local economies and ecosystems, and whips up an oyster-flavored Thanksgiving stuffing.

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Greenwashing an Oil CEO, Sea Level Risk From Antarctica, A New Dinosaur and more

Fri, 10 Nov 2023 22:39:31 -0000

The man leading the upcoming UN climate talks in Dubai heads the United Arab Emirates’ state oil company. Sultan Al Jaber is the climate envoy for the UAE and has led the state renewable energy company, but his critics question the substance of his green credentials. Inside the public relations campaign to green Al Jaber’s image and install an oil CEO at the heart of the UN climate process.

Also, Antarctica’s ice shelves block glaciers from flowing into the sea, but a recent study found that these ice shelves lost 8.3 trillion tons of ice in the last 25 years raising the risk of sea level rise. A geoscientist sheds light on future ice loss in Antarctica.

And a dinosaur fossil discovered in Egypt in the 70s gathered dust in museums for decades and now it finally has a name as a new species, Igai semkhu. A paleontologist explains why fossils from the end of the Age of Dinosaurs are relatively rare in Africa and what this “titanosaur” specimen can reveal about the distant past.

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Warming Supercharges Hurricane Otis, A Climate Skeptic House Speaker, Auto Workers in the EV Fast Lane and more

Fri, 03 Nov 2023 19:57:31 -0000

Exceptionally warm waters in the Eastern North Pacific off Acapulco, Mexico appear to have fed the rapid strengthening of Hurricane Otis into a deadly Category 5 storm that weather forecasters failed to understand in time to warn the public. We learn about the science behind the storm and how needed improvements in weather forecasting can help communities better prepare for extreme storms.

Also, the new House Speaker, Republican Mike Johnson of Louisiana, has voted for legislation on the environment and some key social issues just 2% of the time, from the perspective of the League of Conservation Voters. He’s also expressed climate skepticism, received generous oil and gas industry campaign contributions, and is already trying to repeal President Biden’s signature climate law.

And striking auto workers won higher wages, better benefits, and more ability to unionize electric vehicle battery plants that supply the “Big Three” US automakers. We unpack what the strike’s outcome could mean for the growing electric vehicle industry, its workers, and the public.

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Rift Over Loss and Damage, Powering Maine’s Decarbonization, Hydrogen Hubs Hope to Power Clean Future and more

Fri, 27 Oct 2023 19:48:11 -0000

Wealthy nations have agreed to pay low-income countries for some of the loss and damage caused by the climate crisis. But rich and poor nations are divided on key elements of the fund.

Also, on November 7th voters in the state of Maine will be able to choose if they want to replace the state’s two existing for-profit electric utilities with a non-profit utility largely governed by an elected board. How the new utility could help the state decarbonize its electricity sector.

And the Biden Administration recently announced the recipients of up to $7 billion in grants for seven hydrogen technology “hubs” across the country to help move away from fossil fuels. But any climate benefits depend on the sources of hydrogen.

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Biden Admin Fast-Tracks Border Wall, How to Make Your Home More Wildfire-Safe, Human Voices and the “Ecology of Fear”

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 20:10:03 -0000

The Biden administration is invoking special powers to waive more than 20 environmental laws so it can fast-track a new section of border wall. The administration claims it is compelled to spend funds appropriated by Congress, but opponents of the barrier say there could be severe environmental consequences.

Also, when a wildfire powered by extreme heat and drought nears a neighborhood, all it takes is a single spark to send homes up in flames. We share some steps homeowners and renters alike can take to reduce that risk.

And a study finds that giraffes, zebras, warthogs and impalas are far more afraid of human conversation than even the growls of lions. The research provides new insights into the “ecology of fear.”

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New Climate Writings from Pope Francis, Kids Sue 30+ European Nations on Climate, Toxic Toll of the War in Afghanistan and more

Fri, 13 Oct 2023 20:03:22 -0000

Eight years after the encyclical Laudato Si’ Pope Francis published a new text “Laudate Deum” which condemns climate denial and urges the world to act swiftly to avert climate disaster.

Also six young plaintiffs from Portugal are suing over 30 European countries they say have violated their rights to life by failing to act on climate change. Patrick Parenteau is an emeritus professor at Vermont Law School and joined us to recap the recent hearing in front of a “Grand Chamber” of judges in the European Court of Human Rights and discuss what it could mean for climate action.

And the 20-year U.S. war in Afghanistan brought tens of thousands of direct casualties but also dangerous pollutants that survivors are still living among. Reporter Lynzy Billing describes the hazards and health problems some Afghans link to the war.

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Young Conservatives Tired of Climate Denial, Rocks from Another (Little) World, Living with Cougars on the Olympic Peninsula and more

Fri, 06 Oct 2023 18:36:06 -0000

As the 2024 campaign season heats up, some young Republicans want their party to move on from climate denial and offer solutions. We discuss policies that align with the environmental roots of the party.

Also, the spacecraft OSIRIS-REx has successfully delivered a sample from the asteroid Bennu to Earth. Scientists are eager to study the rocky material and see if it can unveil anything about the origins of our solar system.

And when a cougar on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State makes a meal out of someone’s goat or chicken, it can end up with a bounty on its head. But there are non-lethal methods to deter cougars from taking livestock and pets.

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The American Climate Corps, Fossil Fuels Richly Subsidized, Growing Shiitake Mushrooms In Your Own Backyard and more

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 21:21:27 -0000

Ninety years after the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Biden administration is mobilizing a national workforce to tackle today’s crisis of climate disruption. The American Climate Corps aims to train 20,000 young people in its first year for jobs in clean energy, climate resilience, and land restoration.

Also, governments are increasingly touting clean and renewable energy as the way of the future. But if you follow the money, you’d find that fossil fuels are receiving massive subsidies, worth around $7 trillion dollars each year, according to a recent report from the International Monetary Fund.

And with a few tools and a fresh log, you can grow delicious mushrooms in your backyard that will come back year after year. The Living on Earth crew teams up to inoculate a log with shiitake mushroom spawn.

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Big Emitters Silent at UN, Regenerative Farming Powered by Microbes, Wolves Bouncing Back and more

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 20:13:01 -0000

At the UN Climate Ambition Summit in New York, some developed nations promised more money to help vulnerable countries adapt, but biggest emitting countries including the US and China had no new plans to put on the table.

Also, microorganisms can generate carbon-rich soil and help plants grow, but too often our food comes from industrial farms that limit beneficial microbes by depleting the soil with tillage and toxic chemicals. Farmer and author Dorn Cox joins us to describe his collaborative high-tech vision of harnessing the power of microbes in the fight against climate disruption.

And hunted and trapped for centuries, wolves had all but disappeared from the contiguous US by 1960, but thanks to Endangered Species Act protections they’re bouncing back. A new pack with four pups was recently discovered further south in California in places where wolves hadn’t been seen for a century.

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EPA Charged with Reverse Discrimination, Turning Up the Heat on Climate Finance, Protecting Mediterranean Sea Life and more

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 20:08:45 -0000

In 2022 the US EPA opened a civil rights investigation into whether the State of Louisiana overburdens Black communities along “Cancer Alley” with toxic industries. But the agency abruptly closed the inquiry when the Louisiana attorney general filed a suit charging reverse discrimination.

Also, Africa has emitted a tiny fraction of global greenhouse gas emissions but is experiencing catastrophic impacts with little ability to adapt. So, climate finance was a focus of the recent Africa Climate Summit, which took place in advance of the Climate Ambition Summit that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is convening in New York on September 20th.

And overfishing, warming oceans, invasive species and unsustainable tourism threaten the rich marine life in the Mediterranean. So, a Turkish civil engineer and diver got together with local fishermen to pilot a community-run Marine Protected Area that led to expanded marine conservation in Turkey, and he was recognized with the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize for Asia.

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Too Hot To Learn, Maui’s Toxic Landscape, Hydrogen Fueled Future and more

Fri, 08 Sep 2023 19:44:26 -0000

As extreme heat linked to climate disruption becomes more common during the school year, many U.S. schools lack adequate cooling and ventilation systems to keep kids safe and focused on learning. And temperature and air quality affect learning outcomes for low-income kids and students of color the most.

Also, the wildfires that killed more than 100 people and displaced thousands on the Hawaiian island of Maui left in their wake a toxic mess of melted and charred metals, plastics and more. How testing air, water, and soil can keep communities safe from contamination as they rebuild.

And if you combine hydrogen and oxygen in a fuel cell, you get water and clean, green electricity. This chemical reaction is fueling visions of future, carbon free flights to change voyages of fantasy into reality.

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U.S. Primed for Climate Troubles, Burning Sugarcane Pollutes Communities of Color, and Troubling Trend of Fewer Babies

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 19:28:00 -0000

Because of its unique geography, the United States is particularly vulnerable to nearly every kind of natural disaster: tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, blizzards, and more. And these natural disasters are getting an unnatural boost with climate change.

Also, some Florida sugarcane growers near the Everglades still use the archaic method of burning fields to remove the tops and leaves before harvesting the sweet cane stalks. Communities of color nearby assert they bear a disproportionate burden of the smoke and ash pollution with adverse health effects.

And over the past four decades, sperm levels among men in Western countries have dropped by more than 50%, and female fertility is also declining. Some chemicals that disrupt hormones are key culprits, including those found in plastics, cosmetics and fracking solutions.

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Power to the People, Recycling and Unhoused Californians, The Hawk’s Way and more

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 20:00:00 -0000

New York state has adopted a law aimed at using federal funds to boost public power from renewables and shut down six polluting “peaker” gas power plants. Advocates say this will bring huge benefits for public health, environmental justice, and energy access.

Also, unhoused residents help keep California clean by collecting recyclables. But many unhoused people say the state has rarely engaged with them and can even make it more difficult for them to do their work.

And in her book The Hawk’s Way, author Sy Montgomery takes a deep dive into the world of hawks and falconry.

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Youth Plaintiffs Win Montana Climate Case, Warming Climate and Children’s Health, Koala: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future and more

Fri, 18 Aug 2023 19:30:00 -0000

Sixteen young plaintiffs have won their suit against the state of Montana over its refusal to protect them from climate change. We explain the unprecedented ruling and where the case could head next.

Also, children and adolescents are facing increasing health risks from extreme heat, and a study that looked at heat and pediatric emergency department visits found that black and brown children are especially impacted.

And koalas begin life naked and tiny as a jellybean with none of the fur that makes them look so darn cuddly later. The natural history and uncertain future of the beloved koala.

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The Great Displacement, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us, and more

Fri, 11 Aug 2023 19:00:00 -0000

Climate change is already making some places across the country unlivable and seems likely to uproot millions of Americans in the coming decades. The author of “The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration” collected the stories of people across the U.S. who have been driven out by fires, floods, droughts, and extreme heat.

Plus -- when a whale dies, it eventually sinks to the ocean floor. And although that whale’s life is over, that’s when a whole new circle of life kicks off, with thousands of organisms including hagfish, zombie worms, and octopuses feeding off this “whale fall” for 50 or more years.

And every animal species experiences the world in a totally unique way. Mantis shrimp can filter polarized light, and star-nosed moles can smell under water. Sensory marvels and more, this week on Living on Earth.

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Saving the Second Lung of the Planet, “Don’t Look Up” and the Absurdity of Climate Inaction, Jellyfish Age Backwards, and more

Fri, 04 Aug 2023 19:50:29 -0000

The Congo Basin in Central Africa is a critical biodiversity hotspot and linchpin in the fight against climate disruption. But will the world make good on its promises to protect biodiversity in the Congo and around the world?

Also, the hit Netflix movie “Don’t Look Up” uses humor and the metaphor of an impending, Earth-obliterating comet to satirize climate denial, the political obstacles to climate action and the false promises of future technological fixes.

And in nature, some animals live far longer than humans, and some don’t appear to age at all. One species of jellyfish can continually revert back to a juvenile stage, making it essentially immortal. Unlocking nature’s secrets to longevity and how humans can live longer.

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Extreme Heat in Texas Prisons, The United Arab Emirates’ Climate Pledge, Europe’s New Nature Restoration Law, and more

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 22:43:32 -0000

The summer of 2023 has seen extreme heat waves around the world. From Texas, how heatwaves have proven particularly dangerous for inmates in prisons that lack air conditioning.

Meanwhile the UAE has increased its climate ambition targets under the Paris Agreement following criticism around their choice of a top oil executive to lead this year’s UN climate talks. But environmental activists say the UAE is unlikely to meet its climate targets given its plans to boost oil and gas production.

Also. parts of the deep ocean floor are covered with manganese nodules that contain minerals that could be extremely useful for renewable energy resources. But scientists say that mining these nodules could prove hazardous for deep ocean biodiversity.

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A Call to Cool the Earth, Financial Sector in Climate Denial, California Targets Bogus Carbon Offsets and more

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 19:56:39 -0000

Earth is choked by too much carbon in the atmosphere and running a fever that is only bound to get worse if we fail to restore its balance. How soaking up that excess carbon with the help of trees and plants is vitally important to life on Earth as we know it.

Meanwhile, the financial sector isn’t taking likely climate impacts like sea level rise into account when it calculates risks to assets, according to a report. That leaves retirement accounts and pensions vulnerable in a warming world.

Also, the California legislature is considering measures that would require large businesses to publicly disclose carbon emissions and verify claimed offsets. How the bills could help California meet its ambitious climate goals.

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Rethinking the Recycling Symbol, The Risks of ‘Chemical Recycling’, Restoring the “River of Grass” and more

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 19:43:30 -0000

The chasing arrow symbol that many consumers think means a plastic product is recyclable often doesn’t mean that in practice, since most plastics are of little to no economic value. Why revising the use of the recycling symbol could reduce consumer confusion.

Meanwhile, so-called ‘chemical recycling’ of plastics is a highly inefficient process that releases large amounts of carbon emissions and hazardous pollutants. And at the Brightmark chemical recycling plant in Indiana, health and safety problems have kept the plant from operating at full capacity.

Also, extensive draining and channeling of the Everglades ecosystem has led to toxic algae blooms and land loss in Florida, so now a huge restoration effort is attempting to reverse some of those human caused consequences. But environmental groups have raised concerns about the design of the sixteen square mile reservoir at the heart of the project.

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Landmark Youth Climate Trial, Antarctic Deep Ocean Currents Slowing, and A New War on Cancer

Fri, 07 Jul 2023 19:33:48 -0000

The first constitutional climate suit in the U.S. has made it to trial. Sixteen youthful plaintiffs allege that the state of Montana has violated their constitutional right to a “clean and healthful environment” by promoting fossil fuel extraction in the face of intensifying climate disruption.

Also, global warming is slowing deep ocean currents near Antarctica that transport heat, carbon, and nutrients around the globe. Why this may spell trouble for the entire climate system.

With two thirds of all cancer cases linked to environmental factors, many are calling for stronger chemical regulations as a means of cancer prevention. Treatments for cancer are better than ever, but cases continue to rise and cancer is still the second leading cause of death in the US.

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PFAS Added to Plastic Containers, New Shell Plastics Plant Pollutes, Bringing Back the Endangered Species Act, and more

Fri, 30 Jun 2023 20:50:00 -0000

PFAS “forever chemicals,” linked to cancer, liver problems and more, are leaching into cosmetics, household cleaners, and even food stored in plastic containers treated with fluorination. EPA is now going after a company that uses the fluorination process, but some advocates say the agency isn’t doing enough to protect the public.

Also, Shell’s massive new ethane cracker plant in western Pennsylvania is sending polluted air and strange smells into the surrounding community. But a $10 million fine pales in comparison to the roughly $100 million a day that the company made in profits in the first quarter of 2023.

And only a few dozen species have ever recovered enough to make it off the endangered species list, due to a lack of funding and political controversy.

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EU Passes Deforestation-Free Products Legislation, An Introduction to Queer Ecology, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands and more

Fri, 23 Jun 2023 20:18:21 -0000

The European Union’s new deforestation-free regulation blocks certain products made from cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soya, and wood, from entering the European market if they have been produced on land deforested after 2020.

In honor of pride month we look into the academic discipline known as “queer ecology” which looks at environmental politics through a queer lens, rejecting heterosexual and cisgender identities as the only norms.

Also, author Kate Beacon shares her story of austerity and trauma when working in Canada’s oil sands in her 2022 graphic memoir Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands.

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Juneteenth: An Urgent Call for Climate Solutions + Robert Smalls’ Heroic Escape from Slavery

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 19:30:00 -0000

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The Double-Edged Sword of Disinfectants, Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden, A World Without Plastic Pollution and more

Fri, 09 Jun 2023 20:53:00 -0000

New research is showing that antimicrobial chemicals called quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs), which are widely used in disinfectants, pesticides and personal care products, are linked to numerous health concerns like asthma and infertility. But there are major gaps in regulation of these chemicals.

Also, over seven years poet Camille Dungy gradually transformed her sterile Fort Collins, Colorado lawn into a pollinator haven teeming with native plants and the wildlife they attract. Her book “Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden” recounts that journey alongside a world in turmoil amid the coronavirus pandemic, police violence and wildfires. Camille talks about how all her hard work amending hard clay soil has yielded gifts of joy as well as metaphors.

And 2,000 people from across the globe recently gathered in Paris to work towards a UN treaty to eliminate plastic pollution. We paint a picture of a world with far less plastic and how we can get there.

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Supreme Court Strips Away Wetlands Protections, Environmental Justice in All of Government, Curbside Capture of Desert Rain, and more

Fri, 02 Jun 2023 18:42:00 -0000

In a decision reversing five decades of legal precedent, the U.S. Supreme Court effectively stripped environmental protections from nearly half of the wetlands in the nation.

Also, the new White House Office of Environmental Justice will coordinate EJ efforts across all federal agencies. EPA Region 4 Administrator Daniel Blackman discusses how the office can help address the disproportionate pollution and climate-related damages that environmental justice communities in the Southeast U.S. often suffer.

And thirty years ago, a neighborhood group in Tucson started harvesting local rainwater by directing runoff into street-side basins filled with native, food-bearing plants. How “planting the rain” improves neighborhoods, builds climate resilience, and helps the desert bloom.

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ExxonMobil Sued in Guyana, Less Water for the Dry West, The Great Displacement and more

Fri, 26 May 2023 20:30:00 -0000

Guyana has one of the fastest growing economies on the planet as an offshore oil boom gets underway. But a potential spill could wipe out its fishing and ecotourism economy. So a trial judge recently ruled that a major ExxonMobil crude oil project needs an “unlimited guarantee” to cover the costs of such a spill.

Also, the states that rely on the Colorado River for water are facing a supply crisis as climate change reduces the river’s flow. Now, after months of tense debates and delay, California, Arizona, and Nevada have finally agreed to substantially reduce their Colorado River water use, at least for now. In return, they’ll receive some federal help to ease some of the economic pain of cutting water use.

And climate change is already making some places across the country unlivable and seems likely to uproot millions of Americans in the coming decades. The author of “The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next American Migration” collected the stories of people across the U.S. who have been driven out by fires, floods, droughts, and extreme heat.

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Power to the People, Restoring Finland’s Peatlands, Backyard Chickens and more

Fri, 19 May 2023 21:16:52 -0000

New York state has adopted a new law aimed at using federal funds to boost public power from renewables and shut down six polluting “peaker” gas power plants. Advocates say this will lower electricity rates and boost public health, environmental justice, and energy access.

Also, peat that’s burned for energy is a major emissions source in Finland, which aims to become net zero by 2035. Peat mining is also a leading cause of habitat loss in the country. The winner of the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize for Europe joins us to share how life is flourishing in the peatlands he’s helped restore.

And as many as 13 percent of American households now keep chickens as pets and a cruelty-free source of fresh eggs. The author of the new book Under the Henfluence: Inside the World of Backyard Chickens and the People Who Love Them joins us to share the joys of raising chickens.

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Amazing Animal Mothers, Bringing a Plastics Giant to Justice, Finding the Mother Tree and more

Fri, 12 May 2023 20:30:00 -0000

This Mother’s Day we’re celebrating the incredible tenacity and tenderness of animal mothers, from crocodiles to leopards to whales. Our guest shares why observing mother orangutans inspired her own journey to becoming a mother.

Also, an intricate web of roots and fungi connects life in an old growth forest, allowing ancient “Mother trees” to nourish and protect their kin. A forest ecologist shares her research findings and reflects on how these trees helped her through the challenges of motherhood and a cancer diagnosis.

And the 2023 Goldman Environmental Prize winner from North America went toe-to-toe with one of the largest petrochemical companies in the world, Formosa Plastics, and won a $50 million settlement over its illegal dumping of toxic plastic waste. Diane Wilson shares her story of dogged truth-seeking and holding a major polluter accountable for spoiling the biodiverse landscape of the Texas Gulf Coast.

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Oceans Hotter Than Ever, U.S. Primed for Climate Troubles, Plastic Burning Pollution Flies Under the Radar and more

Fri, 05 May 2023 20:30:00 -0000

The world’s ocean surfaces are rapidly warming and recently hit an all-time temperature high. At the same time, the La Niña weather pattern is now shifting to an El Niño cycle, warming the oceans more still.

Also, because of its unique geography, the United States is particularly vulnerable to nearly every kind of natural disaster: tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, and more. These natural disasters are getting an unnatural boost with climate change.

And waste incineration facilities don’t have to report the dioxins and other toxic chemicals they’re emitting from burning plastic to a key database. We examine the gap in publicly accessible pollution data.

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A New Clean Power Plan, Cleaning Up a Copper Mine in Zambia, Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature’s Secrets to Longevity, and more

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 20:31:59 -0000

The EPA is trying again with power plant rules to fight climate change, but this time, the agency is backed up by statutes in the Inflation Reduction Act. It’s using these to carefully craft new rules designed to survive legal challenges.

Also, the Africa recipient of this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize joins us to share how he organized a community and brought a UK based mining company to justice for polluting a river in Zambia with waste from an open pit copper mine that sickened locals and killed fish.

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Celebrating the Earth through Music, Poetry, and Storytelling

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 20:30:00 -0000

This Earth Day, we’re celebrating our planet with poetry, storytelling, and music, featuring an orchestral and choral work called “Lament of the Earth” that evokes the beauty and wonder of our planet as it speaks directly to the question, ‘where are all the people who care?’ Major Jackson, Catherine Pierce, Sy Montgomery, Jay O’Callahan, Lynne Cherry and more share their poetry and stories in this Earth Day special.

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Cleaning Up Toxic Air, Hidden Plastic Waste Polluting Global South, Revving Up U.S. EV Manufacturing, and more

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 21:23:00 -0000

The EPA is proposing to cut the amount of toxic air pollutants industrial sources are allowed to emit. The targeted chemicals include known carcinogens that have long contaminated communities in Appalachia and Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley.”

Also, there are many sources of hidden plastic in the waste that wealthy countries send to the developing world, in clothing, tires, and electronics. How all that extra plastic waste is affecting the environment and health of people in the Global South.

And the government offers a $7,500 tax credit to new car buyers to help meet a goal that 50% of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. should be electric by 2030. But to qualify, cars must now meet a new set of requirements.

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Green Energy Gridlock, Righting Racial Wrongs, Koala: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future and more

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 21:57:00 -0000

America can’t meet its goals of reducing carbon pollution from power plants unless power grids get major upgrades and rules to bring clean energy online are detangled. We’ll explore the challenges and opportunities facing implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act.

Also, the Black residents of “Cancer Alley” in Louisiana have filed a civil rights and religious liberty lawsuit against the parish council that has given a green light to these polluting facilities for decades. Learn the history of environmental racism and resistance in “Cancer Alley.”

And koalas begin life naked and tiny as a jellybean with none of the fur that makes them look so darn cuddly. As the little joeys grow inside their mothers’ pouch, she feeds them a special, messy microbial “soup” to help them digest toxic eucalyptus leaves – and they lap it up!

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Microplastics – “A Poison Like No Other,” Climate Scientists Sound the Alarm, Nat’l Audubon Keeps Enslaver’s Name and more

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 20:30:00 -0000

Microplastics are everywhere scientists have looked for them, from the deepest ocean trenches to mountain peaks; in our air, water, and food, even our own bodies. We’ll take a deep dive into the world of these tiny pollutants laden with thousands of different chemicals and discuss potential solutions.

Also, the world has no time to waste in cutting carbon emissions if we want to avoid the worst impacts of climate change, according to the latest major climate report from the IPCC science agency of the United Nations. What’s at stake for the planet and what’s necessary to keep warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

And the namesake of the National Audubon Society was an enslaver, racist and white supremacist, so several local chapters are changing their names in an effort to build a more inclusive birding community. But the leadership of the national group is refusing to change.

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EPA Proposes Strict Limits for PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water, Greenwashing and “Chemical Recycling,” Mapping the Ocean Floor to Better Predict Coastal Flooding, and more!

Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:15:57 -0000

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed strict new limits for PFAS “forever” chemicals in drinking water. PFAS are associated with health concerns including cancers and reproductive issues, so the move is being called a huge win for public health.

Also, so-called “chemical recycling” is a greenwashing term used for incinerating plastic according to critics, who say it’s contributing to climate change and poor air quality for many marginalized communities.

And the topography of the coastal seafloor has a lot to do with how much flooding coastal areas will experience during hurricanes. A team of scientists is working on a new technology to create more accurate seafloor maps in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Jane Goodall on Helping People to Help Nature, Broken Promise for the Arctic, Saving the Second Lung of the Planet and more

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 21:12:28 -0000

Jane Goodall is on a mission to protect habitat worldwide by empowering local communities to develop sustainably. And it all started when she was just ten years old and dreamed of studying wild animals in Africa.

Also, a massive new oil drilling project in the Arctic just got the green light from President Biden despite his promises for no new drilling on federal lands.

And the Congo Basin in Central Africa is a critical biodiversity hotspot and linchpin in the fight against climate disruption. But will the world make good on its promise to protect biodiversity in the Congo and around the world?

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The Human Toll of Pollinator Loss, Nature on the Federal Balance Sheet, Indonesia Squelching Biodiversity Research and more

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 21:30:00 -0000

A study finds the decline of pollinators is contributing to an estimated half a million deaths a year worldwide. That’s because yields of nutritious foods that keep us healthy, like most fruits, vegetables, and nuts, are falling as the pollinators they depend on disappear.

Also, what’s the worth of a whale, or a tree, or a wetland? The White House wants to know and has announced moves to start officially accounting for natural capital, the economic value of services provided by nature, when making economic decisions.

And Indonesia has one of the world’s largest tropical forests and touts itself as a global leader in conservation. But outside researchers say the government is blocking data to assess conservation progress and local scientists fear reprisals if they publish data that doesn’t fit the government’s optimistic narrative.

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Dioxin Concerns After Train Crash, CO2 Pipeline Safety Risks, Climate Change and Mating, and more

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 22:11:30 -0000

The train derailment in Ohio last month led to a controlled release and burn of vinyl chloride, which can produce dioxin. Locals are concerned that the soot that fell on their homes in the wake of the disaster may contain this potent neurotoxin.

Also, carbon capture and storage involves a network of pipelines that transport carbon dioxide from source to sink so that it can’t warm the planet. But these pipelines carry high-pressure CO2 that can be dangerous, even lethal.

And showy traits like dark pigmentation on a dragonfly’s wings or a lion’s big, dark mane play a key role in how some animals choose a mate. New research suggests that climate change is making some classically attractive traits more difficult to pull off.

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Chemical Concerns of the Ohio Train Disaster, Workers Left in the Dark About Chemical Risks, The Power of Black History and more

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 20:52:09 -0000

Eleven of the 38 train cars that came off the tracks in East Palestine, Ohio contained hazardous materials including the carcinogen vinyl chloride. Crews intentionally released and burned vinyl chloride to avoid a potential explosion, and residents have lingering concerns about the long-term effects of the chemicals in their community.

Also, Safety Data Sheets are supposed to provide key information about the risks of workplace chemicals but they often downplay the risks of known carcinogens.

And the burial of a nine-year-old enslaved girl on a plantation in Louisiana may halt construction of a new petrochemical plant on that land in the state’s “Cancer Alley.” Many descendants of enslaved people in the region already live with health problems from exposure to industry and are looking to their ancestors to stop further expansion.

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Big Oil Bid in Alaska, High Levels of PFAS in Wild Freshwater Fish, Toxic Black Hair Products and more

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 22:43:00 -0000

A plan by oil giant ConocoPhillips to drill in Alaska on federal land is poised to move ahead if it can secure President Biden’s final consent. The Willow project would dump millions of tons of climate disrupting carbon into the atmosphere over its lifetime and pose risks to the health of nearby Alaska Native communities and biological diversity.

Also, PFAS “forever” chemicals have widespread health impacts from cancers to reproductive disorders. A recent study revealed high levels of PFAS in wild-caught, American freshwater fish commonly eaten by people.

And Black women often use hair relaxers and leave-in conditioners to straighten and smooth their textured hair. But many of these products contain hormone-disrupting chemicals, which are associated with such health problems as early menarche, preterm birth, diabetes, and cancer.

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Great Salt Lake Going Dry, Red Tape for Green Buses, Black History: George Washington Carver and more

Fri, 10 Feb 2023 21:30:00 -0000

Some scientists predict that without emergency conservation measures, Great Salt Lake will dry up completely in the next five years, devastating migratory bird populations and creating a public health crisis linked to toxic dust in the lakebed.

Also, the bipartisan infrastructure law signed by President Biden in 2021 allots $5 billion over five years for low-income communities to replace diesel school buses with clean electric ones. But an unintended consequence of the measure’s terms prevents some of the neediest communities from benefiting from the program.

And George Washington Carver was born into slavery but went on to become a famous agronomist and helped poor people in the South improve their lives and soils by planting peanuts and other legumes. This week, he comes back from the past in the form of actor and playwright Paxton Williams to talk about intersections between racial dynamics and agricultural development.

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Designing Whale-Safe Lobstering Gear, EV Price War, The Nutmeg’s Curse and more

Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:26:19 -0000

The births of at least 11 North Atlantic Right Whales this season is a bright spot for a species on the brink of extinction. And safer lobstering gear is being designed to prevent human-caused whale deaths.

Also, despite inflation automakers including Tesla, Ford and General Motors are now in a price war for electric vehicles. The lowered stickers also bring some models under the $55,000 price cap required to qualify for federal tax credits.

And examining the dark history of the nutmeg trade reveals the origins of our current climate crisis in the violent extractive economies pioneered by colonial powers centuries ago.

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Big Oil Under Fire in Puerto Rico, Recovery and Resilience in Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria, Hurricanes as a Driver of Evolution, and More!

Fri, 27 Jan 2023 21:45:00 -0000

Municipalities in Puerto Rico sue the biggest fossil fuel companies for damages from category 5 Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The cities and towns allege the fossil fuel companies knew their products would change the climate and intensify storms and colluded to lie about it to the public.

And following the devastation of Hurricane Maria many communities in Puerto Rico were isolated for months so they looked to each other for solace and sustenance.

Also, Coquí frogs were heavily affected by Hurricane Maria, but within months of the storm, they could once again be heard making their iconic calls across the island.

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Oil Chief to Lead Climate Talks, Burning Sugarcane Pollutes Communities of Color, Dolphin Casualties of Russia’s War and more

Fri, 20 Jan 2023 21:30:00 -0000

Activists are outraged by the United Arab Emirates’ decision to appoint a high-ranking oil executive to lead the 2023 UN climate treaty negotiations in Dubai. It’s the latest example of how fossil fuel interests are deflecting progress in the treaty process.

Also, some Florida sugarcane growers near the Everglades still burn their fields to make harvesting easier, and people of color downwind claim adverse health effects from the smoke and ash.

And in addition to the devastating human toll of Russia’s war on Ukraine, marine scientists have documented recent mass strandings of dolphins and porpoises in the Black Sea. A key suspect is military sonar, which can disorient cetaceans that use sound to navigate.

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Pink Snow and the Climate, Extreme Weather and the Jet Stream, Saving Bats From Deadly Cold and more

Fri, 13 Jan 2023 22:22:06 -0000

Pink snow, also known as “watermelon snow” or “glacier blood,” is the result of a late summer bloom of pink colored algae that flourish in melting snow. And although snow algae are still very understudied, scientists are worried that darker snow will absorb more of the sun’s heat than white snow and cause the snowpack to melt more quickly, amplifying climate change.

Also, weather records are routinely being shattered across the United States, with recent severe rainstorms in California, freezing temperatures in Texas, and a warm January thaw for the northeast. A climate scientist explains why a climate change-disrupted jet stream is behind much of this extreme weather.

And in Texas, the wild weather delivered an unusual cold snap that some wildlife just couldn’t deal with. So local wildlife rehabilitators sprang into action to save around 1600 tiny Mexican free-tailed bats from hypothermic shock.

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Environment and the Law in 2023, Midnight in the Everglades, The Accidental Ecosystem and more

Fri, 06 Jan 2023 22:08:32 -0000

Cases like West Virginia v. EPA and legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act made 2022 a landmark year for environmental law, and now as 2023 gets underway there are even more legal actions and decisions on the horizon including on clean water, environmental justice, and climate racketeering.

Also, to learn what alligators in Florida’s Everglades eat, a team of scientists ventures out in the dead of night to catch them and pump their stomachs.

And many non-human animals call cities home or take advantage of their abundant resources, creating an “accidental ecosystem.” Being more intentional about how we design and use our cities in the future may bring benefits for both humans and the wildlife we share these spaces with.

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Wildly Magical: Stories of Animal Encounters

Fri, 30 Dec 2022 20:00:00 -0000

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Holiday Season Stories of Warmth and Light

Fri, 30 Dec 2022 17:56:56 -0000

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Averting the Biodiversity Crisis, Cloud Forest Bird Count, Holiday Décor from Your Own Backyard and more

Fri, 16 Dec 2022 21:10:15 -0000

To try to address the biodiversity crisis that threatens as many as 1 million species with extinction, thousands of delegates from around the world are meeting in Montreal with a goal of updating the United Nations treaty on biological diversity. The stakes are high for places like Palawan in the Philippines, which is one of the most biodiverse places on Earth and has been protected by the Indigenous Batak people for thousands of years.

Also, cloud forest ecosystems are biodiversity hotspots but they’re quickly becoming warmer and drier with the climate crisis. So each fall researchers in the cloud forest of Monteverde, Costa Rica conduct a bird census to see what migrant and resident birds are using the forest and how that’s changing with time.

And Living on Earth’s gardening guru, Michael Weishan, joins us to share some tips on how to craft festive holiday wreaths, garlands, and Christmas trees with natural materials from your own backyard.

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Drafting a Treaty for the Plastic Waste Crisis, Bipartisan Support for Offshore Wind, Ancient Stories of Sea Level Rise and more

Fri, 09 Dec 2022 21:00:00 -0000

The United Nations is working towards creating a treaty to tackle the plastic crisis all the way from production to disposal – its full “life cycle”.

Also, as the Biden Administration moves forward with plans for offshore wind, in Congress there is a bipartisan effort called the Breeze Act that would update offshore revenue sharing rules dating back to the early days of oil and gas production.

And the seas are rising because of climate change, but this isn’t the first global sea level rise humans have lived through. In fact, some Indigenous peoples have stories of sea level rise that they’ve passed down over thousands of years. How oral traditions reflect the environmental changes our ancestors lived through.

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Lobster Industry on the Hook to Save Right Whales, Climate Change and Your Health, Battle for the Sepik River and more

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 21:56:10 -0000

Entanglement in lobster fishing gear is one of the biggest threats to endangered whales, so the Marine Stewardship Council has suspended its sustainability certificate for the lobster fishery in the Gulf of Maine prompting Whole Foods to halt sales of Maine lobsters.

Also, shallow water linked to years of drought has severely limited navigation on the Mississippi River, making it harder for farmers to get their corn, soybeans and wheat to market. We discuss the climate connections with the midwestern drought and how it’s affecting food commodities.

And the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea is interwoven with the physical and spiritual lives of indigenous forest communities. But a plan to build a copper and gold mine threatens the river and its people.

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Low Ambition Climate Summit, Breakthrough for Loss and Damage, Cleaning Up Crypto and more

Fri, 25 Nov 2022 21:30:00 -0000

The United Nations climate talks in Egypt produced an unprecedented agreement for rich nations to pay for loss and damage from climate disasters in poor countries. But no money has been provided yet to stricken nations and many details still need to be worked out. And COP27 added no new brakes to keep the Earth from hurtling past the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming target of the Paris Agreement.

Also, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin typically involve massive amounts of computation needing lots of energy that’s mostly sourced from burning fossil fuels. But now there’s a far more efficient way to earn new coins if cryptocurrency managers decide to adopt it.

Join the next Living on Earth Book Club event on November 28th at 4:00 p.m. ET! We'll be speaking with acclaimed author Amitav Ghosh about his book 'The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Peril,' which uses the haunting history of how nutmeg became a staple of the spice rack to reveal how colonialism and the commodification of the Earth’s resources has led us to the climatic tipping points and global crises we face today. Register at loe.org/events

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Plant and Planet-Centered Eating, Celebrating the "Seven Sisters," The Reign of Wolf 21 and more

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 21:29:04 -0000

As Americans prepare to gather to give thanks over a feast, a look at how embracing the plant world in our diets connects to climate, health, and democracy.

Also, in some Native cultures four more crops join the “Three Sisters” of corn, beans, and squash. The “Seven Sisters” and the importance of saving Native seeds.

And “The Reign of Wolf 21” is the true love story of an alpha pair who lead their Yellowstone pack with grace, courage, and an unbreakable bond. What these wolves can teach us about love, loyalty, and leadership.

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Climate at the Ballot Box, Ozone-Killing Chemicals Declining, Extreme Wildlife Loss and more

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 21:56:34 -0000

California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom handily won re-election and now has 4 more years to work towards his goal of achieving carbon neutrality in the state by 2045. Mr. Newsom and other Governors have billions of dollars in climate funding at their disposal that was allocated by the U.S. Congress this summer. These state governments will play a crucial role in helping cities, universities, and the private sector make the most of it.

Also, emissions of chemicals that tear holes in the protective atmospheric ozone layer have fallen dramatically, thanks to the Vienna Convention launched in 1985 and its related Montreal and Kigali protocols. NOAA recently reported that midlatitude atmospheric concentrations of ozone depleting chemicals have declined about 50% compared to peak historic levels.

And wildlife populations have declined by nearly 70% since 1970 due to habitat loss, over harvest, and pollution. The climate crisis will put even more pressure on wildlife, but there are also signs of improvement and hope.

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Toxic Air In Utero, New President to Protect Amazon, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us and more

Fri, 04 Nov 2022 20:15:00 -0000

Before they’ve even taken their first breath, most babies are exposed to air pollution that passes from their mother’s blood stream through the placenta and has now been found in fetal tissues.

Also, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a.k.a. “Lula,” is headed back to the Brazilian Presidency. In sharp contrast to defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, Lula has pledged to protect the Brazilian Amazon and indigenous communities from illegal mining, agriculture and land grabbing.

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Fishing for Plastic, Climate Disasters and Debt, Cool Season Gardening and more

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 20:20:31 -0000

By some estimates there could be more plastic, by weight, than fish in the oceans in less than 30 years. A UN “Young Champion of the Earth” is helping Greek fishermen be part of the solution by collecting plastic along with their fishing haul.

Also, the rich nations of the global north are primarily responsible for greenhouse gas emissions. But some of the poorest nations are being crippled by debt related to loss and damage from storms, fires, droughts, and more.

And for gardeners based in the northern hemisphere, fall is the time to clean up garden beds and prepare for the winter snow. But the joys of gardening don’t have to hibernate until spring. Tips for extending the growing season, including forcing bulbs indoors.

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California Wind Power Breakthrough, Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet, Fat Bear Week and the Salmon Behind It All, and more

Fri, 21 Oct 2022 21:10:55 -0000

The federal government is leasing sites for innovative floating offshore wind farms in the deep waters along the California coast, and the oil and gas industry has expertise that can be put to good use for this untapped resource.

Also, Fat Bear Week celebrates the bears of Katmai National Park in Alaska who stock up on plenty of fat reserves to get them through the long frigid Alaskan winter, and salmon are the unsung heroes.

And protecting “megaforests,” the remaining intact big forests on Earth, offers a low-cost and highly beneficial way to mitigate the climate crisis.

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Wetlands on the Line at Supreme Court, Building Codes and Hurricane Resilience, Protecting Coral Reefs with “Sponge Bobbie” and more

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 20:30:00 -0000

In 1972, Congress passed the Clean Water Act, the first significant federal regulation to protect the waters of the United States, or “WOTUS.” The rules that define WOTUS, however, have often been contested over the years. Now, WOTUS is back with the Supreme Court case Sackett v. EPA.

Also, some homes in the direct path of powerful Hurricane Ian were left intact and mostly unharmed thanks to strong doors, windows, and roofs mandated by newer building codes. We’ll hear about how to build more hurricane-resistant homes and communities.

And coral reefs are a key line of defense against waves and storm surge that hurricane force winds can bring. And while corals get most of the attention, just as important are the marine sponges that actually hold corals together. Ecologist “Sponge Bobbie” joins us for more!

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

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 20:26:54 -0000

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

Also, as extreme heat, wildfires, and severe storms intensify, the already hazardous work of farmworkers is likely to become even more dangerous. But these essential workers continue to be excluded from crucial safety protections.

And young Puerto Ricans are working to improve the sustainability of farming on the island by applying ecological concepts to mimic the way nature works while growing food.

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And you’re invited! Join the Living on Earth Book Club and the New England Aquarium on October 13th for an online chat with bestselling science writer Ed Yong about his fascinating new book, “An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us.”

Learn about beetles that are drawn to fire, fish that “talk” to each other with electricity, and more!

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

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 20:45:49 -0000

For years solar and wind power have had on again, off again financial support from the US government, limiting renewable energy development to fight the growing climate crisis. A utility scale solar CEO explains how the Inflation Reduction Act gives solar and wind a new day.

Also, as many as 1 in 6 U.S. tree species are at risk of extinction, largely due to pests, disease, and climate change. Even well-known species could face extinction: oaks, ash trees, and the Frasier fir, a common Christmas tree. How seed banking and conservation groves can help.

And set sail southeast of New York City, and about 100 miles out you’ll be coasting above an underwater chasm far deeper than the Grand Canyon. Descending ten thousand feet into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean, Hudson Canyon is a vast gorge and ecological hotspot that’s being considered for national marine sanctuary status.

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Learn about beetles that are drawn to fire, fish that “talk” to each other with electricity, and more!

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

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 20:34:13 -0000

Environmental justice advocates are declaring victory after a Louisiana judge canceled permits for a plastic factory in the region known as ‘cancer alley’ for the high rate of the disease linked to emissions from some 150 petrochemical plants.

Also, the new climate law contains billions of dollars aimed directly at addressing environmental and climate injustice. What it will take to ensure low-income communities and people of color can access those funds.

And Puerto Rico was still recovering from Hurricane Maria in 2017 and a swarm of earthquakes that started in 2019 when Hurricane Fiona recently struck with extreme rainfall and flooding that triggered landslides in areas destabilized by the quakes.

Plus, scientists are sounding the alarm about a recent uptick in methane emissions. Methane is roughly 85 times more potent than CO2 as a greenhouse gas when it’s first emitted and reducing methane releases now may be one of the fastest ways to slow down climate change.

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And you’re invited! Join LOE and ProPublica online on October 4 for a live discussion about the climate debt crisis, which makes it hard for the most vulnerable countries to prepare for climate disasters and recover when they hit.

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

Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:30:00 -0000

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. As His Majesty takes on a new role as sovereign, the environment and climate torch now passes to his son William, the new Prince of Wales.

Also, California has been a national leader on tackling climate change and recently announced two changes to further green the golden state. First, California will ban the sale of most new gas-powered vehicles by 2035. Second, and more controversially, Governor Newsom approved an extension for the life of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power station, which is carbon-free but not without risk.

And PFAS chemicals are known as “forever chemicals” because they hardly break down in the environment -- and they’re just about everywhere. How these chemicals are affecting us and what we can do about it.

Join us online for a conversation with renowned conservationist Jane Goodall on Friday, September 23rd at 5:30 p.m. Eastern! Register for this free event at loe.org/events

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

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 20:30:00 -0000

Scientists have understood for decades how global warming would put more moisture in the atmosphere, promoting climate disruption and extremes such as floods, wildfires and record-breaking heat. But there may be more impacts to come as climate models haven’t captured all the complex interactions of a warming world.

Also, as climate change brings higher temperatures and extreme weather to American cities, our rental and affordable housing stock remains largely under-equipped to deal with these new challenges. What renters and landlords can do to fortify homes against a changing climate while transitioning to cleaner energy.

And polls of environment-first registered voters showed that in July, as many as a third were planning to sit out the 2022 midterm elections, with most citing frustration with the lack of Congressional action on climate. Now the passage of the landmark climate legislation in the Inflation Reduction Act may be stirring up some voter turnout among climate conscious voters.

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

Fri, 02 Sep 2022 21:31:27 -0000

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.

And a discussion about keeping people healthy by keeping the planet healthy, with a healthcare clinic in Indonesian Borneo.

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

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 20:30:00 -0000

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

Also, until recently landfills in America were often sited in coastal wetlands. Now rising seas are threatening to unleash their trash, toxics, and even nuclear waste into coastal areas.

And a conversation with Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate about how the climate crisis is impacting Africa and the discrimination she’s faced in speaking up.

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

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:30:00 -0000

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 environment and local people. We talk about a proposed lithium mine in Nevada and efforts to reform the antiquated mining law.

Also, a study found that three-quarters of young people surveyed believe the future is frightening because of climate change. What young people are expressing about their eco-anxiety and how parents can safely talk to their kids about climate.

And a conversation about how the Zen Buddhist practice of mindfulness can provide an antidote to burnout and help us break out of a destructive cycle of consumption to live in harmony with the planet.

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

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 21:30:00 -0000

Congress has passed a historic climate bill with the enactment of the 2022 budget reconciliation measure called the Inflation Reduction Act. This first serious federal climate legislation includes about $400 billion to address climate and clean energy over the next decade, as well as major tax reforms and mandated consumer cost cuts for health care. We analyze the new law and take a closer look at its expanded electric vehicle incentives.

Also, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide, and endocrine disrupting chemicals are partly to blame. One such chemical is DEHP, a phthalate chemical commonly used in plastic hospital intravenous bags and medical tubing, and studies have shown that it’s interfering with breast cancer treatment and augmenting the odds of relapse.

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

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 20:30:00 -0000

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 relationship captured in the documentary “My Octopus Teacher.” He’s coauthor of the 2021 book “Underwater Wild” and joined us for a memorable Living on Earth Book Club event to talk about his encounters with cuttlefish, sharks, and Cape clawless otters, and the power of connecting with wild nature.

Also, as the autism rate continues to rise among children, scientists and clinicians are connecting the dots between autism, genetics, folic acid deficiency, and chemicals like the endocrine disrupting plastic additives called phthalates.

And bald eagles were nearly driven to extinction in the 20th century but are now making a big comeback. These majestic creatures are becoming so common that people are spotting them in the most unexpected places, even the heart of Manhattan.

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Extreme Drought Causes Famine in East Africa, The Health Toll of L.A.’s Oil Rigs, A Leg Up for a Baby Giraffe and more

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 20:30:00 -0000

A punishing drought in the Horn of Africa linked to climate change has led to mass famine, and some 19 million people in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya don’t have enough to eat.

Also, there are about 700 active oil and gas wells in the city of Los Angeles, mostly located in minority communities like the one where young activist Nalleli Cobo grew up, just 30 feet from a well. She and her neighbors have suffered for years from headaches, asthma, and cancer -- illnesses linked to the proximity of oil well sites. For her work fighting the oil companies operating those wells Nalleli was awarded the 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize.

And a baby giraffe at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park named Msituni, which means “in the forest” in Swahili, was born with a disability that gave her trouble walking. So her veterinary team found a creative way to help her heal.

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Biden Punts On National Climate Emergency, Blue Trees to Raise Awareness About Deforestation, The James Webb Space Telescope and More!

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 23:28:51 -0000

President Biden responds to a lack of Congressional action on climate change with new executive orders but stops short of declaring a national climate emergency, disappointing some.

Also, painting tree trunks bright blue to raise awareness about deforestation.

And, The James Webb Space Telescope has sent back the first images of deep space and distant time.

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Biden Boosts Solar Production, A Seaweed Diet for Cows, A Trip to Grand Teton National Park, and More!

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 21:35:00 -0000

President Biden recently invoked the Defense Production Act to stimulate domestic production of clean energy technology including solar panels and heat pumps.

And, how a seaweed supplement, currently in the experimental phase, may help reduce methane emissions from cattle.

Also, Admiral David Titley, former Chief Operating Officer for NOAA, shares his observations on how climate change is affecting the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem from his home in Grand Teton National Park.

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Getting Plastics Out of the Parks, The Sounds of Mars, New Telescope to Unlock Mysteries of the Universe, and more

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 20:30:00 -0000

To help curb the plastic pollution crisis, the US Department of Interior will phase out single-use plastic products sold and distributed in national parks and other federal public lands it oversees.

Also, the first successful Mars lander was Viking 1 in 1976, and now, after dozens of missions NASA has finally captured the first ever audio recorded on the surface of the red planet. How sounds on Mars compare to how we experience them here on Earth.

And the new James Webb Space Telescope is by far the most powerful space telescope ever built, able to see up to a hundred galaxies at once and detect the light emitted from some of the universe's very first stars while also checking planets near and far for conditions compatible for life.

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Supreme Court Limits EPA Power, Saltier Soils in a Warming World, Climate and Punishment and more

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 20:30:00 -0000

In a major 6 to 3 decision with sobering implications for climate policy, the Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency overstepped its authority when it created guidelines for how utilities generate electricity.

Also, rising seas and temperatures are exacerbating the perennial problem of increasing salinity on both coastal and inland farmland.

And America’s aging prison facilities are largely unprepared for climate impacts and often lack air conditioning, wildfire evacuation plans, and hurricane strategies.

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Pregnancy and Heat Waves, Putting Coal Miners Back to Work, UN Climate Talks on the Hot Seat

Fri, 24 Jun 2022 20:41:21 -0000

Extreme heat events such as India and Pakistan recently endured are among the deadliest impacts of climate change, and pregnant women and fetuses are among the most vulnerable to heat stress. Extreme heat is linked to complications of pregnancy including eclampsia, preterm birth and stillbirth.

Also, to help revitalize coal country as the mines close, the United Mine Workers of America is teaming up with an electric vehicle battery company on a new factory in West Virginia.

And UN climate negotiators recently gathered in Bonn, Germany to prepare for the next climate summit this fall in Egypt, but these talks are not moving as fast as climate disruption itself.

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Celebrating Juneteenth, Farming While Black and more

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:53:08 -0000

June 19th marks the holiday known as Juneteenth, when African Americans gather to celebrate emancipation of ancestors from slavery with picnics and cook outs. The voyage from Africa isn’t often on people’s minds, but it is in their stomachs, by way of the foodways from across the Atlantic.

Fast-forward to today, to the farmers who are working to cultivate justice, root out racism, and find liberation on the land, by reconnecting people of color to the earth.

And systemic racism has set Black Americans up for far greater exposure to deadly air pollution, and extreme heat brought by climate change. Both environmental concerns have been primarily caused and exacerbated by white Americans, yet it’s Black communities that bear the brunt of the harm.

Dismantling racism, celebrating Juneteenth, and more, this week on Living on Earth from PRX.

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Green Light For Solar, The ‘Danger Season’, 1,001 Voices on Climate Change and more

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 20:53:35 -0000

Threatened by draconian tariffs, the US solar industry has been largely frozen since April and laid off thousands of workers, stalling crucial progress towards climate goals. But on June 6th, President Biden signed executive orders temporarily suspending tariffs and boosting domestic solar panel production.

Also, with the start of the Atlantic hurricane season June 1, Tropical Storm Alex has already flooded Cuba, the Bahamas, and South Florida. Wildfires are already ravaging parts of the western United States, deadly heat waves are predicted, and some scientists say summer in the United States is the 'danger season'.

And the stories of real people living through the climate emergency can help us comprehend what a degree of temperature change or a foot of sea level rise actually means. “1,001 Voices on Climate Change” and more.

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Climate Hopes Up Down Under, Cutting Up Credit Cards to Stop Coal, Taking the A Train to a National Park and more

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 20:20:49 -0000

Australia is a leading coal and natural gas exporter and has stubbornly opposed major climate action for decades, even as climate disasters like fires, floods, and droughts have taken their toll. But now Australian voters have ushered in a more progressive Parliament in the recent elections that signal their country is heading in a new direction on climate.

Also, we continue our conversations with this year’s recipients of the Goldman Environmental Prize with Julien Vincent, the winner for Islands and Island Nations who led a grassroots campaign that had people cutting up their credit cards in a bid to convince Australia’s biggest banks and insurers to stop funding coal.

And take the A Train: Gateway National Recreation Area offers green spaces, beaches and recreation just a quick transit ride from New York City.

Plus, with inflation driving up food prices, we share some gardening tips to help you save some green with your green thumb.

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Toxic Pet Collars, Justice After Oil Spills in Nigeria, the Sounds of Mars and more

Fri, 27 May 2022 20:30:00 -0000

In the past decade, the EPA has received over 98,000 reports of harm and over 2500 reports of pet deaths connected to the Seresto brand of pesticide-containing flea collars. But the EPA has never issued any warnings or recalls of these collars.

Also, the 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize recipient for Africa is Chima Williams, an environmental lawyer who worked with two communities to hold Royal Dutch Shell accountable for disastrous oil spills in Nigeria. We talk about why Chima and his colleagues brought the case all the way to the Hague in the Netherlands to pursue justice. And in the coming weeks we’ll feature more stories of this year’s intrepid Goldman Prize winners.

And after dozens of missions to Mars over nearly five decades, NASA has finally captured the first ever audio recorded on the surface of the red planet, and we listen in.

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Climate Risk from ‘Zombie’ Rules, Self-Immolation for the Climate, Mass Shooting and Eco-Fascism and more

Fri, 20 May 2022 20:30:00 -0000

The 6-3 conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to constrain climate action by the Environmental Protection Agency in a decision before the end of the SCOTUS term in June. Why a loss for EPA in this one case, West Virginia v. EPA, could limit climate policies across multiple agencies.

Also, on Earth Day April 22, Wynn Bruce, a Buddhist and environmental activist, set himself on fire on the steps of the Supreme Court to protest inaction on climate change. A conversation about the urgent message behind this extreme action and moving beyond climate despair.

And the suspect of the recent mass murder of Blacks in Buffalo is a self-proclaimed white supremacist and eco-fascist. What the environmental movement must do to delegitimize the eco-fascist movement’s use of violence and racist ideology.

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Drought Threatens Hydropower, “SmartICE” Helps Inuit People Adapt, How to Save the Climate and more

Fri, 13 May 2022 21:30:00 -0000

With record low water levels that threaten hydropower generation, the federal government has decided to retain water in Lake Powell and release less to Lake Mead and beyond. But the Colorado River basin still faces a long-term water shortage that imperils the future of cities and farms in the Southwest.

Also, the sea ice that Inuit people rely on for travel and hunting is growing dangerously thin. Now, sensors and GPS technology along with Inuit traditional knowledge are helping to measure sea ice in real time.

And as civilization hurtles toward climate disaster, the world continues to rely heavily on fossil fuels and drag its heels on transitioning to clean energy. Harvard University Professor of the History of Science Naomi Oreskes joins us to note climate change science is unequivocal and why the paths to solving the climate crisis are political and social.

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Whistleblowers Say EPA Endangers Public Health, No Mow May to Help Pollinators, The Hawk's Way Book, and more.

Fri, 06 May 2022 21:09:14 -0000

Whistleblowers say EPA endangers public health by being too cozy with industry and approving cancer-causing and other unsafe chemicals.

Also, "No Mow May." The movement to leave our lawnmowers in the garage for the month of May and give pollinators a chance to access spring flowers.

And, in her new book, "The Hawks Way" author Sy Montgomery takes a deep dive into the world of hawks and falconry.

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EV Sales Stuck in the Slow Lane, 150-Year-Old Mining Law Robs Public Lands Riches, and more

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 22:47:00 -0000

Electric vehicles are key to decarbonizing the transportation sector but most cars sold in the U.S. are still gas-powered. Even in Massachusetts, where a climate law requires net zero emissions by 2050, EV numbers are nowhere near where they need to be.

Also, the 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 environment and local people. The antiquated law is impacting the future of renewable energy and electric vehicles as companies mine for lithium, an essential component for large battery storage.

And for years Twin Metals Minnesota has sought to mine for copper and nickel just outside the pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, but the Biden administration recently canceled two federal mining leases the company needs to begin operations.

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The Way Forward For People And Our Planet: An Earth Day Special

Fri, 22 Apr 2022 20:30:00 -0000

Our Earth Day special examines this decisive moment for the human species and our challenging relationship with our planet.

We meet people who envision a future reshaped by an emerging energy system and new power structures, as we wean off of fossil fuels.

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A New Telescope to Unlock Mysteries of the Universe, Massive Government Animal Culling, Climate Risk Disclosure Mandate and more

Fri, 15 Apr 2022 21:12:38 -0000

The new James Webb Space Telescope is by far the most powerful space telescope ever built, able to see up to a hundred galaxies at once and detect the light emitted from some of the universe's very first stars while also checking planets near and far for conditions compatible for life.

Also, Wildlife Services, a division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, killed 1.75 million animals in 2021, including bears, wolves and beavers among 400,000 native animals. USDA claims these exterminations protect agriculture and public health, but opponents say there are better ways to deal with animals that present problems for humans.

And trillions of dollars of financial assets are at risk of losses related to the climate, so the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is now moving to require public companies to disclose their climate risk.

The Living on Earth Book Club is back! Join us April 25th at 5:30 p.m. Eastern in Concord, New Hampshire or online from the comfort of your own home for a conversation with bestselling author Sy Montgomery about her new book, The Hawk’s Way: Encounters with Fierce Beauty. Register at loe.org/events.

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Shutdowns in the Solar Industry, Resilience Workers for Climate Disasters, Poetry for the Extinction Crisis and more

Fri, 08 Apr 2022 21:20:24 -0000

The U.S. solar installation business has been frozen suddenly in its tracks by a U.S. Department of Commerce investigation into whether China is evading tariffs on solar cells and panels. So at a time when there is more demand than ever for solar power, the solar industry is now experiencing project delays, layoffs, and uncertainty.

Also, as climate related disasters worsen, the people who help rebuild cities afterwards are more vital than ever. But advocates say these “resilience workers” are underpaid, overworked and lack the resources they need to be safe in hazardous working conditions. A new bill aims to change that.

And for poetry month, a look at a collection of poems that peer deep into the past at species long gone to grapple with the extinctions unfolding today. The author of “Dear Specimen” on the role of poetry in revealing and consoling our anxieties about the climate and extinction crises.

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BPA Asthma Risk for Girls, Conflict Oil and Gas, The Quest for Climate Justice and more

Fri, 01 Apr 2022 21:00:00 -0000

Higher levels of BPA plastic exposure while in the womb is associated with increased risk of asthma and wheezing in school aged girls, a new study has found. It’s the latest danger sign regarding the estrogen-mimicking chemical, which has also been linked to numerous health problems including heart disease and Type II diabetes.

Also, fossil fuel markets are often volatile, especially around wars, while renewable energy resources tend to be more isolated from conflict. As oil prices surge the world stands on the precipice of a choice between even more climate-killing drilling and a transformational shift towards clean energy that could change the geopolitical landscape.

And communities of color along the Gulf Coast are disproportionately impacted by climate change and industrial pollution. How President Biden's Justice 40 initiative aims to tackle environmental racism.

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Nuclear and Net Zero, Record Heat Wave in Antarctica, Trump's Zombie Border Wall, and more

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 21:03:16 -0000

European nations are taking a fresh look at nuclear power as a more secure and carbon-free source of energy than fossil fuels, compared to Russian oil and gas.

Also, during the March equinox in Antarctica, the eastern portion of the continent recorded temperatures around 70 degrees Fahrenheit higher than typical. At the same time, the Arctic also boasted higher-than-average temperatures.

And while President Biden campaigned on a pledge to not build another foot of the wall along the US-Mexico border, construction has recently resumed to the dismay of some ecologists.

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Heat Pumps for Peace, Aid and Empathy for Climate Refugees, The Comeback Monarchs and more

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 21:06:04 -0000

Europe has vowed to quickly wean itself off Russian gas. Electric heat pumps could help and activists say invoking the Defense Production Act, to rapidly manufacture heat pumps for Europe, can weaken Putin’s fossil fueled war machine.

Also in light of Ukrainian refugees fleeing their homes, experts note that climate change is expected to displace as many as 200 million people, many of them people of color who often face xenophobia.

And the population of Western Monarch butterflies has increased by more than 100-fold this year after reaching an all-time low last year of just 2,000 individuals.

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Nations Vow to Curb Plastic Waste, Redwoods Returned to Tribes, Miseducation: How Climate Change Is Taught in America and more

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 21:35:42 -0000

At a recent UN meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, delegates from over 170 countries committed to come up with an ambitious cradle-to-grave, legally binding agreement to tackle the global plastic pollution crisis.

Also, northern California native tribes are now the permanent guardians of more than 500 acres of coast redwood forest in one of the latest examples of “landback.”

And the book Miseducation: How Climate Change Is Taught in America reveals the access fossil fuel companies have to American children and how that differs across red and blue states.

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SCOTUS Could Shackle EPA, IPCC’s "Atlas Of Human Suffering," Ice Fishing On A Tidal River and more

Fri, 04 Mar 2022 22:22:28 -0000

A more conservative Supreme Court has taken up a case that could significantly limit the tools EPA can use to curb greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, even though those rules don’t even exist. Why West Virginia v. EPA poses big risks to environmental regulation writ large.

Also, the latest UN climate report is an “atlas of human suffering” that warns of great peril for ecosystems and human civilization.

And winter can be cold and dark, but the bright light reflected from frozen lakes, ponds, and streams can be cheery and warm. And that’s the secret of ice fishing. We’ll hear about the joys of ice fishing on a frozen river as the tides come in and out.

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Carbon in the Congo, A Trip into Black History with George Washington Carver, UN Plastics Treaty and more

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 22:08:26 -0000

The Congo Basin is home to one of the largest peatlands in the world and a massive repository of carbon dioxide. Locals have been sustainably hunting and fishing in the area for generations, but the threat of new development has scientists concerned.

Also, in honor of Black History Month, we bring agronomist and humanitarian George Washington Carver back from the past to talk about his famous peanut recipes as well as the intersections between race and agricultural development in the United States.

And the United Nations Environment Assembly meets in Nairobi, Kenya to begin drafting a treaty addressing the global crisis of plastic pollution.

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Black History on the Mississippi, Green Voter Opportunities, Love Chokes National Parks and more

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 22:17:35 -0000

For Black History month: Black Americans rose up from sugarcane slavery and built thriving communities along the lower Mississippi River, only to have the petrochemical industry move in and pollute the air, land, and water in what’s been dubbed Cancer Alley. An environmental justice champion shares her memories of what her home of St. James Parish was like before industry turned it toxic and talks about the ongoing struggle to protect its residents.

Also, nearly 1 million environmentalists voted in the 2020 presidential election but didn’t show for the 2018 midterms. Why these so-called environmental drop-off voters could be decisive in the 2022 midterms if they show up at the polls.

And amid the restrictions and stresses of COVID, throngs of visitors seeking the solace of nature at many of our national parks threaten to overwhelm the chronically underfunded and understaffed park system.

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Congress and Climate Action, Forest-Friendly Chocolate and More, and Beavers Move Into the Arctic

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 21:45:00 -0000

The blocked Build Back Better budget bill contains half a trillion dollars of renewable energy and climate resiliency investments. So House Democrats now aim to include them in a revised budget reconciliation bill that can get all Senate Democrats on board.

Also, when someone takes a bite of a hamburger or tofu or has a cup of coffee or hot cocoa, it’s hard to know if those foods added to the destruction of tropical forests that are so key for biodiversity and climate stability. So as part of the European Union’s Green New Deal the EU is moving to ban the importation of six key agricultural products from any newly deforested areas.

And beavers are moving north in search of new habitat as the Arctic rapidly warms. These big rodents known as “ecosystem engineers” are bringing big changes to the Arctic landscape.

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Biden Oil Leases Blocked, Sustainability and the Beijing Olympics, Winter Olympics in a Warming World, and more

Fri, 04 Feb 2022 22:48:45 -0000

A federal Judge revokes the largest offshore oil and gas lease sale in U.S. history by the Biden Administration, citing environmental concerns. What the legal battle says about how seriously the White House is taking its promises to phase out fossil fuels.

Also, China and the International Olympic Committee say there are many sustainable aspects of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. But critics point to the environmental degradation caused by the creation of an alpine ski resort in an arid region, on the site of a nature reserve. And as Earth warms due to climate change, suitable places to host winter sports are disappearing around the globe.

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Unprecedented Fires In Patagonia, Warming Climate and Children’s Health, “Don’t Look Up” and the Absurdity of Climate Inaction and more

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 21:45:00 -0000

Wildfires have been raging in South America’s Patagonia, where until recently fires were rare. But invasive species and heat, drought, and dry thunderstorms connected to climate change are altering the natural fire regime.

Also, children and adolescents are facing increasing health risks from extreme heat, and a new study looked at heat and pediatric emergency department visits and found that black and brown children are especially impacted.

And the hit Netflix movie “Don’t Look Up” uses humor and the metaphor of an impending, Earth-obliterating comet to satirize climate denial, the political obstacles to climate action and the false promises of future technological fixes.

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Biden's First Year, Financing Net Zero Carbon, Climate Anxiety Therapy and more

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 22:01:26 -0000

When President Biden took office a year ago, he laid out bold goals to halt federal oil and gas drilling, reach carbon neutrality by 2050, and rectify environmental injustices. We’ll look at where progress has been made on these initiatives and where it’s lacking.

Also, the world’s largest financial institutions have formed an alliance to tackle climate change as pressure mounts to steer capital away from fossil fuels and towards ventures that can put the world on a path to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

And climate change in the form of things like wildfires, floods, and droughts can have devastating effects on mental health, and therapists are taking note. They are finding creative ways to tackle climate anxiety, often through community action and healing.

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"Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet," Lead Pipes and Mental Health, Mapping Cancer-Causing Pollution and more

Fri, 14 Jan 2022 22:00:00 -0000

A conversation about how the Zen Buddhist practice of mindfulness can help us break out of a destructive cycle of consumption and live in harmony with the planet.

Also, lead contamination in drinking water can have serious impacts on growing brains and even contribute to mental illnesses years down the road.

And millions of Americans are breathing carcinogenic air pollution emitted from refineries and chemical plants, but EPA has failed to account for the cumulative cancer risk for people who live near several industrial facilities.

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Remembering Naturalists E.O. Wilson and Tom Lovejoy, Winter Wildfires in a Changing Climate, and more

Fri, 07 Jan 2022 23:11:00 -0000

Two leading naturalists who pioneered the field of conservation biology passed away at the end of December 2021. A look back on E.O. Wilson’s big idea to save half of the Earth for nature, and Tom Lovejoy’s gift for bringing people together to protect the planet.

Also, the wildfire that torched around a thousand homes in the suburbs of Boulder, Colorado in late December highlights the growing risk of wildfires to many neighborhoods year-round. As many as 60 million homes in America are within a mile of a wildfire zone, and we’ll discuss what residents can do to reduce their risk.

And scientists find that polar bears use tools to hunt formidable walruses as access to other food sources for the bears declines in a warming Arctic.

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Wildly Magical: Stories of Animal Encounters

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 22:00:00 -0000

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Holiday Season Stories of Warmth and Light

Fri, 24 Dec 2021 22:00:00 -0000

Native American myths and tales help us endure or even enjoy the short days and long nights of winter. Living on Earth’s annual celebration of stories helps connect people with the natural world, and includes an Iroquois explanation of why the constellation Pleiades twinkles overhead and an Abenaki custom that asks forgiveness for any wrongs of the previous year. Seasonal stories and more, in this holiday special from Living on Earth from PRX.

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Underwater Wild: My Octopus Teacher's Extraordinary World, Plastics and Autism and more

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 21:30:41 -0000

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 relationship captured in the documentary “My Octopus Teacher.” He’s coauthor of the 2021 book “Underwater Wild” and joined us for a recent Living on Earth Book Club event to talk about his encounters with cuttlefish, sharks, and Cape clawless otters, and the power of connecting with wild nature.

And in their last trip beyond the headlines of the year, Peter Dykstra and Steve Curwood remember environmentally influential people who passed away during 2021. They also talk about an opportunity for Maysfield, Kentucky when the town rebuilds following horrific tornado damage. And the two wonder why the Biden Administration does not make more of the fact that their plans for electric vehicle investments are designed in part to protect consumers from volatile gas prices.

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Coping with Covid in the Holidays, Medical Devices Linked to Breast Cancer Relapse, Climate Cyber Games and more

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:34:32 -0000

As Americans prepare to travel and gather in the end-of-year holiday season, many may be questioning how to do so safely in this era of the pandemic. We’ll talk about the best practices for keeping safe during this time of year.

Also, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide, and endocrine disrupting chemicals are partly to blame. One such chemical is DEHP, a phthalate chemical commonly used in plastic hospital intravenous bags and medical tubing, and a recent study finds that it’s interfering with breast cancer treatment and augmenting the odds of relapse.

And the video game industry is taking its turn to help fight against climate change by cutting emissions and embedding environmental messages in games. A look at an eco-conscious video game.

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Bad Air Polluting Our Brains, Chemicals and the Obesity Epidemic, Team Seas and more

Fri, 03 Dec 2021 22:21:00 -0000

Air pollution causes serious damage to our bodies, sometimes resulting in premature death, and it’s also messing with our minds. Depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder are among the mental health problems that researchers have linked to air pollution.

Also, a groundbreaking meta-study correlates exposures to plastics containing phthalates with a wide variety of diseases including mental health problems as well as obesity and diabetes.

And plastic is wreaking havoc on the health of the planet, too, especially in the oceans. Now a group of YouTube influencers calling themselves “Team Seas” are working together to raise $30 million to try to collect 30 million pounds of trash from the world’s oceans.

Join the next Living on Earth Book Club event on December 9th at 6:30 p.m.! We'll be speaking with diver-filmmaker Craig Foster about his book Underwater Wild, which captures the underwater world of wonder seen in the Academy Award-winning documentary “My Octopus Teacher.” Register at loe.org/events

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The Reign of Wolf 21, Plant and Planet-Centered Eating, Celebrating the "Seven Sisters," and more

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 21:45:00 -0000

“The Reign of Wolf 21” is the true love story of an alpha pair who lead their Yellowstone pack with grace, courage, and an unbreakable bond. What these wolves can teach us about love, loyalty, and leadership.

Also, our global food system feeds environmental crises like global warming and water pollution even as it fails to adequately feed billions of people worldwide. So in the 50th anniversary edition of “Diet for a Small Planet,” author Frances Moore Lappé renews her calls for a plant- and planet-centered food revolution for the sake of climate, health, and democracy.

And in some Native cultures four more crops join the “Three Sisters” of corn, beans, and squash. The “Seven Sisters” and the importance of saving Native seeds.

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A Generational Investment, Little Progress at COP26, The Seed Keeper and more

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 21:28:52 -0000

The bipartisan infrastructure bill sets aside $1.2 trillion dollars in funding for clean water, bridges, and roads, as well as higher-tech infrastructure like EV charging stations and electric school buses. Why the implementation of these projects needs to focus on creating equitable and sustainable systems that will last for generations.

Also, the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland brought mixed results with an agreement to phase down coal, side agreements to cut methane emissions and a rulebook for international carbon trading markets. But there was little progress in efforts to help developing countries cope with the effects of climate change and the talks were widely criticized for their lack of inclusivity. Most importantly, COP26 failed to establish a fully credible path to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

And for many Native American communities, seeds are living and life-giving organisms which should be carefully kept and cherished. The 2021 novel “The Seed Keeper” relays the importance of seed keeping across 4 generations of Dakota women.

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Cashing Out Coal, Saving the Tropical Carbon Bank, and more

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 21:45:00 -0000

At the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, the US and European nations agreed to provide $8.5 billion in financing to help South Africa phase out its use of coal power. South Africa, which is experiencing yet another wave of power outages, gets most of its electricity from burning coal and is the largest carbon emitter in Africa. What international aid means for South Africa's energy transition.

Also, tropical forests are a treasure trove of biodiversity and contain vast stores of carbon that threaten the stability of Earth’s climate system if released through deforestation. And at the recent COP26 in Glasgow more than 130 countries representing 90 percent of the world’s forest cover pledged to end net forest loss by 2030.

Join the next Living on Earth Book Club event on November 18th at 6:30 p.m.! We'll be speaking with Devi Lockwood about her book 1,001 Voices on Climate Change and her quest to bike around the world collecting real, personal stories about how flood, fire, drought, and rising seas are changing communities. Register at loe.org/events

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COP26 Challenges, Reining In Methane, Guardians of the Trees and more

Fri, 05 Nov 2021 20:45:00 -0000

As the UN climate talks called COP26 continue in Glasgow, Scotland, all eyes are on world leaders and negotiators as they face challenges to ramp up ambition and commit to substantial climate finance.

Also, new EPA rules would strengthen requirements for the oil and gas industry to prevent, identify, and repair methane leaks. Why tackling methane emissions now is key to limiting global warming.

And people who live near tropical forests sometimes resort to illegally logging the trees they treasure to pay for healthcare. A conversation with the founder of a nonprofit working to keep the forest healthy by keeping people healthy.

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China’s Energy Crunch and Climate, Fast Food with a Side of Phthalates, Plastic Planet and more

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 20:45:00 -0000

Roughly 20 Chinese provinces are enduring rolling electricity blackouts amid a coal and natural gas shortage. How the current energy crunch intersects with China’s long-term climate commitments and the prospects for China’s influence at the UN climate talks.

Also, fast food could be even more unhealthy than we knew – laden with phthalates, chemicals that are linked to serious health problems and even early death.

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

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The Carbon Offset Illusion, A New African Voice on Climate, Right Whales Struggle to Grow and more

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 20:45:00 -0000

More than 170 major companies have pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050, with many counting on carbon offsets to help them reach that goal. But critics say these offsets are often hard to verify and can give these companies a license to continue to pollute.

Also, a conversation with Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate about how the climate crisis is impacting Africa and the discrimination she’s faced in speaking up.

And critically endangered North Atlantic right whales are struggling to grow to their full length because of entanglements in fishing gear and other threats.

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Biden Infrastructure and the Environment, Phthalates Linked to Premature Death, Author Richard Powers, and More

Fri, 15 Oct 2021 21:00:00 -0000

The multi trillion dollar budget reconciliation bill working through Congress includes billions of dollars to mitigate climate change, improve drinking water safety, and improve resiliency for coastal communities.

Also, a new study finds an association between high levels of phthalate in blood and premature death. These “everywhere chemicals” are linked to elevated risk for cardiovascular deaths for middle-aged Americans.

And Pulitzer Prize winning author Richard Powers on his new book, Bewilderment, about a father and son struggling to survive as the damaged planet does the same.

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"Land Back" For Indigenous Peoples, Warming Arctic’s “Pizzly Bear” Hybrids, Rising Seas Threaten Landfills, and more

Fri, 08 Oct 2021 20:45:00 -0000

For Indigenous People’s Day we take a look at the “Land Back” movement that seeks to return land like the Black Hills in South Dakota to its original inhabitants and restore a meaningful connection to the land.

Also, with the changing climate, polar bears are moving south in search of food, and grizzly bears are moving north in search of cooler climes. In some cases, the two have mated and created a hybrid animal known as a "pizzly" bear.

And until recently landfills in America were often sited in coastal wetlands. Now rising seas are threatening to unleash their trash, toxics, and even nuclear waste into coastal areas.

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Saving Seven Million Lives from Bad Air, Fall Gardening Tips, Putting Food By for a Sustainable Harvest and more

Fri, 01 Oct 2021 21:00:00 -0000

If nations adopt new air quality guidelines from the World Health Organization millions of lives could be saved every year from deadly air pollution.

Also, for gardeners in the northern hemisphere, now is the time to take stock of this year’s successes and failures. Find out what you can do now to build fertile soil for next spring.

And as the harvest season picks up, we share preservation tips and tricks for keeping the bounty and preventing fresh produce from ending up in landfills.

Join us on October 5 for our next Living on Earth Book Club event! “Guardians of the Trees” author Dr. Kinari Webb will join Steve Curwood and Bobby Bascomb to talk about healing the world’s rainforests and the communities who depend on them. Register at https://loe.org/events/

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Big Oil Under Fire for Climate Disinformation; “They Knew”: The Feds’ 50-Year Climate Failure; Widespread Youth Anxiety About Climate and more

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:45:00 -0000

Industry and the US federal government have long worked in tandem to sideline climate concerns and continue to promote Earth-warming fossil fuels. Now the US House Oversight and Reform Committee has summoned top executives from Exxon, Shell, BP and Chevron and two affiliated lobbying groups to testify in front of a committee hearing in October, as part of an ongoing investigation into the fossil fuel industry's promotion of climate disinformation.

Also, for the past 50 years, the US government has known about the problem of climate change but has continued to promote fossil fuel development and done little to avert a crisis. Longtime environmental leader Gus Speth joins us to discuss his new book “They Knew.”

And a recent study found that three-quarters of young people surveyed believe the future is frightening because of climate change. What young people are expressing about their eco-anxiety and how parents can safely talk to their kids about climate.

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“Vaccine Apartheid”: A Call to Delay UN Climate Talks, Getting the US Grid to 40 Percent Solar, Harvard Divests Fossil Fuels and more

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 21:59:00 -0000

As COVID-19 spread continues and vaccine access remains limited in some of the countries most vulnerable to climate impacts, civil society is warning of a “vaccine apartheid” and calling for a delay of the upcoming UN climate talks.

Also, how solar power can produce up to 40% of the nation's electricity by 2035 to meet President Biden’s goal of decarbonizing the grid by then.

And Harvard University announced that it will no longer invest in fossil fuel companies, following years of refusal amid a prominent and vocal divestment campaign.

Join us on September 23 for our first Living on Earth Book Club event of the season! Richard Powers, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory, will join Host Steve Curwood to talk about his new book Bewilderment. Register at https://loe.org/events/

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Hurricane Ida Adds Misery to Cancer Alley, ‘The Hummingbirds’ Gift,’ and more

Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:45:00 -0000

Hurricane Ida left people in the Louisiana region known as ‘Cancer Alley’ with destroyed homes, no electricity, and polluted water. That’s on top of the toxic air they breathe every day because of some 150 petrochemical plants in the area. We hear from grassroots activist Sharon Lavigne, a 2021 Goldman Prize recipient, about what it’s like living through these disasters and what drives her to keep fighting yet another plastics plant.

Also, hummingbirds are truly superlative creatures -- relative to their size, they are both the world's fastest avians and have some of the longest migratory journeys of any animal. Sy Montgomery focuses on these incredible birds in her latest book, The Hummingbirds' Gift, where she looks back on her harrowing but rewarding time raising two orphaned baby hummingbirds alongside an artist and hummingbird rehabilitator.

And join us on September 23 for our first Living on Earth Book Club event of the season! Richard Powers, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Overstory, will join Host Steve Curwood to talk about his new book Bewilderment. Register at loe.org/events

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The Way Forward For People And Our Planet

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 20:45:00 -0000

As Living on Earth celebrates 30 years on the air, we examine this decisive moment for the human species and our challenging relationship with our planet.

We meet people who envision a future reshaped by an emerging energy system and new power structures, as we wean off of fossil fuels.

And while science and policy are vital in building a more sustainable world, they can’t convey the values we need as we strive for ecological harmony. Indigenous stories, holy scriptures, East Asian cosmologies, papal encyclicals and divine revelation all shed light on our duties and relationship to each other and to our common home.

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Alaska Drilling Project Blocked, Chemicals and Breast Cancer Risk, Finding the Mother Tree and more

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 20:45:00 -0000

A major Alaska drilling project to tap 600 million barrels of oil has been blocked. A federal judge ruled in favor of Indigenous and environmental groups, finding that the permitting process has yet to fully consider impacts on the climate and polar bears.

Also, higher levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone lead to a greater risk of breast cancer. Researchers at the Silent Spring Institute have shed new light on how chemical exposure can raise those hormone levels in women, and found that nearly 300 chemicals increased one or both hormones.

And an intricate web of roots and fungi connects life in an old growth forest, allowing ancient “mother trees” to nourish and protect their kin. A forest ecologist shares her research findings and reflects on how mother trees helped her through the challenges of motherhood and a cancer diagnosis.

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U.N. Report Charts Possible Climate Futures, Investing in Green Infrastructure, Sheltering with Thoreau in the Age of Crisis and more

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 20:45:00 -0000

Scientists are once again sounding the alarm about the climate emergency, with a new UN climate report. Hundreds of experts collaborated to bring together the best science on past, present, and future climate change.

Also, the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill includes some green measures to address and invest in crumbling American infrastructure. But climate and environmental justice advocates say much more is needed now from a much larger budget reconciliation package that’s in the works.

And the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the pace of life for many of us, and for writer David Gessner, this era of retreating to our homes brought to mind one famous expert in social distancing. Looking to Henry David Thoreau for guidance on living through a pandemic, a time of racial reckoning, and a climate crisis.

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Tree Deaths and Climate, ‘Forest Bathing’, Journeys North: The Pacific Crest Trail and more

Fri, 13 Aug 2021 20:30:00 -0000

Earth’s complex, interconnected climate system means that changes in one part of the world can impact atmospheric moisture and the climate thousands of miles away. Research shows that when trees die in California from drought, wildfires, and bark beetles, that can hinder plant growth all the way across the continent in Eastern North America.

Also, every year, several hundred intrepid hikers walk all the way from Mexico to Canada, along the Pacific Crest Trail. At more than twenty-six hundred miles long, it covers some of the most challenging and spectacular terrain in North America. But with a tight-knit community of thru-hikers, the PCT isn’t just about the pretty scenery.

And a walk in the woods might be just what your health care provider ordered. Numerous studies suggest that taking in the peaceful atmosphere of a forest can have significant health benefits. Now the practice of “forest bathing,” which originated in Japan in the 1980s as a form of nature therapy, is becoming more popular around the world.

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Anxiety and Bad Air, Colorado River in Crisis, Planetary Health and more

Fri, 06 Aug 2021 20:30:00 -0000

Small particulates from fossil fuels are linked to as many as 300,000 excess deaths in the United States each year. And these small, PM 2.5 particulates may also be harming the mental health of children and teens by worsening depression, anxiety, suicidality and more.

Also, the Colorado River that carved the Grand Canyon and now quenches the thirst of much of the American West is parched in a “megadrought.” Two key reservoirs are expected to drop to record low levels this year and trigger a formal water shortage declaration. Why supply continues to shrink as demand holds steady.

And a healthier planet also means a healthier society. We’ll look at the intersection of environmental change and human health, and how saving the planet can also save human lives.

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The Climate Emergency Warning from Extreme Weather, Eco-Justice40, Imagining Wolves Returning to Scotland and more

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:00:00 -0000

As a slew of extreme weather events hits the headlines, the evidence mounts we are headed for dangerous thresholds of climate disruption beyond the reach of adaptation to cope. Why sea level rise could be counted in the dozens of feet by 2100, and how an unchecked climate emergency imperils human civilization.

Also, the Biden Administration has now rolled out details of its environmental justice plan called Justice40, which aims to share at least 40% of benefits from federal climate and infrastructure spending with disadvantaged communities.

And Charlotte McConaghy, the author of last year’s best-selling novel Migrations, talks about her newest book Once There Were Wolves. It’s a mysterious tale of a woman-led team working to re-introduce wolves to the Scottish Highlands, the people who confront them and the deadly toll of domestic abuse.

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Amazon Near Climate Tipping Point, Indigenous People and Forest Care, Deep Time Reckoning: How Future Thinking Can Help Earth Now, and more

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 20:37:06 -0000

New research confirms that the damaged Amazon rainforest is now a net contributor to climate change overall, and parts of the Amazon are showing signs of nearing a crucial “tipping point”.

But there is hope for protecting the forest: Indigenous people have taken care of these forests for millennia, and now with the help of a nonprofit they’re using GPS data to take a stand against illegal deforestation.

Also, many of us are fixated on the now, and in fact much of the environmental damage we are causing is an outcome of seeking short-term rewards at the cost of long-term sustainability. But the author of the book “Deep Time Reckoning” is on a mission to get us to think far beyond. He profiles safety experts in Finland working on how to prudently store nuclear power waste, which can be radioactive for millions of years.

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The Troubling Decline in Fertility, Chemicals and Hormone Havoc, Winning a Fight Against Plastic Bags and more

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 20:30:00 -0000

Over the past four decades, sperm counts have dropped by more than 50% in the US, and female fertility is also declining. Some chemicals that disrupt hormones are key culprits, including those found in plastics, cosmetics and fracking solutions. Why this looming fertility crisis hits vulnerable communities especially hard.

Also, a recent study finds the toxic class of chemicals called PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals”, is widespread in lipstick, mascara, and other cosmetics. The ugly truth about your beauty products.

And worried about the environmental degradation caused by increasing plastic pollution in her home country of Malawi, Gloria Majiga-Kamoto organized a grassroots movement to fight the plastic industry and to support a national ban on thin single-use plastic. She’s been recognized with a 2021 Goldman Environmental Prize.

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Ocean Warming Speeding Up, Oyster Shell Recycling, Secrets of the Whales and more

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 20:30:00 -0000

Recent data show the Earth’s oceans are warming much more rapidly than previously reported. That means rising sea levels, stronger storms, and more intense droughts.

Also, fertilizer runoff can create massive algae blooms in water that suck up oxygen and create dead zones for most other forms of life. The Chesapeake Bay is particularly vulnerable but restaurants in Pittsburgh are pitching in to help.

And a documentary miniseries seeks to unravel the secrets of whale behavior and understand whale cultures of orcas, humpbacks, narwhals, belugas, and sperm whales. “Secrets of the Whales” and more, this week on Living on Earth.

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DNA Barcoding for Quick Species ID, Ubuntu and Unity for Healing, The Butterfly Effect and more

Fri, 02 Jul 2021 20:30:00 -0000

Roughly 1.3 million species have been identified and recorded, but that’s just a fraction of life on our planet. A recent advancement known as DNA barcoding samples small but key parts of genomes to ID species.

Also, the U.S. is extremely divided in many ways, from politics to race to wealth. But for a model of unity, we might look to the African concept of Ubuntu as a way to heal the many broken relationships in America.

And insects far outnumber us on this planet, and they’ve shaped the course of human history. Stories about the ancient relationship between human society and insects, and the critical need to preserve insect biodiversity for future generations.

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Line 3 Pipeline Threatens Native Way of Life, Oil Leasing in Court, Plastic Waste Suppliers and more

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 21:00:00 -0000

Activists are ramping up actions against the Line 3 pipeline, which would carry tar sands oil through delicate wetlands and the treaty territory of the Anishinaabe peoples in northern Minnesota.

And while that oil would be coming from Canada, President Biden is hoping he can use his executive power to pause oil and gas leasing on U.S. public lands and waters like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. But this is being challenged in the courts.

Also, increasingly the oil and gas we extract from the ground is being turned into plastic that litters the oceans to the tune of 8 million metric tons every year. Much of that waste is take-away packaging, and a recent study found that only 20 companies are responsible for most of this waste.

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Celebrating Juneteenth, Farming While Black and more

Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Juneteenth and African Foodways / One in Five Deaths from Fossil Fuels / Redlined Real Estate and Extreme Urban Heat / Why I Wear Jordans in the Great Outdoors / Farming While Black: A Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land

June 19th marks the holiday known as Juneteenth, when African Americans gather to celebrate emancipation of ancestors from slavery with picnics and cook outs. The voyage from Africa isn't often on people's minds, but it is in their stomachs, by way of the foodways from across the Atlantic.

Fast-forward to today, to the farmers who are working to cultivate justice, root out racism, and find liberation on the land, by reconnecting people of color to the earth.

And systemic racism has set Black Americans up for far greater exposure to deadly air pollution, and extreme heat brought by climate change. Both environmental concerns have been primarily caused and exacerbated by white Americans, yet it's Black communities that bear the brunt of the harm.

Dismantling racism, celebrating Juneteenth, and more, this week on Living on Earth from PRX.

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The Golden State Going Greener, The Ev Rx, Roadside Pollinator Havens and more

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 17:00:00 -0000

The Golden State Going Greener / Beyond the Headlines / The First All-Electric Ford Pickup / The EV RX / Backup: African Elephant and Chacma Baboon / Running Buffalo Clover / Roadsides as Vital Habitat

California has often led the nation in environmental ambition, and now that his state finds itself with a big budget surplus Governor Gavin Newsom wants to invest 14 billion of it in climate initiatives, with a focus on vulnerable communities. We catch up with Jared Blumenfeld, California Secretary for Environmental Protection and the host of the podcast, Podship Earth, about California's climate ambitions.

Also, electric vehicles like Ford's new F-150 Lightning are not only good for the environment, new research suggests that EVs are also better for our health.

And some 17 million acres of green space line US highways and byways. It's vital habitat for pollinators, as well as small animals and birds.

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Exxon's New Board and Climate, Brazilian Enviro Officials Accused of Profiting From Illegal Deforestation, Katherine Johnson and One Step Further and More!

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Corruption In Brazilian Government / The G7 Gears Up to Talk Climate / Climate Activists Take Board Seats at Exxon / Beyond the Headlines / One Step Further: The Story of Katherine Johnson

Brazil's environment minister and nine other government officials face allegations of corruption, including profiting from illegal deforestation in the Amazon. But despite public criticism, the Brazilian government continues to endanger the environment.

Also, climate activists take three seats on ExxonMobil's board of directors, in the hopes of convincing the company that continuing to deny climate change hurts the "triple bottom line": people, planet, and profit.

And from the Living on Earth Book Club: the story of NASA "hidden figure" mathematician, Katherine Johnson, and how she became one of the most critical contributors in the Space Race despite the racism she faced, as told by her daughter Katherine Moore.

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Climate and Infrastructure, Youth Climate Plaintiffs Try Again, Mark Bittman’s “Animal, Vegetable, Junk”, and more

Fri, 28 May 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Climate and Infrastructure / Beyond the Headlines / Youth Climate Plaintiffs Try Again / Audio Postcard: Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica / "Animal, Vegetable Junk"

President Joe Biden's proposed $2 trillion infrastructure bill presents a rare opportunity to pass climate legislation through Congress. But it won't be easy and will require lots of political maneuvering.

Also, back in 2015 a group of young people sued the United States for failing to protect the climate and therefore their rights to a livable future, but the case was eventually dismissed. Now the youth plaintiffs have gone back to a lower court and this time the judge has ordered mediation with the Biden Justice Dept. Meanwhile young people recently won a similar case in Germany.

And from the Living on Earth Book Club: columnist and cookbook author Mark Bittman's new book traces the origins of our industrial agricultural system and how we can strive for a better and healthier future with food.

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Brood X Emerges!, Cicada Cuisine, Rescuing the Planet, and more

Fri, 21 May 2021 17:00:00 -0000

EPA Updates Signs of Climate Change / Beyond the Headlines / Rescuing the Planet / "Fight Card": Elk at Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada / Brood X Emerges! / Cicada Cuisine

Brood X is here at last: trillions of cicadas, underground for the last 17 years, are emerging in numerous Eastern and Midwestern states to transform, sing, and mate. Many will become a meal for birds, raccoons, squirrels and more.

Also, eating cicadas isn't just for the birds. Insects are rich in proteins and nutrients while having a much smaller carbon footprint than meat. A Brooklyn chef who specializes in insect cuisine cooks up a dish with seasonal spring produce and, of course, cicadas.

And climate change is placing stress on plants and animals to rapidly adapt but without intact habitat, that could become impossible for many. Tony Hiss is the author of the book Rescuing the Planet: Protecting Half the Land to Heal the Earth, which looks at several places across North America where communities are already working to protect habitat and biodiversity.

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Youth Activists Win Stronger Climate Action in Germany, Elizabeth Kolbert’s "Under a White Sky", The Colorado River's Shrinking Water Supply and more

Fri, 14 May 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Youth Activists Win Stronger Climate Action in Germany / French Climate Bill Disappoints Activists / Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future / Beyond the Headlines / Note on Emerging Science: Biochar and Irrigation / The Colorado River's Dwindling Water Supply

After a trial brought forth by youth climate activists, Germany's highest court recently ruled that present government commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are insufficient to protect future needs.

Also, humans have undoubtedly altered the environment. We've reversed rivers, introduced invasive species, and even disrupted the climate. In the new book Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Elizabeth Kolbert explores cutting edge and controversial technologies aimed at solving the problems these changes have created.

And the Colorado River is parched in a "megadrought," with two key reservoirs expected to drop to record low levels this year and trigger a formal water shortage declaration. Why supply continues to shrink as demand holds steady.

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Fixing America’s Water Crises, Gardening for Abundance and Generosity, Secrets of the Whales and more

Fri, 07 May 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Fixing America's Water Crises / Beyond the Headlines / Young Climate Activists / Gardening for Abundance and Generosity / Secrets of the Whales

In a bipartisan vote the U.S. Senate approves $35 billion to address the public health hazards of lead pipes and overflowing wastewater. Why water infrastructure improvements to protect public health are long overdue and where the money would be spent.

Also, as northern springtime advances, gardeners look forward to carefully tending to what's growing in their window boxes, raised beds, and greenhouses. How gardening fosters a spirit of generosity.

And a documentary miniseries seeks to unravel the secrets of whale behavior and understand whale cultures of orcas, humpbacks, narwhals, belugas, and sperm whales. "Secrets of the Whales" and more, this week on Living on Earth.

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Methane and Swift Climate Action, Getting Bushmeat Off the Table, Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in an Age of Extinction, and more

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Methane and Swift Climate Action / Senate Votes for Strong Methane Rules / Biden, LOE and Dykstra / Getting Bushmeat Off the Table / "Planet" by Poet Catherine Pierce / Beloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in An Age of Extinction

Methane is a very potent greenhouse gas that doesn't last long in the atmosphere, so reducing it can have almost immediate benefits for the climate. But weak Trump administration standards allowed the oil and gas industry to leak massive amounts of methane. Now the U.S. Senate has voted to return to stronger Obama-era regulation of these leaks, and Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich of New Mexico joins us to discuss.

Also, the forests of the Congo Basin are among the most biodiverse in the world, but its wildlife is being threatened by huge demand for bushmeat. A new campaign encourages people to cook traditional recipes with protein alternatives to wild meat.

And animals like the American Bison, bald eagle, and giant panda have come dangerously close to extinction thanks to our own species. But thanks to some visionary humans, these animals and others have been saved from that fate and are now recovering. Science writer Michelle Nijhuis shares the stories of some conservation heroes.

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The Way Forward For People And Our Planet: An Earth Day Special

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Greening the Economy / A Living Earth Called "Gaia" / Ecological Conversion and Solidarity

As Living on Earth celebrates 30 years on the air, we share an Earth Day special that examines this decisive moment for the human species and our challenging relationship with our planet.

We meet people who envision a future reshaped by an emerging energy system and new power structures, as we wean off of fossil fuels.

Next we take a big-picture view of Earth as a complex and sustaining organism known as Gaia. Over billions of years life has interacted with the elements of this planet in cycles of constant change and adaptation. With the help of deep ecologists, children, an astronaut and more, we survey our place on this ever-evolving living planet.

And while science and policy are vital in building a more sustainable world, they can't convey the values we need as we strive for ecological harmony. Indigenous stories, holy scriptures, East Asian cosmologies, papal encyclicals and divine revelation all shed light on our duties and relationship to each other and to our common home.

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Biden's Climate Summit, "Stooping" Turns Trash to Treasure, Poetry In the Time of Climate Trouble, and more

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Biden's Climate Summit / Beyond the Headlines / "Stooping" Turns Trash to Treasure / When a Gas Plant Moves in Next Door / BirdNote®: The Power Of Albatross Partnerships / Poetry in the Time of Climate Troubles

President Biden has invited 40 world leaders to a virtual Leaders Summit on Climate this Earth Day, a key moment in the international effort to address climate change.

Also, when people move out or clean up their apartments, many leave discarded items on the stoop or curb for others to claim before it goes to the landfill. The Instagram page Stooping In Queens helps connect this free stuff with new owners.

And poet Catherine Pierce grapples with unfolding climate disaster and other 21st century perils, and the ways they reframe parenting. She shares poems from her books Danger Days and The Tornado Is the World, and reflects on finding beauty and calls to action during the Anthropocene.

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Why I Wear Jordans in the Great Outdoors, Cactus and Snow in the Desert Sky Islands, The Wonders of Spring Migration, and more

Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Exploring the Parks: Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve / Why I Wear Jordans in the Great Outdoors / Exploring the Parks: Cactus and Snow in the Desert Sky Islands / Spring Awakening / A Season on the Wind: Inside the World of Spring Migration

Some stereotypes about who can be "outdoorsy" can leave people of color out, but a pair of beloved Air Jordan "Bred" 11 sneakers is helping one environmental educator encourage young American people of color to feel that they belong in the outdoors.

Also, Arizona's Sky Islands are home to heat and cactus, but also many species that you're more likely to find far north of the desert Southwest - and even considerable snow.

And a veteran field guide author discusses the incredible phenomenon that happens every spring and fall, as a journey of thousands of miles begins with a single wing flap.

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Restoring Life in the Oceans, Boosting US Wind Power, Tips for the Casual Gardener and more

Fri, 02 Apr 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Biden Boosts Offshore Wind / The Ocean as Solution, Not Victim / Restoring Life in the Oceans / Beyond the Headlines / Tips for the Casual Gardener

Enric Sala's love for the ocean drew him into a career in marine biology. But as he studied damaged marine environments, he began to feel he was writing the "obituary of the ocean." Now he advocates for marine protected areas that support ocean biodiversity and bring big economic benefits.

Also, President Biden recently announced a plan to dramatically expand offshore wind power along the East Coast, with 30 gigawatts along the U.S. coasts by 2030, backed up by billions in federal loan guarantees. How this key part of Biden's infrastructure plan may especially help New York City meet its clean energy demands.

Also, spring is the perfect time to start gardening -- and growing your favorite fresh produce doesn't have to feel like a chore! Tips for the casual gardener and more.

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[Broadcast] Damaged Amazon Adds To Global Warming; Prehistoric Magnetic Flip Shook Up Life On Earth; Birch, Beech And Other Unusual Syrups; and more

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Damaged Amazon Adds to Global Warming / Belo Monte Dam Disrupts Amazon Floodplain Balance / Horse of a Different Color / Beyond the Headlines / Prehistoric Magnetic Flip Shook Up Life on Earth / Not Just Maple Syrup: Birch, Beech and Other Sappy Trees

The first broad study of all greenhouse gases in the Amazon rainforest reveals that the damaged ecosystem is now a net contributor to climate change, due mostly to warming and other human activities like logging, dam-building, and cattle ranching.

Also, Earth's magnetic poles wander around and flip every now and then, and now scientists have evidence for how these flips impact life on Earth. Linking a magnetic pole reversal about 41,000 years ago to megafauna extinctions, climatic changes, and even a rise in ancient cave art.

And it's maple syrup season, but these aren't the only sappy trees that can be tapped to make syrup. A trip to a syrup producer in New Hampshire to taste syrups made from birch, beech, walnut, and other trees.

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[Broadcast] One In Five Deaths From Fossil Fuels, Families Sickened By Fracking, Carbon Bomb Fridges and more

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Madam Secretary Haaland / One in Five Deaths from Fossil Fuels / Note on Emerging Science: Oldest DNA Ever Sequenced / Families Sickened by Fracking / Beyond the Headlines / Carbon Bomb Fridges

Ultrafine particulate matter produced from fossil fuel combustion is known to cause numerous health issues. A recent study finds that this pollution is responsible for one in five deaths worldwide, or about 350,000 excess deaths in the U.S. every year.

Also, the fracking boom transformed rural towns from idyllic to industrial and is threatening the physical and mental health of many inhabitants. The stories of families whose lives have been completely upended by fracking.

And when climate reporter Phil McKenna needed a new fridge, he tried to steer clear of any appliance that would use super-potent greenhouse gases to cool his groceries. But he ended up with a "carbon bomb" containing a greenhouse gas thousands of times more potent than CO2. Why industry has made it so hard to find climate-friendly appliances.

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[Broadcast] Warming Planet Slows Ocean Currents, 30x30 to Save Species, Regenerative Farming for Soil Health and more

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Warming Planet Slows Ocean Currents / Beyond the Headlines / 30x30 To Save Species / Protecting Badger-Two Medicine And The Grand Canyon / Regenerative Farming for Soil Health / Regenerative Farming In Action

The climates of North America and Europe depend on tropical heat circulated by massive system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean. But research shows that climate change is slowing this thermal conveyor belt, which is currently the weakest it has been in at least a thousand years.

Also, President Joe Biden has set an official goal of protecting 30% of US land and ocean for conservation by 2030 to help avert species extinction and fight climate change. We take a look at two conservation campaigns that are being led by Native American tribes: Badger-Two Medicine in Montana and part of the Grand Canyon in Arizona.

And regenerative agriculture practices that store carbon in the soil are a "win-win-win" for farmers, the economy and the environment, say advocates. Advocates claim widespread adoption of no-till, cover cropping, and other practices could perhaps store as much carbon as the global transportation sector emits every year.

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[Broadcast] The New Climate War, Radioactive Water Dilemma at Fukushima, Hard Times for Ginseng Farmers and more

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Radioactive Water Dilemma at Fukushima / The New Climate War / Hard Times for Ginseng Farmers / Beyond the Headlines / Nature and the Beat

Despite rising global temperatures and an increase in climate disruption-related natural disasters, climate denial still runs rampant. Renowned climate scientist Michael Mann's latest book describes how fossil fuel companies have spent decades deflecting blame and responsibility in order to delay action on climate change.

Also, ten years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster, Japanese authorities are planning to release some of the contaminated cooling water into the Pacific Ocean. What the release of this water means for marine and human health.

And consumers in China and the U.S. prize American ginseng, most of which is grown in just one Wisconsin county, as a health food and traditional medicine. But demand has dried up in the midst of America's ongoing trade war with China, economic impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic and anti-Asian rhetoric, and farmers are struggling.

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[Broadcast] No Power for the People in Texas, A Civilian Climate Corps, Searching for Life on Mars and more

Fri, 26 Feb 2021 17:00:00 -0000

No Power For The People In Texas / Beyond the Headlines / Note on Emerging Science: Wild Bees a Boost to Crops / A Civilian Climate Corps / Searching for Life on Mars

The coldest air to visit Texas in a decade killed dozens, crippled the state's power grid and revealed the risks of extreme deregulation. How America's electric power system has grown more unstable in recent decades.

Also, Washington Governor Jay Inslee shares a vision for a climate corps that could aid conservation, combat climate disaster, and save energy while harnessing the energy of youth volunteers in America.

And after a spaceflight of over 200 days, NASA's Perseverance rover has landed safely on Mars. Perseverance is the first in a series of missions with the goal of finding signs of ancient life on the red planet, with hopes of returning samples to Earth by the 2030s.

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[Broadcast] India Climate Activist Jailed, A New Leader For USDA, The Butterfly Effect, and more

Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:00:00 -0000

India Climate Activist Jailed / Beyond the Headlines / A New Leader for USDA / The Butterfly Effect: Insects and the Making of the Modern World

Amid ongoing massive farmer protests, the Indian government is cracking down on activists including Disha Ravi, the young climate activist who founded Fridays for Future - India. How climate activism connects with the Indian farmer protests, and the government's attempts to silence activists and journalists.

Also, President Biden's pick for Secretary of Agriculture is Tom Vilsack, who would be reprising the role after his 8 years in the Obama administration. "Vilsack II" is showing signs that since then he's become more supportive of food assistance programs and reforming historically racist programs at USDA.

And insects far outnumber us on this planet, and they've shaped the course of human history. A conversation with the author of "The Butterfly Effect: Insects and the Making of the Modern World" on this legacy and the critical need to preserve insect biodiversity for future generations.

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[Broadcast] India’s Farm Crisis and Climate Change, Angry Birds and the People's Climate Vote, Modernizing Mobility and more

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 17:00:00 -0000

India's Farm Crisis and the Climate Emergency / Beyond the Headlines / Angry Birds and the People's Climate Vote / Bottlenose Whales in the Arctic / Modernizing Mobility / BirdNote®: Here Come the Barred Owls / In Honor of Black History Month: Harriet Tubman and the Barred Owl

India is experiencing dramatic climate impacts that are hitting farmers especially hard. On top of that, the Indian government recently passed legislation that could make it harder for farmers to get a fair price for their crops, leading to massive protests.

Also, games like Angry Birds meet climate policy through the work of the People's Climate Vote, a United Nations survey of more than a million people around the world.

And in the United States transportation infrastructure is falling deep into disrepair with $2 trillion of deferred maintenance costs. President Joe Biden is seeking to modernize mobility infrastructure in a way that supports the broader overall goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

And as we celebrate Black History Month: Harriet Tubman was an unsung naturalist who used bird calls and her knowledge of woods and wetlands to lead some 70 people out of bondage.

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[Broadcast] Biden’s Pen and the Climate, GM in the EV Fast Lane, Teddy Roosevelt's Conservation Legacy, and more

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Biden's Pen and the Climate / Beyond the Headlines / GM in the EV Fast Lane / The COVID Biking Boom / An Owl-Inspired Hearing Test / Teddy Roosevelt's Conservation Legacy

President Biden has signed detailed executive orders focused on protecting the environment and fighting against climate change, laying the groundwork for strong climate policy and green investment.

And the private sector is already moving in that direction: General Motors recently announced a bold plan to phase out gas-powered cars by 2035, signaling a major step towards decarbonizing the economy and creating thousands of green jobs.

Also, a look back at President Theodore Roosevelt's complicated legacy for conservation in a time when it's being reimagined with more diversity and inclusivity.

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[Broadcast] Whole Govt For Climate Action, Covid Risk For Tribal Cultures, Becoming Wild and Culture Among Animals

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:00:00 -0000

The Whole of Government For Climate Action / Resisting Line 3 Pipeline / COVID Risk for Tribal Cultures / Beyond the Headlines / Vista: A Break in the Storm / 'Becoming Wild' and Culture Among Animals

The Biden Administration is making big and early moves to tackle the climate crisis and show the rest of the world and major investors that the U.S. is committed to decarbonization.

Also, Native American communities have been hit especially hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, with nearly twice the mortality rate of white Americans. The deaths of tribal elders are also leading to losses of language and other cultural knowledge.

And biologists are finding that many animal species from sperm whales to birds use language and other hallmarks of culture.

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[Broadcast] U.S. Back In Paris, Biden Reverses Trump Rollbacks, Ubuntu and Unity For Healing, and more

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 17:00:00 -0000

U.S. Back in Paris Agreement / Biden Reverses Trump Rollbacks / Little Time Left to Save Right Whales / Beyond the Headlines / Ubuntu and Unity for Healing

At his inauguration on January 20th President Biden called for unity at a time when America faces multiple crises. For a model of unity, Mr. Biden might look to the African concept of Ubuntu as a way to heal the many broken relationships in America.

Also, hours after taking the oath of office, President Biden signed several executive orders to restore environmental protections removed by his predecessor, and recommitted the U.S. to the Paris Climate Agreement. The Executive Director of Greenpeace International joins us to talk about how the U.S. can get back on track with the rest of the world, after 4 years of turning its back on climate diplomacy.

And the North Atlantic right whale is one of the world's most endangered species. With ship strikes and entanglement in fishing nets threatening its survival, environmental organizations have filed a lawsuit seeking expanded protections to save the whales before it's too late.

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[Broadcast] Merrick Garland and the Environment, Deb Haaland: 'Fierce For Our Planet', Interior’s Next Frontiers and more

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Merrick Garland and the Environment / Deb Haaland: 'Fierce for our Planet' / Interior's Next Frontiers / Beyond the Headlines / A Mayan Bee Guardian / Ice Visions

President-elect Biden's Attorney General pick, Judge Merrick Garland, has ruled over many environmental rules and regulations while on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. What an AG Garland could mean for environmental policy and enforcement.

Also, after four years in pursuit of extraction at the expense of conservation, the Department of the Interior is about to undergo a major change in how it manages federal public lands and relates to Native Americans.

Biden's nominee for Secretary of the Interior, Congresswoman Deb Haaland, will be the first Native American to lead DOI if confirmed and would bring a strong conservation, climate action, and tribal rights perspective to the Department.

And former Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell joins us to discuss how the Biden administration can pause oil and gas extraction on public lands, attract more renewable energy and restore the sacred Bears Ears National Monument.

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[Broadcast] Georgia's Green and Brown Voters, ANWR Oil Leasing, Remembering Barry Lopez, and more

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Georgia's Green and Brown Voters / ANWR Oil Leasing / BirdNote®: The Oilbird's Lightless Life / Activism Cuts Plastic Waste in the Bahamas / Beyond the Headlines / Remembering Barry Lopez

The Democratic victories for both of the Senate seats in Georgia's runoff elections are thanks in part to the state's environmental voters, who are more likely to be people of color and young, and to live in urban centers.

Also, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge likely has billions of gallons of oil under it and for decades it's been one of the most high-profile environmental battles. Despite opposition from conservationists and native peoples, a judge allowed the Trump Administration to proceed with a last-minute auction of oil and gas drilling leases in the refuge.

And the late Barry Lopez is being remembered as a beloved environmental writer who authored National Book Award-winning "Arctic Dreams" and many other works. We share a conversation with Barry Lopez from 2019, when his final book "Horizon" was published.

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[Broadcast] Wildly Magical: Stories of Animal Encounters

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 17:00:00 -0000

Care for the Common Critter / 'It Could Be the Last One': Stories of People Helping Rare Critters / Wildly Magical: Animal Encounters in the Galapagos / Native American Stories of Human and Animal Kinship From one woman's dream of swimming with marine iguanas, to uncommon encounters with common rabbits, to a Native American tale of how the dog came to be our loyal companion, and much more, this Living on Earth holiday storytelling special features stories of how other species on this Earth touch human lives. "Wildly Magical: Stories of Animal Encounters", a storytelling special from PRX.

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[Broadcast] Holiday Season Stories of Warmth and Light

Fri, 25 Dec 2020 17:00:00 -0000

The Power Of Stories / Native American Tales / Stories of the Night Sky and an English Wassail Native American myths and tales help us endure or even enjoy the short days and long nights of winter. Living on Earth's annual celebration of stories helps connect people with the natural world, and includes an Iroquois explanation of why the constellation Pleiades twinkles overhead and an Abenaki custom that asks forgiveness for any wrongs of the previous year. Seasonal stories and more, in this holiday special from Living on Earth from PRX.

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[Broadcast] The Reindeer Chronicles: Working With Nature to Heal the Earth, UN Moves Forward With Paris Climate Agreement, Keeping Coal From Going to the Bank, and more

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 17:00:00 -0000

UN Moves Forward with Paris Climate Agreement / China's Bold Climate Action Plan / Keeping Coal from Going to the Bank / Microfiber Pollution: Note on Emerging Science: Denim / Beyond the Headlines / The Reindeer Chronicles: Working with Nature to Heal the Earth / Story Time

Environmental destruction and habitat loss can feel overwhelming, but the trend can be reversed, as people around the world reclaim land and help mother nature heal herself. That's the focus of a new book called "The Reindeer Chronicles."

Also, the coronavirus pandemic has postponed important UN climate meetings, but the vital work of ramping up international ambition on climate must go on. The virtual "Climate Ambition Summit" recently showcased what nations are doing on that front, led by China.

And French environmental activist Lucie Pinson, a 2020 Goldman Environmental Prize recipient, recognized that the most efficient way to stop new climate-damaging coal development wasn't tackling projects one by one. Instead, she went straight to the big banks and underwriters who fund and insure these projects, and convinced the financiers to divest.

Those stories and more in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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[Broadcast] Africa's Low COVID Deaths, Journeys North: The Pacific Crest Trail, Produce and Microplastics, and more

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Africa's Low Covid Fatality Rate / Beyond the Headlines / Journeys North: The Pacific Crest Trail / Produce and Microplastics / 'Tis the Season for Green Gifts

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Africa has shown a surprisingly low fatality rate. Underreporting may not fully account for the discrepancy, so scientists are looking further to see if there may be other factors.

Also, every year, several hundred intrepid hikers walk all the way from Mexico to Canada, on the Pacific Crest Trail. Along their 2600-mile walk they encounter bears, trail magic, and the tight-knit community of the PCT.

And microplastics are everywhere, including in farm soil. They can range in size from the width of a strand of spaghetti, to as small as a virus. How microplastics get into our soil and the risks they could pose for food.

Those stories and more in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Author Charlotte McConaghy, The Pandemic and Hunger, A Climate Leader from Ghana, and more

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 17:00:00 -0000

The Pandemic And American Hunger / Beyond The Headlines / Ghanaian Climate Leader Wins Goldman Prize / Troubles For Science Research In The Pandemic / The Road To Darwin / Migrations: A Powerful Novel About A World Losing Life / BirdNote®: What In The World Is A Hoopoe?

The 2020 novel Migrations is set in a future world where polar bears, chimpanzees and wolves are extinct, though not all is lost. For the novel's protagonist, this mass extinction is personal, sparking her perilous journey to follow what might be the very last migration of the Arctic Tern from pole to pole.

Also, the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the perilous economic state of many households in America, with one in four U.S. households experiencing food insecurity in 2020 despite an abundance of food overall.

And we talk with a Ghanaian environmental activist whose grassroots youth campaign helped stop a coal plant that would have threatened a coastal fishing community and the climate. He's a recipient of the 2020 "Green Nobel", the Goldman Environmental Prize.

Those stories and more in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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[Broadcast] Mustering Georgia's Environmental Voters, Planetary Health, Making the Pill from Yams to Fish, and more

Fri, 27 Nov 2020 17:00:00 -0000

The Climate & Georgia Senate Showdown / Mustering Georgia's Environmental Voters / Beyond the Headlines / Making the Pill from Yams to Fish / The Dark / Note on Emerging Science: Sea Otters Protect Alaskan Reefs / Planetary Health

The 2020 Presidential election had a historic turnout, especially with voters under age 30 and voters of color, who are more likely than others voters to list climate or the environment as their top priority when casting ballots. We look at how turnout among these voters might influence Georgia's run-off elections in January.

Also, a new book drills down on the intersection of environmental change and human health. Why saving the planet can also save human lives.

And most formulas for the birth control pill use the synthetic hormones progestin and estrogen, derived from crude oil and even plants such as yams. Once these hormones make their way through a human body and into wastewater systems, they can affect fish and other animals in the environment.

Those stories and more in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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[Broadcast] How Biden Can Keep It in the Ground, Sustainable Thanksgiving on the Half-Shell, A Trip to the Pawpaw Patch, and more

Fri, 20 Nov 2020 17:00:00 -0000

How Biden Can Keep It in the Ground / Beyond the Headlines / Down Yonder in the Pawpaw Patch / Native American Traditions of Giving Thanks / Sustainable Thanksgiving Fare from the Sea

How President-elect Joe Biden can "keep it in the ground" by halting or reducing fossil fuel extraction on federal lands for a new climate protection agenda.

Also, oysters can be eaten in many ways beyond the half-shell, and when farmed correctly they help nourish local economies and ecosystems. Celebrity chef Barton Seaver whips up some oyster stuffing for Thanksgiving.

And the pawpaw, which is the largest edible fruit native to the U.S., ripens in the late fall, after many of the better-known local fruits like apples. Tips for growing pawpaw trees and enjoying their fruits.

Those stories and more in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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[Broadcast] Climate and the Biden Transition, Lead in Hunted Meat, "Tree Stories" Written in Rings, and more

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Climate and the Biden Transition / Beyond the Headlines / Lead in Hunted Meat / Midtown Coyote / Tree Story: The History of the World Written in Rings

How the Biden transition team can best plan to fight climate disruption after four years of policy disruption while in incoming Administration also prepares to address the crises of the Covid-19 pandemic, the economy, and equal justice.

Also, millions of American families who eat game could get lead poisoning from the bullets that killed the animal. Patrons of some food banks are also at risk as hunters also donate some 2 million pounds of venison and other hunted meat to food banks across the U.S. each year, with no inspection in some states that detect lead contamination.

And the author of "Tree Story: The History of the World Written in Rings" joins us to talk about how tree rings hold clues to the ancient climate on Earth, and human history too.

Those stories and more in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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[Broadcast] Joe Biden and Bipartisan Opportunities on Climate, Preparing for COVID-19 in Winter, Tales of Two Planets and more

Fri, 06 Nov 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Biden, Republicans and the Climate / Green Questions on the 2020 Ballot / Beyond the Headlines / Ice Hockey COVID Outbreaks / Tales of Two Planets: Stories of Climate Change and Inequality In A Divided World

Some Republicans see opportunity for bipartisanship with a Democratic president, especially on the climate. How climate solutions can find support on both sides of the aisle if Congress remains divided amid a Biden presidency.

Also, advice about getting through the Northern winter safely during the coronavirus pandemic.

And a new anthology collects poems, short stories, essays, and reportage about the relationship between social inequality and the climate emergency.

Those stories and more in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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[Broadcast] All We Can Save, Arctic Sea Ice Overdue, Fall Gardening Tips, and more

Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Arctic Sea Ice Overdue / Beyond the Headlines / All We Can Save / How Wildfires Benefit Wildlife / Remembering Mario Molina / Fall Gardening Tips

An influential new collection of essays seeks to elevate women's voices in the climate movement and makes a strong case that diversity and inclusion are fundamental to addressing the climate crisis.

Also, after record heat in the far north this summer, Arctic sea ice is unusually late to re-form this year. What this delay could mean for the Arctic ecosystem, volatile weather, and the climate system.

And when the COVID-19 pandemic began, people found themselves stuck at home, and many turned to gardening as a way to pass the time. Tips from a gardening expert about how to continue this new hobby into the fall and winter months.

Those stories and more in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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[Broadcast] Climate and the Elections, Melting Ice and Rising Seas, Overcoming Climate Anxiety, Hiking in Six-Inch Heels and more

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Environmental Justice Debated / Climate and Senate Races in North Carolina and Georgia / Rapid Ice Melt and Rising Seas / Overcoming Climate Anxiety / Beyond the Headlines / Hiking in 6-Inch Heels

The final presidential debate and US Senate races in North Carolina and Georgia underscore the growing climate concerns of voters.

The Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets are melting at alarming rates thanks to climate change, and will continue to do so for decades even if the Paris Climate Agreement goals are met. Why their melting necessitates both climate mitigation and adaptation to protect vulnerable coasts.

Also, climate disruption is causing deep anxiety, especially for the young people organizing to address it. A new book called A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety lays out strategies for addressing climate-fueled anxieties and moving beyond them to help Gen Z activists envision a resilient future.

And a queer environmental activist finds his calling and breaks down barriers with an alter-ego drag queen named "Pattie Gonia". Hiking in 6-inch heels and more, next time on Living on Earth from PRX.

Those stories and more in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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[Broadcast] EPA Devalues Science, China Leads on Climate, Prairie Senate Races Show Climate Divide, and more

Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Prairie Senate Races Show Climate Divide / Beyond the Headlines / Note on Emerging Science: Puffins Use Tools / China Leads on Climate / California's Electric Vehicle Future / EPA Devalues Science To Downplay Chemical Risk / BirdNote®: October Migrants / Urban Farming During COVID

Studies show that children exposed in utero to the pesticide chlorpyrifos suffer brain damage. But in a new risk assessment the EPA is claiming that data is "inconclusive" because it protects the identities of study participants.

Also, China takes the lead on climate as President Xi pledges that his nation will peak its carbon emissions before 2030 and hit net zero emissions by 2060, without revealing how it plans to reach those goals.

Also, as the prairie states experience increasingly destructive weather linked to climate change, the Senate races in Iowa and Kansas reflect a sharp divide between the Democratic and Republican candidates' talk on climate change.

Those stories and more in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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[Broadcast] Amy Coney Barrett and Environmental Law, VP Debate on Climate, Endurance Against Tough Odds, and more

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Judge Barrett and Environmental Law / Vice Presidential Debate on Climate / The Environment in Western Senate Races / Climate Change Disrupts Major Transportation Corridor / Beyond the Headlines / Enduring Against Seemingly Impossible Odds

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is a textualist who tends to interpret the law narrowly, meaning that if she is confirmed, she would generally rule against innovative environmental advocacy legislation.

Also, Vice President Mike Pence and Senator Kamala Harris clashed on the debate stage over fracking, the Green New Deal, and whether climate change poses an existential threat to humanity.

And in 1914, British explorer Ernest Shackleton and his crew of 27 men set sail for Antarctica. Disaster struck when their ship the "Endurance" became trapped in pack ice and later broke up, yet optimism and sheer perseverance carried all 28 men through what seemed impossible odds. How Shackleton used emotional intelligence to keep his crew going through and how we can all harness an optimistic mindset to carry us through difficult times.

Those stories and more in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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[Broadcast] Maine Senate Race and the Environment, John Kerry Cochairs Biden Climate Plan, Beavers Return to England, and more

Fri, 02 Oct 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Maine Senate Race and the Environment / BirdNote®: Swallows on Wires / Climate on Chaotic Debate Stage / John Kerry Cochairs Biden Climate Plan / Black Lung and COVID-19 / Scylla and Charybdis on the Zambezi River / Beavers Return to England

One of the key races in the 2020 elections is for the US Senate in Maine, where the environment is consistently rated as a priority issue for voters. Incumbent Senator Susan Collins is known for having a strong environmental record compared to her Republican colleagues, but many environmental groups focused on the campaign for a more environmentally-friendly Democratic majority in the Senate have switched their support to Democratic challenger Sara Gideon.

Also, Democratic nominee for President Joe Biden is offering a $2 trillion climate plan as part of his "Build Back Better" economic recovery agenda. Former Secretary of State John Kerry, one of the plan's architects, discusses how it connects climate action to public health protection and economic recovery.

And UK officials have confirmed that a five-year beaver reintroduction pilot in England was a success, so the first beavers to live in England for centuries will be allowed to stay and keep building biodiversity back in their local riverscape.

Those stories and more in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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[Broadcast] Southern Senate Candidates on Climate, A Win for Tribal Sovereignty, RBG and Environmental Law, and more

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Key Southern US Senate Races and the Climate / Beyond the Headlines / A Win for Native American Sovereignty / BirdNote®: Eastern Whip-Poor-Will - Bird of the Night Side of the Woods / Megafire Hard Times / Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Environment

Climate and the environment are controversial subjects in several closely-watched US Senate races in the South this fall. The South faces significant climate impacts, and residents are concerned, but candidates are taking low key approaches to the issue.

Also, a recent Supreme Court ruling recognized Native Americans sovereignty over millions of acres of tribal lands in Oklahoma. What the ruling means after decades of ignored rights of Native American tribal members living in Oklahoma and the implications for Indian country as a whole.

And in addition to championing women's rights, the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg leaves a strong and sophisticated record of votes and written opinions regarding environmental law.

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[Broadcast] Black and Latinx Voters Lean Green, World's Largest Wetlands on Fire, Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land, and more

Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Black & Latinx Voters Lean Green / Beyond the Headlines / World's Largest Wetlands on Fire / BirdNote®: Thick-Billed Euphonia: Deceitful Mimic / Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land

As wildfires blaze across the West Coast of the U.S., Brazil grapples with its own fires in its massive Pantanal wetlands, the largest in the world, and in the Amazon rainforest.

Also, every four years a 6,000-mile marathon run called Peace and Dignity Journeys unites Indigenous runners from all over North and South America, seeking to heal the wounds left from colonization and displacement.

And surveys suggest Black and Latinx voters are more likely than white voters to view the environment and climate as their top concerns. What environmental advocates are doing to support strong Black and Latinx voter turnout this November.

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[Broadcast] Taming Wildfire, Firefighting Women Hotshots, Cutting Carbon for Healthier Kids, and more

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Mastering Fire with Fire / Women Hotshot Firefighters / Wetlands Mitigate Hurricane Damage / Millions of Americans Lack Clean, Affordable Water / Beyond the Headlines / BirdNote®: New Zealand's Kakapo / Cutting Carbon for Healthier Kids

Fires are inevitable in much of the West due to the region's ecology, but devasting megafires aren't. How fire itself can be used as a tool to manage wildfires and keep communities safe.

Also, stories of the first women "hotshot" firefighters who led the way, and what it's like to do that demanding, dangerous work.

And research now shows that a landmark program aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic has helped lead to healthier kids, thanks to cleaner air.

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[Broadcast] Eating More Organic Foods May Mean Less Cancer, Health Problems Associated with Black Hair Care Products, Treating Sewage to Remove Hormones, and more

Fri, 04 Sep 2020 17:00:00 -0000

More Organics, Less Cancer / FaceTime: Bumblebees / Toxic Black Hair Products / Getting Hormones Out of Wastewater / HBO's "Ice On Fire" Offers Climate Solutions

A major study finds a significant reduction in the risk of breast cancer and lymphoma among high consumers of organic food.

Also, Black women in America commonly use hair relaxers and leave-in conditioners to straighten and smooth their textured hair. But many of these products contain hormone-disrupting chemicals, linked with preterm birth, diabetes, and cancer.

Plus, how wastewater treatment plants break down hormones in sewage so that they don't wreak havoc on the environment.

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[Broadcast] RNC On The Environment, Saving West Africa’s Last Rainforest, and Container Farming in the City

Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Republican National Convention / Container Farming in the City / Saving West Africa's Last Rainforest

Climate change was barely mentioned at the 2020 Republican National Convention but President Trump did brag of rolling back environmental regulations.

Also, when an oil palm development in the poor West African country of Liberia uprooted indigenous communities, destroying their religious shrines and burial grounds, lawyer Alfred Brownell jumped into action. He was able to get the company to back off, but was forced to flee for his life.

And some urban farmers are thinking sustainably and outside the box by bringing their farms inside the box in the form of shipping containers.

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[Broadcast] Democrats Talk Climate at a Virtual Convention, Water Ranching in Mexico, Underland: A Deep Time Journey, and more

Fri, 21 Aug 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Democratic National Convention / "Hadestown" Brings Climate Change To Broadway / Underland: A Deep Time Journey / Water Ranching in Mexico

The 2020 Democratic National Convention featured voices from all across the country, some of whom highlighted climate change as a key concern for this election. But climate change appeared to take a backseat to other issues facing the nation.

Also, for a couple of months each year, seasonal monsoons try to quench the thirst of the desert Southwest, but much of the water runs off. Now conservationists are changing grazing patterns and slowing down water run off to help more plants and animals flourish.

And author Robert Macfarlane ventures into ice caves, braves underwater rivers, and crawls through catacombs to discover the "deep time" running beneath our feet. "Underland" and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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[Broadcast] Kamala Harris and Environmental Justice, Healthy People Equal Healthy Forests, Cloning Giant Sequoias, and more

Fri, 14 Aug 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Kamala Harris and Environmental Justice / Healthy People Equal Healthy Forests / Forests of Rain / Note on Emerging Science: Plastic-Eating Mushrooms / Cloning Giant Sequoias / 'Forest Bathing' for Health

Former Vice President Joe Biden's choice of Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate made history and highlighted the campaign's focus on environmental justice.

Also, for many of those living in and near tropical forests, one of the only ways to get cash to pay for healthcare is by logging. Now a nonprofit is providing healthcare that patients can pay for with seedlings or manure.

And Coast Redwood trees and Giant Sequoia are among the biggest and oldest individual living things on our planet, but were heavily logged decades ago. Scientists are helping restore these majestic, carbon-sequestering trees by cloning their DNA.

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[Broadcast] The Great American Outdoors Act, Fishing Fleet Threatens the Galapagos, Healthy Buildings Boost Productivity, and more

Fri, 07 Aug 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Bi-Partisan Victory for Great American Outdoors Act / Funding the National Parks, Finally / Beyond the Headlines / Fishing Fleet Threatens the Galapagos / BirdNote®: What Do Desert Birds Drink? / Healthy Buildings Boost Productivity / Trying to Train Crows

For years national parks and public lands in the United States have been severely underfunded. The Great American Outdoors Act is set to help turn that around, with billions of dollars to address maintenance backlogs and support new conservation.

Also, Ecuador is on alert after discovering a fleet of more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels near the Galapagos Islands. Ecuadorian officials worry that it could pose a danger to the delicate ecosystems of the world's second-largest marine reserve.

And most of us spend 90% of our time indoors, where carbon dioxide levels and ambient chemicals can significantly impact our productivity and cognitive function. Organizations should take note and can see major dividends from improving office air quality, says Joe Allen, Director of the Healthy Buildings Program at Harvard University and author of the book, "Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Productivity".

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[Broadcast] Systemic Racism and Green Groups, Race and the Nature Gap, Saving Forests Could Save Us From Diseases, and more

Fri, 31 Jul 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Saving Forests Could Save Us from Diseases / Beyond the Headlines / Race and the Nature Gap / Parktracks: Sounds of the Kiowa Nation Buffalo Songs / Systemic Racism and Green Groups

The environmental movement in America has deep ties to the nation's history of systemic racism and white supremacy. Now, as Americans confront racial injustice, powerful green groups like the Sierra Club are beginning to reckon with their own histories of hate and exclusion.

Also, Americans of color experience nature deprivation at three times the rate of white Americans, according to a new report. Why systemic racism has limited access to nature for Black Americans in particular, and how conservation and sensitive planning can help narrow the nature gap.

And with the COVID-19 pandemic estimated to cost several trillions of U.S. dollars, a new study suggests that spending just a tiny fraction of that to curb deforestation and the wildlife trade could prevent future costly diseases that jump from wildlife to humans.

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[Broadcast] Trump Rolls Back Nat’l Enviro Policy Act, "Goatscaping" for Chemical-Free Weed Control, Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-Luck Jay, and more

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Trump Rolls Back National Enviro Policy Act / Beyond the Headlines / "Goatscaping" for Chemical-Free Weed Control / Farmland Losing to Development / Crab-Eater Seals Take a Break / Saving Jemima: Life and Love with a Hard-Luck Blue Jay

The Trump Administration has rolled back rules for a 50-year-old bedrock environmental law that requires careful study of possible impacts from major infrastructure projects.

Also, a herd of hungry goats will happily mow down invasive blackberries, kudzu, and even poison ivy, for chemical-free weed control. "Goatscapers" on the job.

And raising an injured baby blue jay named Jemima turned out to be one of the most challenging, and rewarding, experiences of wildlife rehabilitator Julie Zickefoose's life. In her book Saving Jemima, which she also illustrated, Zickefoose gives a peek inside the mind of her young charge learning how to be a blue jay and shares the balance of emotions involved in raising a wild bird for release.

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[Broadcast] New Frontiers in Space, from Mars to Clean Energy to Animal Tracking; and more

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Disinformation on Facebook / Beyond the Headlines / Tracking Migratory Species from Space / Clean Energy in Space to Save Planet Earth / The Sirens of Mars

The Mars Perseverance Rover is set to leave Earth in late July or early August with the mission of helping to find out if there is evidence of past or present life on Mars. We'll talk with an astrobiologist who is part of the mission team and also the author of the new book, "Sirens of Mars".

Also, with an historic SpaceX launch and several Mars missions underway, 2020 is proving a pivotal year for space exploration. How innovations in space technology such as solar charging stations that beam energy back down to Earth, and mining hard rock materials in space, can be used to fight climate disruption.

Plus, the field of wildlife tracking is getting a major upgrade thanks to a new initiative called ICARUS. It uses special equipment on the International Space Station to allow researchers to track much smaller species than ever before, including tiny migrating birds and even insects.

And prominent environmental groups are joining more than 1000 companies in pausing their advertising on Facebook in July as part of the "Stop Hate for Profit" campaign. We talk about why these groups are taking a stand against the spread of racism, white supremacy and climate disinformation on this giant social media platform.

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[Broadcast] Jane Goodall on 60+ Years of Conservation and Research, House Dems Climate Action Plan, and more

Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Democratic Climate Action Plan / Beyond the Headlines / Guinea Fowl and Tick Control / BirdNote®: The Paradise-Whydah / Jane Goodall On 60+ Years of Conservation And Research

The iconic Jane Goodall has spent her life advocating for the conservation of the natural world. Sixty years ago on July 14th, 1960, Jane arrived in what is now Gombe National Park, Tanzania, to begin her groundbreaking research on chimpanzees. She joins Living on Earth to discuss her career studying chimps, the work her organization is doing now, and more.

Also, House Democrats have released a massive climate action plan that aims to end carbon pollution and build new clean energy and transportation systems, while also helping communities adapt to climate disruption.

And as tickborne diseases like Lyme disease become more common in our warming climate, some homeowners in the thick of tick country are turning to guinea fowl to control the bloodthirsty arachnids.

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[Broadcast] Siberian Heat Wave, GMO Mosquitoes, Dancing With Bees: A Journey Back to Nature, and more

Fri, 03 Jul 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Siberian Heat Wave / Beyond the Headlines / EPA Approves GMO Mosquito Trials / Court Finds EPA Violated Pesticide Safety Procedures / Dancing with Bees: A Journey Back to Nature

The town of Verkhoyansk, Siberia recently hit a record-high temperature of 100.4º F, though it is well north of the Arctic Circle. Why the Far North is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, and the implications of this for the rest of the world.

Also, EPA has given biotech company Oxitec the go-ahead to test the effectiveness of genetically modified mosquitoes in parts of Florida and Texas, generating environmental safety concerns.

And observing the remarkable habits of solitary bees gave author Brigit Strawbridge Howard a way back into a childlike fascination with nature. She shares tips for helping diverse bee species thrive in your own backyard.

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[Broadcast] Bill McKibben on the Divestment Movement, A Texas Town Refuses Fracking Expansion, and more

Fri, 26 Jun 2020 17:00:00 -0000

A Texas Town Refuses Fracking Expansion / Beyond the Headlines / Bill McKibben on the Divestment Movement / Eye Contact with a Wild Elephant / BirdNote®: Salmonberry Bird

The fossil fuel divestment movement is making inroads at major institutions, including Ivy League schools, massive pension funds and more. Author and climate activist Bill McKibben reflects on what the divestment movement has achieved so far and how it all began. Also, why racial justice goes hand in hand with the fight for a cleaner environment, and the big takeaways that the coronavirus pandemic has for the climate crisis.

And citizens of Arlington, Texas have taken a historic stand by refusing to expand a fracking complex located next to a preschool that serves primarily Black and Latino children.

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[Broadcast] Celebrating Juneteenth, Farming While Black and more

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Juneteenth and African Foodways / The Racial Gap of Pollution Responsibility / Redlined Real Estate & Extreme Urban Heat / Why I Wear Jordans in the Great Outdoors / Farming While Black: A Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land

June 19th marks the holiday known as Juneteenth, when African Americans gather to celebrate emancipation of ancestors from slavery with picnics and cook outs. The voyage from Africa isn't often on people's minds, but it is in their stomachs, by way of the foodways from across the Atlantic.

Fast-forward to today, to the farmers who are working to cultivate justice, root out racism, and find liberation on the land, by reconnecting people of color to the earth.

And systemic racism has set Black Americans up for far greater exposure to pollution, and extreme heat brought by climate change. Both environmental concerns have been primarily caused and exacerbated by white Americans, yet it's Black communities that bear the brunt of the harm.

Dismantling racism, celebrating Juneteenth, and more, this week on Living on Earth from PRX.

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[Broadcast] Racial Justice and Eco Health, COVID-19 and Healthy Buildings, Climate Loss and Damage from Big Oil, and more

Fri, 12 Jun 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Race and Environmental Justice / Beyond the Headlines / COVID-19 and Healthy Buildings / Red-Billed Oxpeckers and Black Rhinos / Coronavirus Reduces Rhino Poaching / Climate Liability Cases Seek Big Damages from Big Oil / Lyme Disease Risk is High in City Parks, Too

Environmental pollution and exposure to climate risks like heat waves are closely linked with systemic racism. Yet national environmental organizations have long sidelined Black organizers working for environmental justice.

Also, the pandemic continues to spread, with over 7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide by June 12, and research has shown that much of this spread has happened indoors. What we can do in our own homes, buildings, and even cars to reduce the risk of transmitting the virus.

And several coastal counties and cities in California are suing Big Oil to seek compensation for the steep costs of adapting to sea level rise. Now the litigation is one step closer to trial.

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[Broadcast] #BlackBirdersWeek, Border Wall Threatens Sacred Lands, and Poetry of "The Park"

Fri, 05 Jun 2020 17:00:00 -0000

#BlackBirdersWeek / Beyond the Headlines / Border Wall Threatens Sacred Native Lands / Reopening National Parks / Poetry of "The Park"

A group of Black scientists, birders, and nature enthusiasts recently convened on social media to create the first ever Black Birders Week. It's giving a voice to birders of color everywhere, who face prejudicial suspicion and policing while pursuing their passion.

Also, the Tohono O'odham Nation has been confined to a tiny fraction of the lands it once held in the desert Southwest. Now the Trump Administration's border wall expansion threatens to further damage and restrict their access to sacred and archeological sites.

And now more than ever, public parks are providing some relief for those self-isolating in cities. But some have been closed for fear of overcrowding and even without a pandemic, some public spaces may not be truly open to all. A new book of poetry called "The Park" uses the Luxembourg Gardens in Paris as a lens to peer into inequality and exclusion.

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[Broadcast] Hurricanes and Covid-19, Outdoor Learning Safer In the Pandemic, Why Fish Don't Exist, and more

Fri, 29 May 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Hurricanes and COVID-19 / Beyond the Headlines / Outdoor Learning Safer in the Pandemic / The Pear Tree / Climate and Marine Disease / Why Fish Don't Exist

The year 2020 could be the warmest ever and its Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to be busier than average. The US may face three or more extremely dangerous storms at a time when FEMA is already swamped with pandemic relief and working through a backlog from other natural disasters throughout the country.

Also, as some schools and pre-schools prepare to reopen, some educators are considering the health and educational benefits of outdoor learning to help lower the risk of Covid-19 transmission.

And Lulu Miller of NPR's "Invisibilia" joins us to discuss her new book, "Why Fish Don't Exist", which follows the astonishing story of fish scientist David Starr Jordan. He discovered thousands of new fish species around 1900, and kept going even as he faced repeated disasters that threatened to obliterate his life's work. But his stubborn optimism had a dark side.

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[Broadcast] Joe Biden's Climate Task Force, Backyard Tigers in America, Animal City: The Domestication of America, and more

Fri, 22 May 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Democrats Launch Climate Change Task Force / Beyond the Headlines / Backyard Tigers in America / The Farmer The Grain The Miller The Sea / Animal City: The Domestication of America

Former Vice President Joe Biden is the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee following Senator Bernie Sanders' April departure from the race. Despite stark ideological differences, the two have formed several unity task forces on topics ranging from immigration to climate change.

Also, more tigers live in captivity in the United States than in the wild, and private ownership of big cats is often completely legal due to a lack of federal oversight.

And American cities were once home to large numbers of livestock: cows grazing Boston Common, pigs roaming through what's now downtown Manhattan.

Wild and domesticated animals in our past and present and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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[Broadcast] Christiana Figueres on "The Future We Choose"; Tips for Low-Waste Living; Trump Stalls Clean Energy Loans; and more

Fri, 15 May 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Trump Stalls Clean Energy Loans / Beyond the Headlines / World's Largest Parrot: Note on Emerging Science / Food Waste Increase in the Pandemic / Tips for Low-Waste Living / The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis

Paris Climate Agreement lead UN diplomat Christiana Figueres recently wrote the book "The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis" and speaks about how making the urgently needed transition away from fossil fuels could also help rebuild economies broken by Covid-19.

Meanwhile, $43 billion in loans for clean energy innovators that was set aside by the Obama Administration has barely been touched. Representative Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Chair of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, discusses the holdup.

And sustainable living can be as much about returning to old, thrifty traditions as it is about innovative technologies. How to make your own food scrap soup, orange peel cleaners and more, this week on Living on Earth from PRX.

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[Broadcast] Coronavirus Shocks US Food System, The Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court, and more

Fri, 08 May 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Coronavirus Shocks US Food System / Beyond the Headlines / The Rule of Five: Making Climate History at the Supreme Court

The coronavirus has disrupted the economy, with grocery shortages and news of massive food dumping some of the most visible effects. Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and other books, on how the pandemic exposes the vulnerabilities in the American food supply.

Also, the Supreme Court's 2007 landmark decision in Massachusetts v. EPA requires the government to regulate climate changing gases. The gripping behind-the-scenes story of Massachusetts v. EPA and the people who doggedly led the case to victory against the odds.

That and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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[Broadcast] Farmworkers and the Virus, Supreme Court Clean Water Win, Zoos and Aquariums Online, and more

Fri, 01 May 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Farmworkers and the Virus / A Migrant Farmworker Shares COVID-19 Fears / Beyond the Headlines / Supreme Court Clean Water Win / Note on Emerging Science: The Days the Earth Stood Still / Zoos and Aquariums Online / Behind the Quarantine at the New England Aquarium / Sap-Iens: Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers

Farmworkers are considered essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and without them there will be food shortages. Migrant farmworkers face special risks as more than half of them are undocumented and many lack access to healthcare. We'll hear from a longtime California farmworker about his fears and frustrations about working with little protection in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Also, in a key decision for environmental law, by a 6-3 vote the US Supreme Court has created a major precedent that strengthens the Clean Water Act.

And while zoos, aquariums, and wildlife centers have had to close their doors during the COVID-19 pandemic, many have gone online to continue their mission with virtual visits and critter cams.

All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Celebrating 50 Years of Earth Day and Environmental Law, and 30 Years of LOE; and more

Fri, 24 Apr 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Reflecting on 50 Years of Earth Day / Celebrating 30 Years of 'Living on Earth' / Beyond the Headlines / 50 Years of Environmental Law / Stories and Poetry for Earth Day

This year, Earth Day turns 50. And from humble beginnings Earth Day has grown into the world's largest secular holiday, celebrated around the world each year by more than a billion people. Activists, scientists, poets and pastors alike share their reflections for this special Earth Day.

1970 also saw the birth of major environmental laws including the Clean Air Act and NEPA. In the 50 years since, environmental law has brought improved air and water quality, but gaps in environmental protection remain.

And this Earth Day also marks 30 years since the launch of the "Living on Earth" program! Host Steve Curwood reflects on the challenges and rewards of covering environmental news.

Celebrating 50 years of Earth Day and 30 years of LOE, and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Earth Day At Fifty, Dangerous Heat in the Gulf of Mexico, Springtime Birding with David Sibley, and more

Fri, 17 Apr 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Dangerous Heat in the Gulf of Mexico / Beyond the Headlines / Earth Day Turns Fifty / Springtime Birding with David Sibley

April 22nd, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, when some 20 million Americans peacefully rallied for protecting the planet. Denis Hayes, coordinator of that very first Earth Day, discusses how this year's grand Earth Day plans have adapted to the coronavirus disruptions.

Also, on Easter Sunday, dozens of tornados tore through the southeast United States, resulting in the deaths of over 30 people. These deadly storms came as water in the Gulf of Mexico was three degrees Fahrenheit hotter than the long-term average. Why warmer Gulf water fuels strong tornados, thunderstorms, and hurricanes.

And now that the seasonal great avian migration is underway, wildlife refuges provide the perfect place to listen and watch for birds on a fine spring morning.

Springtime birding with David Sibley and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Air Pollution and COVID-19: A Deadly Combination; A Backyard BioBlitz; Erosion: Essays of Undoing; and more

Fri, 10 Apr 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Air Pollution Worsens COVID-19 / Beyond the Headlines / Poetry Month: "One Log Per Visit, Never The Same Log Twice" / A Backyard BioBlitz / Erosion: Essays of Undoing

COVID-19 appears to be deadlier to people with years of exposure to high air pollution, strengthening the case for cleaning up dirty air that already kills millions around the world every year. Climate mitigation could be a big benefit of the solutions, since much of the pollution comes from the burning of fossil fuels.

Also, writer Terry Tempest Williams' latest book grapples with the erosion of democracy, science, compassion, and trust, as her beloved Utah red rock landscape faces oil and gas extraction, and the planet faces destructive warming.

And every year, citizen scientists around the world participate in brief, intensive surveys of biological diversity called BioBlitzes.

A backyard BioBlitz in the era of social distancing and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Economic Recovery, Virus and Climate; Science Denial and Pandemic, Home Bound Gardening, and more

Fri, 03 Apr 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Economic Recovery, the Virus and Climate / Beyond the Headlines / Science Denial and the Pandemic / BirdNote®: Trogons Nest with Wasps / Home Bound Gardening

The world is now facing the coronavirus pandemic crisis as well as the climate crisis. And while COVID-19 has brought economic carnage, it also presents an opportunity to build back the U.S. economy cleaner than before, says Rep. Kathy Castor. The Chair of the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis talks about how Congress can respond to the pandemic crisis with climate change in mind, and why the world's pandemic response gives her hope about addressing the climate crisis.

Also, the coronavirus pandemic appears well-managed in countries that acted swiftly, with the science of epidemiology as their guide, while others have seen a spiking death rate. Why governments sometimes fail to follow the science when responding to major crises like pandemics and climate change.

And the joys of tending a garden in the midst of a pandemic, from growing veggies to keeping chickens, plus advice about what to get in the ground now.

All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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The Optimist's Telescope, Toxic Shellfish and Climate Change, Ocean Currents Drifting Poleward, and more

Fri, 27 Mar 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Warming Oceans And Toxic Shellfish / Beyond the Headlines / Major Ocean Currents Drifting Poleward / Misfit Produce at Your Doorstep / BirdNote®: Canada's Boreal Forests / The Optimist's Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age

The current moment is highlighting the perils of not planning ahead for challenges such as pandemics, or climate disruption. How we can tackle shortsightedness in our personal lives and in society, to plan better for the future.

Also, many coastal native Alaskans rely on harvested shellfish as part of their subsistence lifestyle. But mussels and clams can carry a lethal dose of a natural toxin, and as ocean waters warm, the algae that produces that toxin is thriving year-round.

And the warming oceans are also causing vital ocean currents to drift poleward, potentially disrupting the supply of nutrients for fisheries, and changing regional climates.

All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Wildlife Trafficking and the Novel Coronavirus, Nature in the Time of COVID-19, The Next California, and more

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Wildlife Trafficking and the Novel Coronavirus / The Next California / Benefits of Free Transit / Beyond the Headlines / Nature in the Time of COVID-19

Wildlife trafficking is a highly lucrative form of organized crime, with deadly consequences. That's because in addition to threatening ecosystems, it plays a key role in spreading diseases including the novel coronavirus.

Also, around the world, people are doing their part to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by staying at home. But that doesn't mean we can't take the time to connect with nature, says "Last Child in the Woods" author Richard Louv.

And a growing trend to make public transportation free has come to Lawrence, Massachusetts, the first minority-majority city in New England and the first in the state to provide free bus service through a pilot program.

All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Trump EPA Rushes Rollbacks, Plunging Oil Prices and the Climate, Court Blocks Amazon Drilling and more

Fri, 13 Mar 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Cheap Oil and the Climate / Beyond the Headlines / Court Blocks Drilling in the Amazon / Trump EPA Races to Finish Rollbacks / Removing Dams in the Ohio River Watershed / Finding a Rare Mouse-Deer

Amid the novel corona virus pandemic, oil prices had the largest one-day plunge since 1991, with major implications for the shale industry, national security and clean energy. How a Green New Deal could help alleviate the economic stresses of the boom-bust oil price cycle.

Also, the Trump administration is rushing to wrap up its weakening of environmental rules, including methane regulations and auto efficiency standards, but they're proving difficult to justify.

And a proposed oil drilling project in the Peruvian Amazon threatened to damage the ecosystem that isolated indigenous peoples there depend on. So an indigenous coalition went to court to try to block the project, and they recently won the lawsuit. What the case could mean for indigenous rights.

All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Joe Biden's Climate Plan, Facing the Coronavirus Challenge, Harvard Students Call for Divestment, and more

Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Joe Biden's Plan for a Clean Energy Revolution / Beyond the Headlines / Facing the Corona Virus Challenge / Harvard Students and Faculty Call for Divestment / The Wizard and the Prophet

In this week's episode, former Vice President Joe Biden is running for President on a platform of bringing a divided nation together, on key issues including the environment. He's offering a Green New Deal for clean energy jobs and more.

Also, why the US is behind in the race to contain the novel coronavirus that has been spreading throughout the world.

And students and faculty at Harvard are calling on the university to divest its $41 billion endowment from fossil fuels.

All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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FDA Ignores BPA Risks, Warren's Climate Plan, Ross Gay's 'Book of Delights', and more

Fri, 28 Feb 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Food and Drug Admin. Disputes BPA Health Risks / Elizabeth Warren's Climate Plan / Investors Eye Climate Risk / 'Parasite' As Climate Fiction / Beyond the Headlines / The Book of Delights

This week on Living on Earth, scientists charge the FDA with stacking the deck against findings that link the chemical BPA to harmful health effects, ranging from birth defects to cancer. And even "BPA-free" alternatives may pose a risk.

Also, from healthcare to climate change, Elizabeth Warren has a plan for that. Her $11 trillion climate platform includes plans for a Green New Deal, environmental justice, and ocean health.

Plus -- for a year, poet Ross Gay took a moment almost every day to write about something that delighted him, even in the most unexpected places. These essays comprise his most recent volume, The Book of Delights.

All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Koch Industries and the Climate, Bernie Sanders on Climate Change, China's Single-Use Plastics Ban, and more

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Bernie Sanders on Climate / Beyond the Headlines / BirdNote®: Left Foot or Right? Handedness in Birds / The Place Where You Live: Tianmushan, China / China's Single-Use Plastics Ban / Armistice for Hippos and Crocs / Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America

This week on Living on Earth, much of the anti-climate policy efforts in the U.S. can be traced back to one powerful man, Charles Koch, who sits at the helm of a fossil fuel-based corporate empire. The new book "Kochland" describes how Charles Koch and his massive company have profited from secrecy and worked to thwart climate policy and stamp out the moderate wing of the Republican Party.

Also, Bernie Sanders rallygoers share their thoughts on the Democratic presidential candidate's version of the Green New Deal.

And we head to China to discuss its recent single-use plastics ban, and for our latest instalment in the Living on Earth - Orion Magazine series, the Place Where You Live.

All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Trump Admin Leaves Clean Energy Funding Unspent, PFAS in our Water, Bill Weld's Climate Plan, and more

Fri, 14 Feb 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Trump Admin Leaves Clean Energy Funding Unspent / Beyond the Headlines / Bill Weld's Climate Plan / The Place Where You Live: Petaluma, CA / UN and Protections for Climate Refugees / PFAS Chemicals Likely in All Major Water Supplies / Dueling Dinosaurs Ignite Battle Over Fossil Ownership

The Trump Administration is under review by a House oversight panel for withholding funds that Congress designated for clean energy projects.

Also, PFAS chemicals, common in nonstick consumer products, are also now ubiquitous in drinking water supplies.

And Republican Presidential candidate Bill Weld is looking to bring environmental priorities, including more stringent regulations, back to the Grand Old Party.

All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Regrowing Australian Forests, Wine Regions Shift With Warming, The CLEAN Future Act, and more

Fri, 07 Feb 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Democrats Unveil CLEAN Future Act / Beyond the Headlines / How Wildfires Affect Water Quality / Regrowing Australian Forests / Sounds of Winter / Wine Regions Struggle with Climate Change / Feed Your Ex to a Bear for Valentine's Day

Years of repeated bushfires linked to climate change have left some of Australia's iconic eucalyptus forests unable to come back on their own. Now humans are giving them a helping hand by carefully collecting and distributing their seeds.

And as the climate changes, many traditional wine-growing regions are struggling with the heat and cooler regions, like the UK and China, are poised to fill in the gap.

Also, in the face of the climate crisis, House Democrats released a draft of the CLEAN Future Act, a plan to put the United States on track for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Decoding the Coronavirus, Trump Water Rule 'Ignores Science', Our Wild Calling and more

Fri, 31 Jan 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Decoding the Coronavirus / Beyond the Headlines / Trump Water Rule 'Ignores Science' / Freshwater Mussels: Hunted for Buttons, Stranded by Dams / BirdNote®: Canada Jays Save Food For Later / Our Wild Calling

As a novel coronavirus began spreading from Wuhan, China in December 2019, scientists were able to isolate, sequence, and publish the complete genetic code of the virus in less than a month.

Also, critics of the Trump Administration's new water rule, including EPA's own Science Advisory Board, say that it has no grounding in basic watershed science.

And our modern lives have separated us from other species and contributed to "species loneliness", says Richard Louv, author of the new book Our Wild Calling: How Connecting with Animals Can Transform Our Lives - and Save Theirs.

All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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A Plan To Save Biodiversity, Redlining Linked with Extreme Urban Heat, Court Dismisses Youth Climate Case, and more

Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Appeals Court Reluctantly Dismisses Youth Climate Case / Beyond the Headlines / A Plan to Avoid Extinctions / Mangroves Thriving in a Warming World / BirdNote®: Laysan Albatrosses Nest at Midway Atoll / Norway's Disappearing Winter / Redlining Linked with Extreme Urban Heat

As many as 1 million species are at risk of going extinct in the coming decades. Now the UN has a bold plan to set aside half of the earth by 2050 to save biodiversity.

Also, the discriminatory practice known as redlining is now linked with neighborhoods that experience extreme heat.

And even Scandinavia, nearly synonymous with cold and snow, is heating up: Oslo, Norway is already experiencing 21 fewer days of winter than it did 30 years ago.

Norway's disappearing winter and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Democratic Debaters Urge Climate Action, Senator Murkowski Talks Public Lands, After Coal: Stories of Survival in Appalachia and Wales, and more

Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Democratic Debaters United on Need For Climate Action / Beyond the Headlines / Senator Lisa Murkowski Talks Up Public Lands / Trump Moves to Weaken NEPA / Note on Emerging Science: Plastic-Eating Mushrooms / After Coal: Stories of Survival in Appalachia and Wales

At the final Democratic primary debate before the 2020 Iowa caucuses, the six candidates onstage all discussed their concerns about climate impacts and their plans to meet this existential challenge.

Also, communities in Appalachia have been hit hard economically as coal production dropped. It's a story that has also played out in Wales in the UK. Now the "After Coal Project" is helping breathe new economic and cultural life into both communities.

And Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, known for reaching across the aisle to broker bipartisan deals, sponsored the 2019 Dingell Act to protect and expand public lands. The Alaska Senator is entering her final year as Chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Australia's Wildfires Point to the Future, Climate Fiction As Warnings, Climate Refugees, and more

Fri, 10 Jan 2020 17:00:00 -0000

Australia's Wildfires Point to the Future / Climate Disasters Drive Refugee Crisis / McSweeney's '2040 AD' Climate Fiction Issue / Note on Emerging Science: Deep-Sea Serpents / Beyond the Headlines: The Year in Review / Climate and the 2019 Lexicon / BirdNote®: Encounter with a Cassowary

Australia is in the throes of its worst fire season in modern history. As thousands of homes are incinerated and an estimated billion animals perish, the rest of the world is getting a glimpse of some of the troubles ahead on a warming planet.

Also, a new "climate fiction" issue from the literary publication McSweeney's enlists notable authors to pen short stories envisioning climate disruption.

And climate loomed large in the 2019 "word of the year" chosen by three prominent dictionary publishers.

Living with climate disruption and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Living on Earth Look Backs at 2019: Regulatory Rollbacks, The Best Science and Nature Writing, Endangered Species Successes, and more

Fri, 03 Jan 2020 17:00:00 -0000

The Rollbacks of 2019 / The Best Science and Nature Writing / Endangered Species Success Stories / Barren-Ground Caribou

As we open a new year, Living on Earth looks back on key environmental developments of 2019. Last year saw the rollbacks of more than 80 environmental rules under the Trump Administration. Critics say these changes will harm more than the climate: they'll hurt business, the environment, and human health. Law professor Pat Parenteau joins us for an overview of some of the key regulatory rollbacks.

And 2019 brought both good news and bad news for endangered species. While the Trump Administration finalized changes to the Endangered Species Act that could slow species' recovery, birds like the Kirtland's warbler, least tern and more have bounced back thanks to the ESA. And from a quirky little fish, to a couple of stonefly species that depend on melting glaciers to survive, a few more species received much-needed ESA protections.

Also, the best science writing strives to entertain and educate in equal measures, and to help make the jargon of the scientific world accessible to the general public. And with bestselling science writer Sy Montgomery at the helm, the 2019 edition of the Best American Science and Nature Writing was sure to bring together some fascinating science journalism.

A look back at 2019 and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Stories from the Borderlands: Water, Bison, the Wall and more

Fri, 27 Dec 2019 17:00:00 -0000

How the Border Wall Could Harm Wildlife / Bison and Sustainable Land Management / Science in Danger at the US-Mexican Border / Water Ranching in Mexico / BirdNote®: Lily-Trotters, Jesus Birds

This week on the pod, a special series of stories Living on Earth's Bobby Bascomb reported from the US-Mexico border.

In that increasingly fractured landscape, some species struggle to stay connected to populations north and south of the border. The walling off of Mexico from the US also presents a challenge for scientists doing research near the border.

But the lands and people north and south of the border are united by species conservation efforts, and projects that seek to bring back wetland ecosystems and slow down water to help sustain plants and animals long after the seasonal monsoons.

Bison could be part of the solution, since they evolved with a variety of grasslands including semi-arid ones, so some ranchers in Mexico are choosing to breed bison to help manage their land more sustainably.

Stories from the borderlands and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Bunnies, Bears, and Snails: Stories for the Solstice

Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Smeagull the Seagull: A True Story / Sammy Snail and the Graneers / Native American Winter Stories Winter is a time for gathering together and celebrating the rich human tradition of storytelling. Sharing Native stories handed down for thousands of years, as well as much younger stories that appeal to young and old alike, brings us together at the Northern Hemisphere's darkest time of the year. And this tradition can also bring us closer to the creatures we share our Earth with, from seagulls to paper wasps. A winter storytelling special, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.

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Jane Fonda and Climate Civil Disobedience, Superfund Climate Risks, A Christmas Bird Count for Kids, and more

Fri, 13 Dec 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Democrats "Still In" at Madrid Climate Talks / Climate and Superfund Sites / Jane Fonda and Climate Civil Disobedience / Beyond the Headlines / BirdNote®: Rock Sandpipers Are Tough / A Preschool Christmas Bird Count Jane Fonda has been a Hollywood icon for a half-century and is currently starring in a hit Netflix show, but in 2019 she wants you talking about the climate. She's spearheading the "Fire Drill Fridays" protests at the US Capitol, even getting arrested at 81 years old, and this week's episode features a conversation with Jane about activism and civil disobedience as an antidote for despair, and more. Also, cleanup at 60 percent of the roughly 1,300 Superfund sites in the U.S. could be compromised by climate change disasters such as flooding, fires, and hurricanes. Yet the Environmental Protection Agency is not taking care to prevent these climate impacts on Superfund sites. And a new children's book follows a young citizen scientist as she participates in a Christmas Bird Count. Even preschoolers can get involved in the count, and we follow a flock of young birders on their practice run. Citizen science for kids and more, this week on Living on Earth from PRX.

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The Outlaw Ocean, Eat Like a Fish, Banning New Gas Hookups and more

Fri, 06 Dec 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Banning New Natural Gas Hookups / Beyond the Headlines / The Outlaw Ocean / Eat Like a Fish / Remembering EPA Head William Ruckelshaus Seventy percent of our planet is covered by the oceans, and in this vast wilderness lawlessness is rampant, with crimes ranging from illegal fishing to slavery at sea. These high crimes on the high seas are the focus of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ian Urbina's new book, The Outlaw Ocean. Also, overfishing and climate change are hitting fish stocks hard, and at the same time most of the food grown and raised on land is carbon-intensive and unsustainable. Restorative ocean farming could hold the key to a more sustainable ocean and food system. And as scientists warn that time is running out to curb greenhouse gas emissions and transition away from fossil fuels, some towns and cities are enacting bylaws to codify the use of alternatives to natural gas and oil for heating and cooking. The town of Brookline, Massachusetts is the latest to do so. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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The Silent Killer Called PM2.5, Reflections on the Native American Tradition of Giving Thanks, Brewing a Specialty Coffee Market, and more

Fri, 29 Nov 2019 17:00:00 -0000

The Silent Killer Called PM2.5 / Beyond the Headlines / Science Note: Toad Mimics Venomous Snake / Cosmic Crisp Apples / Brewing a Specialty Coffee Market / A Typical Carbon Footprint of Thanksgiving / Reflections on the Native American Tradition of Giving Thanks / Cranberries Take Center Stage The fine particulate air pollution known as PM2.5 has been shown to be deadly with correlation to heart attacks and strokes, and a new study links it with three more specific causes of death: dementia, kidney disease, and hypertension. Also, Thanksgiving is a time for American families and friends to gather and be thankful, but for Native Americans it can also be a reminder of the displacement, violence and disease brought by the white colonists. And coffee is no longer simply a drink to wake you up as there is now a sizable market for specialty coffees with unique flavors. To link up coffee growers with that market and ensure they get a fair price, a Portland, Oregon-based nonprofit started a coffee tasting "cupping" and auction. All that and more, this week on Living on Earth from PRI.

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ExxonMobil Awaits Fraud Ruling, A Public Housing Green New Deal, A Tasty Vegan Thanksgiving, and more

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 17:00:00 -0000

ExxonMobil Fraud Decision Due / UN Climate Ambition Gap / A Public Housing Green New Deal / Beyond The Headlines / Winter Wolf Song / Winter Wolves on the Move / A Tasty Vegan Thanksgiving With federal public housing in urgent need of upgrades, the new "Green New Deal for Public Housing Act" aims to create thousands of jobs while improving public health and reducing carbon emissions. Also, climate loss and damage is already upon us, even as UN negotiators look for fair ways to share responsibility. And a traditional Thanksgiving dinner might not seem all that vegan-friendly, but among the vegan options there are plenty of tasty selections that even have the mouthfeel of meat. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Tackling Plastic Waste, EPA Seeks Confidential Medical Records, The Pan-Borneo Highway, and more

Fri, 15 Nov 2019 17:00:00 -0000

EPA Seeks Confidential Health Records / The Bottle Deposit Debate / Senator Tom Udall Takes on Plastic Waste / Beyond the Headlines / The Pan-Borneo Highway / Good Housekeeping The EPA sset limits for pollutants in our air and water to protect public health. Now the agency is proposing a controversial rule to require any study used for its rulemaking to disclose raw data including confidential medical records. Also, Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) aims to curb the growing plastic waste crisis with a bill that would ban some single-use plastics, institute a 10-cent nationwide container deposit, and compel producers to take the lead on recycling. And the 2,000-km Pan-Borneo Highway will connect some of the remote regions of the three nations that make up the island, Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei. But conservationists worry that this highway will fragment crucial habitat for rare species like pygmy elephants, proboscis monkeys, and the banded langur. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Keystone Oil Spill, Baja California's Wildfires, Rainforests 'Worth More Alive Than Dead', and more

Fri, 08 Nov 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Big Keystone Oil Spill / Beyond the Headlines / Wildfires Strike Baja California / BirdNote®: The Butcherbird / Let The Leaves Be And Feed The Birds / Rainforests 'Worth More Alive Than Dead' In late October, nearly 400,000 gallons of crude oil spilled from the existing Keystone pipeline into a North Dakota wetland, reviving concerns about the safety of the proposed Keystone XL extension. Also, the extreme heat and winds that fueled wildfires in the State of California this October also fed fires in Mexico's Baja California, where fire departments and residents have limited resources. And despite market forces that incentivize logging, mining, and conversion to farmland, Earth's rainforests are worth more alive than dead. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Fighting Fire with Fire, Healthy People Equal Healthy Forests, Pope Hosts Amazon Synod, and more

Fri, 01 Nov 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Fighting Fire with Prescribed Fire / Beyond the Headlines / Note on Emerging Science: Deforestation and Malaria / Healthy People Equal Healthy Forests / BirdNote®: Green Birds and Brown Birds in the Tropical Rainforest / Pope Hosts Amazon Synod For many of those living in and near tropical forests, one of the only ways to get cash to pay for healthcare is by logging. Now the nonprofit Health in Harmony is providing healthcare that patients can pay for with seedlings or manure. Also, Pope Francis recently called the bishops of the Amazon to Rome for a synod bringing them together with lay members of the indigenous community to discuss human rights, climate change and deforestation. And a century of fire suppression has turned much of the West into a tinderbox. Prescribed fire could help bring nature back in balance, but it's currently far more common in the Southeast than in the West, where it's sorely needed. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Ethane Crackers and Air Pollution, Coastal Living Boosts Mental Health, YouTubers Launch Tree Planting Campaign, and more

Fri, 25 Oct 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Ethane Crackers Spark Pollution Concerns / BirdNote®: Red-Necked Phalaropes, Spinners On The Sea / Living Near The Coast Could Boost Mental Health / Oyster Shell Recycling / Nobel Prize in Chemistry Recognizes Lithium Battery Discoveries / Beyond the Headlines / 'Largest YouTube Collaboration Ever' Aims to Plant 20 Million Trees A glut of cheap natural gas has petrochemical companies turning to ethane, a component of natural gas, to make plastic. But the process comes with massive carbon emissions and health concerns for host communities. Also, the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry commemorates the work of three scientists who helped develop the lithium ion battery, which revolutionized electronics. We speak with one of those pioneering chemists. And influencers on YouTube and other platforms are asking their billion subscribers to help plant 20 million trees. "Team Trees" and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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10K Farmers Want a Green New Deal, The Economic Value of the National Parks, Exploring the Parks: Great Smoky Mountains, and more

Fri, 18 Oct 2019 17:00:00 -0000

10,000 Farmers Want a Green New Deal / BirdNote®: Who Likes Suet? / Beyond the Headlines / The Economic Value of the National Parks / Exploring the Parks: Great Smoky Mountains / Arctic Fox Hunting More than 10,000 farmers and ranchers from across the country have signed on to a letter that urges Congress to support a Green New Deal. They're asking for a massive overhaul of food and farming policy in order to address the climate crisis while providing economic security for independent family farms. Also, the National Parks have been famously called "America's Best Idea," but they may also be "America's Best Investment", thanks to the valuable services they provide such as recreation, carbon storage, and educational programs. And the latest in Living on Earth's series on public lands takes us to the most remote spot in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, a biodiversity hotspot. Exploring the parks and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Youth Mental Health Problems From Pollution, Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast, The 2019 Fat Bear Week Champion, and more

Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Youth Mental Health Problems From Pollution / Beyond the Headlines / Whistleblowers on Trump Science / The 2019 Fat Bear Week Champion / Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast This week on the podcast, the type of air pollution known as PM 2.5 is all around us from the burning of fossil fuels, and it's linked to strokes and heart attacks. Now there is mounting evidence that it may also be harming the mental health of children by worsening depression, anxiety, suicidality and more. Also, Jonathan Safran Foer's new book explores the opportunity that reducing our meat consumption presents for reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions. And the 2019 Alaskan fat bear tournament is over and we have a winner! Fat Bear Week is a yearly competition organized by Katmai National Park and Preserve in southern Alaska to honor its fattest, and healthiest, brown bears. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Reducing the Price of Electricity by Reducing Emissions, Bison for Sustainable Land Management, DNA Barcoding, and more.

Fri, 04 Oct 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Trump Fights California / Beyond the Headlines / Success of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative / DNA Barcoding for Quick Species ID / Bison and Sustainable Land Management The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, RGGI, has lowered carbon emissions in participating states by roughly fifty percent while at the same time lower electricity rates for consumers. Some 30 million bison once roamed the Great Plains of North America, by the turn of the century there were less than 600. One ranch in Mexico is breeding bison to help the species recover and sustainably manage their land. Just a tiny fraction of earth's species have been documented by science but a new technology, known as DNA barcoding, promises to rapidly increase our understanding of the life on earth.

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Silencing Spring, Shipping Container Farms, Celebrating the Fattest Bears and more

Fri, 27 Sep 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Silencing Spring / BirdNote®: Snowy Egrets - Killer Hats / Kids Versus the Climate Crisis / Fat Bear Week! / Beyond the Headlines / Container Farming in the City Scientists have documented a staggering decline in North America's birds in recent decades. As many as 3 billion birds have disappeared since 1970, and grassland birds and shorebirds have been hit especially hard. Also, Fat Bear Week is a yearly competition to celebrate the fattest, healthiest brown bears in Katmai National Park. And modern industrial agriculture is a resource-intensive endeavor, requiring massive amounts of land, water, and energy. Some urban farmers are thinking outside the box by bringing their farms inside the box in the form of shipping containers. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Rebooting Puerto Rican Power, Naomi Klein's Case for a Green New Deal, Clean Water Rollbacks, and more

Fri, 20 Sep 2019 17:00:00 -0000

UN Climate Action Summit / Beyond the Headlines / Clean Water Rollbacks / Rebooting Puerto Rican Power / Naomi Klein's Case for a Green New Deal When Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico in 2017, it crippled the island's fossil fuel-dependent electrical grid. To improve resiliency, the territory is aiming for a 100%-renewable grid by 2050. Also, stronger hurricanes are a sign that the world is on fire - but so is the movement that's calling for action. In her new book "On Fire", Naomi Klein lays out a case for a Green New Deal. And kicking off Climate Week NYC is the 2019 United Nations' Climate Action Summit, an opportunity for nations to ramp up their greenhouse gas reduction commitments under the Paris Agreement. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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The Border Wall and Wildlife, Coal Plant Ash Disaster for Workers, Andrew Yang's Climate Plan, and more

Fri, 13 Sep 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Coal Ash Cleanup Allegedly Deadly for Tennessee Workers / Andrew Yang's Climate Plan / Beyond the Headlines / Pronghorn Antelope / How the Border Wall Could Harm Wildlife Dozens of workers who helped clean up a 2008 coal ash spill in Tennessee have died and hundreds more fallen ill from diseases linked to the disaster. Now a fight for justice for these workers has won a round in the courts. Also, how President Trump's border wall could sever habitats and migratory paths for wildlife in the borderlands, including birds. And Democratic Presidential candidate Andrew Yang says his proposed "Freedom Dividend" of a thousand dollars a month to every American over 18 could help kickstart the fight against climate change. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Climate Crisis Town Hall, The Amazon's Tipping Point, Underland: A Deep Time Journey, and more

Fri, 06 Sep 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Amazon Tipping Point / Democratic Candidates Talk Solutions at Climate Town Hall / Reviewing the Climate Crisis Town Hall / Beyond The Headlines / Underland: A Deep Time Journey The fires in the Amazon rainforest are illuminating the alarming speed of deforestation in one of the most biodiverse places on Earth - and bringing it closer to a "tipping point" transition into dry savannah. Also, Democratic presidential hopefuls spell out their plans to address the climate emergency at town halls hosted by CNN, and a Harvard economist reviews their schemes. And author Robert Macfarlane ventures into ice caves, braves underwater rivers, and crawls through catacombs to discover the "deep time" running beneath our feet. Those stories and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Gaza Water Crisis, Saltwater Beavers Promote Estuary Health, Everglades National Park: a “River of Grass”, and more

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Saltwater Beavers Bring Life Back to Estuaries / Everglades National Park, a "River of Grass" / Drilling in the Everglades / Fly-fishing Saved From Pollution / Gaza Water Crisis In the Gaza Strip, where every three out of four people are refugees, clean water is scarce and there's a worsening health crisis for Gaza's children. Also, it turns out that beavers, a keystone species in some freshwater ecosystems, could hold the key to help restore degraded coastal habitats, too. And Everglades National Park provides a place of sanctuary in nature for those looking for peace and quiet, as well as a front-row-seat view of wildlife like alligators. The "River of Grass" and more, this week on Living on Earth from PRI.

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Farming While Black, Toxic Diapers and Sanitary Pads, A Steamy Date for 'Romeo and Juliet' Frogs, and more

Fri, 23 Aug 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Toxicants in Diapers and Sanitary Pads / 'Romeo and Juliet' Frogs' First Steamy Date / Exploring The Parks: North Cascades National Park / Refugees Cultivate Healing Through Gardening / Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land A recent study finds that single-use diapers and sanitary pads contain phthalates and volatile organic compounds, chemicals that are known to cause a variety of health complications including birth defects and endocrine disruption. Also, meet the farmers who are working to cultivate justice and root out racism, by reconnecting people of color to the earth. And Sehuencas water frogs, like other amphibians, have been devastated by the chytrid fungus, and a frog that scientists named "Romeo" was the last known frog of his kind and had stopped singing for a mate. But recently scientists discovered "Juliet" hiding in the Bolivian cloud forest, and now Romeo's song is back. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Re-wilding the English Countryside, Climate Migrant Caravans, Sequoia and Kings Canyon, and more

Fri, 16 Aug 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Migrant Caravans / The Place Where You Live: Anchorage, Alaska / Exploring the Parks: Sequoia and Kings Canyon / Confronting Climate Change Through Sound / Rewilding The English Countryside The recent waves of migrant caravans coming from Central America have a link to climate change: many of the migrants are fleeing their homes in the wake of crop failures, the result of a massive drought that has lasted for five years. Also, the constant onslaught of grim statistics about climate change may cause some people to shut down. Eco-acoustics could hold the key to drawing people back into a conversation about our changing climate. And an experiment in "re-wilding" a farm in England brings ecological and financial benefits from sustainable hunting and ecotourism. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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No-Show Green Voters, Cactus and Snow in the Desert Sky Islands, Desegregating America's Shoreline, and more

Fri, 09 Aug 2019 17:00:00 -0000

No-Show Green Voters / Exploring the Parks: Cactus and Snow in the Desert Sky Islands / BirdNote®: Ponderosa Pine Savanna / Fighting Climate Change, Naturally / Free the Beaches: Desegregating America's Shoreline In the United States, approximately 20 million registered voters list the environment as one of their top two priorities. But these "super-environmentalists" tend to stay home on Election Day. Also, Arizona's Sky Islands are home to heat and cactus, but also many species that you're more likely to find far north of the desert Southwest - and even considerable snow. And the US civil rights movement to end racial segregation in the 1960's was fought in the North as well as the South. In Connecticut, just about all of the Long Island Sound beaches were off-limits to people of color, until creative organizing finally secured access for all children. That and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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An Afternoon with Pete Seeger, Exploring the Parks: Aniakchak, Vegan Generation Gap, and more

Fri, 02 Aug 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Exploring the Parks: Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve / BirdNote: Exquisite Thrush Song / Vegan Generation Gap / An Afternoon with Pete Seeger Folk music legend Pete Seeger was renowned for his combination of music and social activism. A year before the first Earth Day, Mr. Seeger and friends built a sloop he christened the Clearwater, because that was his intention: to clear the waters of the Hudson River of pollution and garbage. Also, as part of Living on Earth's series exploring America's public lands, we travel to Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, deep in the remote Alaskan wilderness. And traditional family recipes that go back through the generations can present challenges when members of the newest generation go vegan. Those stories and more, this week on Living on Earth from PRI.

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Miners Pollute the Sea of Cortez, Raising Monarch Butterflies, Guinea Fowl and Tick Control, and more

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Miners Pollute the Sea of Cortez / Beyond the Headlines / How to Raise Monarchs / Taggers at Work / Monarch Migration / The Value of Summer Camp / Guinea Fowl and Tick Control / BirdNote®: Do Birds Use Ants as Tools? Mining company Grupo Mexico has spilled millions of gallons of toxic mining chemicals and waste into the Sea of Cortez and rivers that feed into it, endangering people and the natural ecosystem. Now locals are demanding justice in the wake of the latest disaster. Also, some people have fond childhood memories of raising monarch caterpillars in classrooms and at home. We've got some tips for ensuring monarch butterflies raised in captivity aren't led astray in their migration. And deer ticks can carry Lyme disease, which is moving North, thanks to climate change. Now some homeowners in the thick of tick country are turning to an unusual tick control method: keeping a flock of guinea fowl. Tick-eating machines and more, this week on Living on Earth from PRI.

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Fracking and Your Health, Offsetting Your Carbon Footprint, "Hadestown" Sings of Climate Disruption, and more

Fri, 19 Jul 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Fracking and Your Health / Beyond the Headlines / Exploring the Parks: Petrified Forest National Park / Offsetting Your Carbon Footprint / "Hadestown" Brings Climate Change To Broadway / Camels at the Henbury Craters / BirdNote®: House Sparrows' Dance In this episode, fracking is a highly efficient method for extracting oil and gas locked up in shale rock, but it comes with environmental and health risks including birth defects, cancer, and asthma. A meta study lays out the evidence from more than 1700 studies, articles and reports. Also, carbon-intensive activities like global air travel have been growing for decades. For those interested in reducing their carbon footprints, carbon offsets promise to mitigate the damage caused by flying and other emissions sources. And Tony Award-winning musical "Hadestown" infuses themes like isolationism, exploitation of workers, and even climate change with New Orleans jazz, folk, and pop music. All that and more, this week on Living on Earth from PRI.

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"#MeToo” At Nature Conservancy, The Secret and Endangered Lives of Freshwater Mussels, Exploring the Parks: Sequoia and Kings Canyon, and more

Fri, 12 Jul 2019 17:00:00 -0000

"#MeToo" at the Nature Conservancy / Beyond the Headlines / How To Be A Good Creature / The Secret & Endangered Lives of Freshwater Mussels / Exploring the Parks: Sequoia and Kings Canyon In this episode of Living on Earth, with $6 billion in assets The Nature Conservancy is among the world's richest environmental nonprofits and since 1950 it has protected 120 million acres worldwide. But a recent sexual harassment, gender discrimination and workplace misconduct scandal has shaken trust in the organization. Also, with names like "spectaclecase", "snuffbox", and "orangefoot pimpleback pearly", freshwater mussels are among Earth's most fascinating and underappreciated species. They're also among the most endangered organisms in the United States. Recently, critical habitat was finally designated for four species of freshwater mussels, but much more must be done to save hundreds more from extinction. And in the latest from our occasional series on America's public lands, we travel to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in California, which boast some of the biggest trees in the world and the tallest peak in the contiguous United States along with hundreds of miles of hiking trails. Exploring the parks and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Science at Risk at the US-Mexico Border, HBO's "Ice on Fire" Offers Climate Solutions, US Blocks UN and G20 Climate Action, and more

Fri, 05 Jul 2019 17:00:00 -0000

US Blocks UN and G20 Climate Action / Not Much Presidential Debate About Climate / USDA Kills Thousands of Beavers / Science at Risk at the Border / HBO's "Ice on Fire" Offers Climate Solutions In this episode, scientists working on the US-Mexico border face unique challenges when trying to study borderlands ecosystems, thanks to everything from outright harassment and profiling, to tight restrictions on what can cross the border. Living on Earth's Bobby Bascomb is producing a series of dispatches from the US-Mexico border and discusses the challenges of doing science on the border. Also, the climate crisis took center stage at two major world meetings in June 2019, but major polluters have yet to step forward with promises to increase their Paris Agreement pledges. The United States remains on the sidelines as President Trump prepares to pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement entirely. Meanwhile, the Earth is warming and changing faster than many climate scientists had predicted, and at times the future looks impossibly grim. But a new HBO documentary called "Ice on Fire" focuses on some solutions already at hand. "Game on" for solving the climate crisis and much more, this week on Living on Earth from PRI.

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Turning Backyards into Pollinator Havens, Resilient Corals Get a Helping Hand, The Trump EPA's Clean Power Plan Replacement, and more

Fri, 28 Jun 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Trump Clean Power Plan / Beyond the Headlines / Resilient Corals Get a Helping Hand / Repairing Puerto Rico's Corals / BirdNote®: The Auklet's Whiskers -- Not Just for Show / Freshwater Under the Sea /  Turning Backyards Into Pollinator Havens / The Mighty Condor Minnesota lawmakers have heeded dire warnings about pollinator declines. They've just approved a new program that pays homeowners to convert their lawns to pollinator-friendly habitat, like that favored by the rusty patched bumblebee, which just became Minnesota's state bee. And despite the double-whammy of ocean warming and acidification, some coral populations are actually thriving. So scientists are working to speed up natural selection by propagating these resilient corals in Costa Rica and elsewhere. Also in this episode, we take stock of the Trump EPA's new Affordable Clean Energy rule, which replaces the Clean Power Plan created during the Obama Administration. The ACE rule is expected to be challenged in the courts, as it does little to actually reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and could even result in up to 1,400 additional deaths from air pollution each year. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Rating 2020 Prexy Candidates' Climate Ambition, Seeking Justice for the Ogoni Nine, Increasing World Climate Action Ambition, and more

Fri, 21 Jun 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Increasing World Climate Ambition / Moving the Paris Climate Deal Ahead / Beyond the Headlines / Bringing Back Butternut Trees / Rating the Climate Promises of 2020 Prexy Candidates / Seeking Justice for the Ogoni Nine / BirdNote®: Brewer's Sparrow, Sageland Singer Polls show climate change is a rising concern for Democratic voters looking towards the 2020 presidential election. Greenpeace has a scorecard for each candidate based on commitments to a Green New Deal and phasing out fossil fuels. Also, many of the 2,000 delegates from 185 nations at UN Climate session in Germany are seeking to raise the ambition of nations in the Paris Climate Agreement, in hopes of limiting planetary warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius. And Ogoni Nine widow Esther Kiobel is one step closer to justice in her battle against Royal Dutch Shell. She has pursued the oil giant for nearly 25 years, since the Nigerian government executed her husband in 1995 on trumped up charges, allegedly encouraged by Shell. Ms. Kiobel's husband was part of a group known as the Ogoni Nine, including Ken Saro-Wiwa which fought against Shell for environmental and economic damages to their homeland near the Niger River Delta. Now Ms. Kiobel will finally have her case heard in a Dutch case in her bid for reparations and the clearing of her husband's name. Seeking justice for the Ogoni Nine and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Sobering Climate Risks, Cactus and Snow in the Desert Sky Islands, Horizon By Barry Lopez, and more

Fri, 14 Jun 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Sobering Climate Risks / Note on Emerging Science: Hot Potato Blues / Beyond the Headlines / Exploring the Parks: Cactus and Snow in the Desert Sky Islands / BirdNote®: Ponderosa Pine Savanna / Horizon by Barry Lopez If carbon emissions keep going up until 2030 it will be too late to avoid a 'hot house' Earth with a billion climate refugees starting in 2050, according to the Australia-based Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration. These researchers warn the climate is changing faster than politicians and the public are responding, and say interventions on a scale never before seen during peacetime are needed right now. Also, Coronado National Forest, north of Tucson, Arizona is the latest subject of Living on Earth's occasional series on America's public lands. There's plenty of heat and cacti, of course - but also many species that you're more likely to find far north of the desert Southwest, and even enough snow for skiing! We take a trip to the remarkably diverse biomes of Arizona's Sky Islands, with a local biologist as our guide. And in his new book Horizon, 30 years in the making, award-winning writer Barry Lopez asks: "Who is our navigator?" now, in this time of climate change and pervasive inequality. Looking towards the horizon and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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NH Fights PFAS Pollution, Global Warming Clues From Henry David Thoreau, Recomposing the Dead and more

Fri, 07 Jun 2019 17:00:00 -0000

New Hampshire Fights PFAS Pollution / Youth Climate Suit Plea / Beyond the Headlines / Recomposing the Departed / Global Warming Clues from Henry David Thoreau / Solid Seasons: The Friendship of Henry David Thoreau and Ralph Waldo Emerson / BirdNote®: Henry David Thoreau and the Wood Thrush New Hampshire may be one of the smallest states in the US, but it's taking on some of the largest chemical companies in the world. The state wants DowDuPont, 3M and six other companies to take financial responsibility for allegedly knowingly polluting the environment with the persistent toxic class of chemicals called PFAS and PFOA while failing to disclose the risks to public health. Also, for most of recent human history, we've laid our dearly departed to rest through burial and cremation. But these can bear an environmental burden linked to land use and greenhouse gas emissions. Now, Washington State residents have a new green option: human composting. And the Nineteenth Century writings of naturalist and transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau are treasured not only by students of environmental literature, but also scientists today using his observations to track how a warming world is affecting trees and flowers. We dive into that research, then sit down with the author of a new book that traces the "Walden" author's rich and fulfilling friendship with fellow transcendentalist Ralph Waldo Emerson. The legacy of Henry David Thoreau and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Green Wave Sweeps Europe, Binge-Watching For Our Planet, Misfit Produce At Your Doorstep, and more

Fri, 31 May 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Green Wave Sweeps European Parliament / Beyond the Headlines / The Law of Languages / Misfit Produce at Your Doorstep / Our Planet / BirdNote®: Ruddy Duck Can binge-watching help save our stricken world? The producers of a new Netflix original series are hoping to move viewers enough to demand real action on climate change. Our Planet, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, is streaming majestic scenes of life on Earth -- through the sobering lens of climate change -- to millions of viewers. In fact the public's growing concern about climate change just helped usher in a new wave of Green party members to the European Parliament. And thanks to the increasingly fragmented body, with its multiple competing parties, the Greens have some leverage despite still holding only about 10% of seats. Also, every human language that's been tested follows a curious pattern called Zipf's law. Now researchers are looking to see if non-human languages, like the clicks and whistles used by dolphins and whales, follow a similar structure. The law of languages and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Saving West African Rainforests, Global Warming Poor Tax, Grammy’s Dandelion Feast, and more

Fri, 24 May 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Global Warming Poor Tax / Beyond the Headlines / BirdNote®: Recycle Your Egg Shells to Help Nesting Birds / Saving West Africa's Last Rainforest / Grammy Goes A-Gatherin' When an oil palm development in the poor West African country of Liberia uprooted indigenous communities, destroying their religious shrines and burial grounds, and threatened the last major tropical rainforest in West Africa, lawyer Alfred Brownell jumped into action. He was able to get the company to back off, but was then forced to flee for his life. And, as if the crop failures, infrastructure damage, and biodiversity loss linked to climate change weren't already enough, new research finds that global warming appeared to reduce the GDP of the world's poorer countries by 25 percent since 1961. Also, dandelions can be the bane of some who care for lawns. But for 97-year-old Grammy, dandelions are a culinary delight. Grammy goes a-gatherin' and more, this week on Living on Earth from PRI.

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Greening NYC’s Buildings, Congestion Pricing for NYC, Julián Castro on the Campaign Trail, and more

Fri, 17 May 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Julián Castro Campaigns / Remembering the Legacy of Jim Fowler / Congestion Fee for NYC / Cutting Emissions From NYC Skyscrapers / BirdNote®: Unlikely Places to Go Birding / Beyond the Headlines / Leopard Seal Says Hello / Protecting the Cook Islands from Overfishing Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro is making climate change a key part of his campaign for president. At a recent meet and greet in New Hampshire, he laid his climate agenda and why a green economy can be a strong, job-creating economy. Also, New York City just became the first in the nation to adopt a congestion pricing plan. It's expected to raise about a billion and a half dollars in revenue every year for its crumbling subway system and cut down on some of Manhattan's infamous traffic. And NYC has taken another major step in the fight against climate change by putting big buildings on a low-carbon path, requiring them to reduce emissions 80% by 2050. Greening NYC and more, this week on Living on Earth from PRI.

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Climate-Resilient Cities, A Grave Biodiversity Warning, Exploring the Parks: North Cascades, and more

Fri, 10 May 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Bipartisan House Vote For 'Climate Action Now' / Climate-Resilient Cities / A Grave Biodiversity Warning / Beyond The Headlines / Goldman Prizewinner Vanquishes Oil Terminal Project / Exploring The Parks: North Cascades National Park As climate disruption advances with rising sea levels and more intense storms, floods and wildfires, some people are thinking about safer places to live. Duluth, Minnesota and Buffalo, New York are already branding themselves as climate resilient, thanks to their cool climate and proximity to fresh water. Also, the US House passes an historic climate action bill with bi-partisan votes. And meet the hero who fought a massive oil terminal project slated for Vancouver, Washington. How community organizing vanquished a fossil fuel project and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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A Refugee Camp Becomes a City, Tulsi Gabbard’s Presidential Bid, No Show Green Voters, and more

Fri, 03 May 2019 17:00:00 -0000

A Refugee Camp Becomes a City / Tulsi Gabbard's Presidential Bid / No-Show Green Voters / Beyond the Headlines / Pioneer Warren Washington Wins Tyler Prize In Uganda's Bidibidi refugee camp, progressive policies enable South Sudanese refugees to live, farm, and work freely with locals, to foster the growth of small businesses and infrastructure. The goal: to attract outside investments and build an enduring future city. Also, Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) is a Democratic candidate for the 2020 Presidential elections. Campaigning in New Hampshire Congresswoman Gabbard spoke about the importance of addressing climate change and reducing military spending. And approximately 20 million registered voters in the US list the environment as one of their top two priorities. But many of these "super-environmentalists" stay home on Election Day. Getting out the green vote and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Klobuchar Goes Green, Microplastics Lead to Macro-Problems, The Wonders of Spring Migration, and more

Fri, 26 Apr 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Klobuchar Goes Green / A Citizen Science BioBlitz / Beyond the Headlines / Microbeads in the Great Lakes / Microplastics Leading to Macro-Problems / A Season on the Wind: Inside the World of Spring Migration A handy smartphone app is all that's needed to participate in a citizen science "bioblitz", a brief, intensive survey of biological diversity over a set area and time. This year, thousands are expected to participate in the City Nature Challenge. Also, microplastics are everywhere, and sewage treatment doesn't remove them from the water. So they end up in lakes and streams, posing a growing threat to freshwater and saltwater ecosystems. And a veteran field guide author discusses the incredible phenomenon that happens every spring and fall, as a journey of thousands of miles begins with a single flap. The wonders of migration and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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An Earth Day Checkup, Exploring The Parks: Aniakchak, Exxon Climate Risk Lawsuit, and more

Fri, 19 Apr 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Exxon Sued Over Climate Risks of Storage / Beyond The Headlines / Earth Day Checkup / BirdNote®: What's Your State Bird? / Prepping for the City Nature Challenge / Exploring the Parks: Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve Since the first Earth Day in 1970, much has been done to clean up our air and water, here in the U.S. and elsewhere. But the world now faces the imminent threats of climate change and biodiversity loss, with a long way to go on curbing carbon emissions. Also, our newest installment in Living on Earth's series exploring America's public lands takes us to the grizzlies and volcanism of Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, deep in the remote Alaskan wilderness. And as sea level rise and intensifying storms put coastal ecosystems, communities, and industrial facilities at risk, ExxonMobil faces a lawsuit over the alleged vulnerability of the company's Boston Harbor storage facility to climate disruption. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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'Mayor Pete' and the Climate, Pesticide Risks Ignored at Trump Interior Dept., Greater Peril for Greater Sage Grouse, and more

Fri, 12 Apr 2019 17:00:00 -0000

'Mayor Pete' and the Climate / Beyond the Headlines / Fearsome Bull Elephant Musth / Science Note: Can Plants Hear? / Pesticide Risks Ignored at Trump Interior Dept. / BirdNote®: Sage Grouse Lek and Grasslands / The Sage Hen and the Sage Brush / Greater Peril for the Greater Sage Grouse Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is making climate change a focal point of his forward-looking campaign. That message resonates with those voters young and old who see "Mayor Pete" as uniquely qualified to talk about the future. Also, over 84,000 pages of documents have surfaced alleging new Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt's interference with a U.S. Fish and Wildlife report on the risks the pesticides chlorpyrifos, malathion and diazinon may pose to endangered species. And don't miss the marvelous sounds of the Greater Sage Grouse as it performs its traditional mating dance. Unfortunately, the Western sage brush ecosystem indicator species is now more vulnerable to grazing and oil and gas development, now that the Trump Administration has lifted Obama-era restrictions that were meant to protect the iconic bird. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Cyclone Idai Update, Climate Action Now Bill, A First Steamy Date for 'Romeo and Juliet', and more

Fri, 05 Apr 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Idai Disaster Update / Beyond the Headlines / The Power of the Purse and 'Climate Action Now' / Youth Testify for Climate Action / 'Romeo and Juliet' Frogs' First Steamy Date / Everglades National Park, a "River of Grass" / Drilling in the Everglades / BirdNote®: Rivers of Birds In this episode, Cyclone Idai brought destruction for residents of Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe. With the UN calling Idai one of the worst natural disasters to ever hit the Southern hemisphere, East Africans have a long road to recovery ahead. Also, the newly introduced Climate Action Now bill, HR 9, aims to use Congress' "power of the purse" to keep the U.S. in the Paris Climate Agreement. The bill also calls for President Trump to make a plan to meet the U.S. commitments under the agreement. And the sehuencas water frogs known as "Romeo" and "Juliet" have had their first steamy date in hopes of saving their dwindling species. Matchmaking to save a species and more, in this episode on Living on Earth from PRI.

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Losing Ground: Midwest Floods Rip Away Topsoil, Brazil Grabs Indigenous Lands, Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country, and more

Fri, 29 Mar 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Brazil To Grab Indigenous Lands / Beyond the Headlines / Losing Ground: Midwest Floods Rip Away Topsoil / BirdNote®: The Rainwater Basin of Nebraska / The Place Where You Live: Chadron, Nebraska / Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country In this episode: Record flooding in the Midwest has swept away the precious topsoil of the "bread basket of the United States." Farmers already dealing with the Trump Administration's trade war with China now face spoiled grain, dead livestock and an interrupted planting season. The more moderate spring rains are welcome as they bring out the green and help water crops, and in south-central Nebraska, they provide watering grounds for migrating birds, including the famous Sandhill Cranes. Also, a constitutional crisis looms in Brazil as its controversial new president, Jair Bolsonaro, seeks to open the Amazon's indigenous territories to mining, against tribes' wishes. And we hear from writer Pam Houston about her new memoir, "Deep Creek," and how life on a ranch high in the Colorado Rockies helped her find sanctuary after a childhood of abuse and neglect. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Minorities' Pollution Burden, Oil Drilling on 500,000 Acres Blocked for Climate, Sen. Murkowski (R-AK) on the Public Lands Bill, and more

Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Oil Drilling Blocked for Climate / Climate Disasters and Softening Property Values / The Racial Gap of Pollution Responsibility / Beyond the Headlines / GOP Senator Lisa Murkowski on the 2019 Public Lands Act / Baboon, "The Observer" In this week's episode, a federal judge temporarily blocked drilling after he found the Bureau of Land Management failed to adequately consider climate impacts when it held lease sales for oil and gas extraction on hundreds of thousands of acres in Wyoming, Colorado and Utah. And Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska has worked for years with Republican and Democratic colleagues to bring together the most sweeping land conservation bill in a decade, and joins us to discuss public lands and climate change. Also, climate change is stoking losses from the recent floods in Southern Africa to the flooding in the US Midwest, and in coastal communities, rising seas are eating away at local tax bases, compounding the devastation. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Youth Strike for Climate, Carbon Pricing and the Green New Deal, Michael Mann Fights For Science, and more

Fri, 15 Mar 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Youth Strike for Climate / Carbon Pricing and the Green New Deal / Beyond The Headlines / BirdNote®: How a Bird Came to Look Like a Caterpillar / "Hockey Stick" Climatologist Wins Tyler Prize In this episode: A million or more students around the world join the Youth Climate Strike March 15th, inspired by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and her school strike in front of the Swedish Parliament beginning in August of 2018. Also, the Green New Deal resolution recently introduced in Congress is criticized for ignoring carbon pricing. And climatologist Michael Mann became known for developing the "hockey stick" graph showing global temperature rise, which won him the respect of the scientific community as well as the ire of the fossil fuel industry. He's sharing the 2019 Tyler Environmental Prize. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Tornado Clusters and Climate Disruption, Cloning the Giant Sequoia, In Search of the Canary Tree, and more

Fri, 08 Mar 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Tornado Clusters and Climate Disruption / Beyond the Headlines / Oceans Losing Oxygen / Note on Emerging Science: Matchmaking for a Frog Named "Romeo" / Cloning Giant Sequoias / In Search of the Canary Tree In this episode, climate disruption -- and resiliency. Outbreaks of tornado clusters are being stoked by climate change, with 40 on the day that the strongest one devastated Lee County, Alabama. Meanwhile, warmer water holds less oxygen than cooler water does, so as climate change warms the oceans, they're losing oxygen. Pollutants like nitrogen and phosphorus, also contribute to oxygen-starved "dead zones." The warming planet is affecting forests, too, but they can be amazingly resilient. A nonprofit is working to give Coast Redwoods and Giant Sequoias a leg up on resiliency by cloning the hardiest trees. And the author of the new book, "In Search of the Canary Tree," shares how forests, and communities in Southeast Alaska, are transforming in the wake of mass die-offs of giant cypresses known as yellow cedars. All that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Voters Grant Lake Erie Legal Rights, Volkswagen's All-Electric Future, A Tribute to Dick Wheeler and the Extinct Great Auk, and more

Fri, 01 Mar 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Lake Erie Wins Legal Rights / Beyond the Headlines / Volkswagen Goes All-Electric / Science Note: Using Mushrooms to Save The Bees / A Great Egret's Mating Dance / Remembering Dick Wheeler and the Great Auk In this episode, the citizens of Toledo, Ohio have taken a major step to protect Lake Erie, the main source of their drinking water. They voted by a wide margin to grant the Lake Erie Watershed legal rights, so that people can bring lawsuits on behalf of the lake itself. Also, as Volkswagen continues to work on repairing its image in the wake of its diesel emissions scandal, the German car manufacturer is turning over a new leaf with its announcement of a major all-electric car factory, to come online in 2022. And Living on Earth pays a tribute to the late Dick Wheeler with a reprise of the story of his journey kayaking 1,500 miles along the migration route of the now-extinct Great Auk. We enlisted the help of master storyteller Jay O'Callahan and Dick Wheeler himself to tell this story, pulled from our 1999 archives. Those stories and more, this week on Living on Earth from PRI.

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Wall Street and the Green New Deal, Listening to Forests to Aid Conservation, Saltwater Beavers Promote Estuary Health, and more

Fri, 22 Feb 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Wall Street and the Green New Deal / Beyond the Headlines / Listening to Forests Can Aid Conservation / California Tree Deaths Could Hurt Forests on the East Coast / Confronting Climate Change Through Sound / Saltwater Beavers Bring Life Back to Estuaries / BirdNote®: Anna's Hummingbirds Winter in the North This week on Living on Earth, critics of the Green New Deal are quick to point out its significant costs. But the federal government may not need to finance it alone: investors might be enticed to claim a slice of the Green New Deal pie. Also, it turns out that beavers, a keystone species in some freshwater ecosystems, could hold the key to help restore degraded coastal habitats, too. Their intertidal dams could provide crucial habitat for salmon, waterfowl, and many other species. And listening to forests might help protect them. Scientists are gathering acoustic data from animals that make sounds, like birds, primates and insects, to illuminate the health of a forest and even catch illegal loggers and poachers in the act. Those stories and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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The Border Wall's Wildlife Impacts, Bipartisan Public Lands Bill, Monarch Butterflies Rebound, and more

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Senate Passes Bipartisan Public Lands Bill / Understanding the Green New Deal / Beyond The Headlines / Monarch Butterflies Rebound / The Border Wall's Wildlife Impacts / Refugees Cultivate Healing Through Gardening In this episode, biologists warn that President Trump's plan to build a wall along the U.S.--Mexico border could have disastrous consequences for rare borderland species like jaguars and pygmy owls. In other news for cross-border species, biologists are celebrating a boost to eastern monarch butterflies, which overwinter in Mexico; their population grew 144 percent from last year. But it's a different story for the western monarch population, which is on the edge of extinction. Still, there's something else to celebrate this week: conservation remains a bipartisan priority, as the Senate just passed the most sweeping land conservation bill in a decade. It designates 1.3 million new acres of wilderness and five new national monuments, and permanently authorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Those stories and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Toxicants in Diapers and Sanitary Pads, Climate Displacement in Bangladesh, California's Neighborhood Burn Squads, and more

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Toxicants in Diapers and Sanitary Pads / A Green New Deal For All / Bangladesh's Climate Migration Crisis / Beyond The Headlines / Neighborhood Burn Squads Fight Fire With Fire A new study finds that single-use diapers and sanitary pads contain phthalates and volatile organic compounds, chemicals that are known to cause a variety of health complications including birth defects and endocrine disruption. Also, climate impacts like sea level rise, extreme storms, and droughts are creating a migration crisis. Ground zero for climate migration is Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to leave coastal homes. And some California communities at high risk for catastrophic wildfire are taking steps to prepare for disaster and reduce their risk by conducting controlled burns on their own. Neighborhood burn squads and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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A 2020 Climate Change Candidate for President, Heat Wave Kills Nature Down Under, The Challenges of Eminent Domain and more

Fri, 01 Feb 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Inslee's Climate-focused White House Bid / Heat Wave Scorches Nature Down Under / BirdNote®: Palm Cockatoo Gets The Girl / Beyond the Headlines / Eminent Domain and the Landowners Who Wouldn't Back Down Washington Governor Jay Inslee hasn't yet officially announced his candidacy in the 2020 presidential campaign, but he's working to position himself as the climate candidate if he does run. Gov. Inslee joins Living on Earth to discuss pairing economic prosperity with environmental policy. Also, Australia's plants and animals evolved to withstand a hot climate, but the recent extreme heat is far from normal. In recent weeks about a third of the bat population has died and water sources are becoming oxygen-depleted. And pipelines, highways, railroads and high-voltage transmission lines tend to require long paths across the landscape. When the government exerts its eminent domain powers, farms and even suburban neighborhoods can be caught in the middle. The residents who fight back and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Climate Displacement at Home and Abroad, Food From the Radical Center, and more

Fri, 25 Jan 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Migrant Caravans / Climate and the Majestic Gyrfalcon / Climate Disruption and the Poor / Beyond the Headlines / Healing Our Land and Communities Through the Power of Food / BirdNote®: Where Are They Now? This week, we delve into the link between climate change and the recent wave of migrant caravans coming from Central America. Many of the migrants are fleeing their homes in the wake of crop failures, the result of a massive drought that has lasted for five years. Also, without the financial means to adapt or recover from climate impacts, disadvantaged groups here in the U.S. are vulnerable, too. In New Bern, North Carolina, many African-American residents of a public housing complex flooded out by Hurricane Florence are now homeless. And local food movement pioneer Gary Paul Nabhan joins us to discuss how restoring the health of our lands can improve the health of our communities. He's the author of the new book, Food from the Radical Center: Healing Our Land and Communities. Displacement and rootedness, in this week's episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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The Amazon in Peril, Youth Call for Minnesota Green New Deal, World's Oceans Warming Faster and Faster, and more

Fri, 18 Jan 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Defending Public Lands / Beyond the Headlines / Ocean Warming Speeding Up / Youth Activists Call for a Minnesota Green New Deal / Brazil's President Targets Amazon / An Amazon Tribe Turns to Modern Technology to Save Their Trees In this episode we hear how protections for the Amazon Rainforest and its indigenous peoples are being weakened by Brazil's new president, Jair Bolsonaro. And new data shows the Earth's oceans are warming much more rapidly than previously reported. That means rising sea levels, stronger storms, and more intense droughts. Also, youth activists in Minnesota aren't waiting for a national Green New Deal. They're working with the state government on moving the state away from fossil fuels, while creating clean energy jobs and other sustainable economic growth. The push for a Green New Deal in Minnesota and more, next time on Living on Earth from PRI.

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The Conservation Costs of Shutdowns, Congress Launches Climate Crisis Committee, "Forest Bathing" and more

Fri, 11 Jan 2019 17:00:00 -0000

Capitol Hill Panel on Climate Crisis / Beyond The Headlines / Lead in Newark's Water / 'Forest Bathing' for Health / The Conservation Costs of Shutdowns Florida Democrat Kathy Castor tells Living on Earth that the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis she's chairing will press for climate change to be taken into account for all House legislation. Concerns abound about the impacts of government shutdowns on national parks and forests. Examples range from the National Mall to Joshua Tree, where the lack of services can mean trash cans overflow and visitors off-road in sensitive areas. Also, a Japanese practice known as "forest bathing" encourages spending time in nature for health benefits - and studies show spending time amongst the trees may in fact be good for human health. Join us for a walk in the woods and more, in this week's Living on Earth from PRI.

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A Greener Congress, Kerala’s Ambitious Organic Pledge, and more

Fri, 04 Jan 2019 17:00:00 -0000

A Greener U.S. Congress / Kerala's Ambitious Organic Pledge / Pesticide Peril in Paradise Democrats now hold a majority in the House of Representatives for the first time in nearly a decade. Under Speaker Nancy Pelosi the House leadership now recognizes the science of climate change and has created a new Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. Also, locals call the lush tropical Indian state of Kerala "God's own country". But food there is laden with chemicals and cancer rates are rising. So the government has called for all organic food by 2020, and residents are pitching in with their own organic gardens on roof tops and terraces. That's in this week's installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Puerto Rico: Rebuilding for Resilience, Repairing Broken Coral, and more

Fri, 28 Dec 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Rebuilding Puerto Rico's Battered Farms / "Pa'lante": Puerto Rican Resilience After Maria / Volunteers Test Drinking Water in Puerto Rico / Repairing Puerto Rico's Corals Puerto Ricans continue to rebuild their lives in the wake of Hurricane Maria, which killed thousands and wiped out basic services. Now a new and more resilient Puerto Rico is emerging: from a nascent local food movement, to citizen scientists testing water for safety, to Puerto Ricans restoring their island's coral reefs. How Puerto Ricans are forging ahead with a spirit of resilience and preparing for future hurricanes, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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The Earth Is Our Home For the Holidays and Always 2018

Fri, 21 Dec 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Christmas Candles / Mary's New Year's Eve / Superbowl Sundae / A Green Message for the Next Generation / A Mainer's Family Traditions At this coldest, darkest time of year, draw near the fire and the radio, join with family and friends, and savor the warmth and joy of good company, good food, and good stories. It's Living on Earth's story telling special - with some joyous tales, environmental insights and musical surprises.

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Rules to Save the Climate, Most Republicans Believe in Climate Change, Creating the Moon, and More

Fri, 14 Dec 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Rules To Save The Climate / Beyond The Headlines / Climate Action Off Track / Most Republicans Believe In Climate Change / Creating The Earth And Moon UPDATE: Rules for reporting climate protection progress were adopted at the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) in Katowice, Poland, as almost all 190-plus countries in the climate treaty called for stronger international commitments on climate action. But the United States joined a faction promoting global warming coal. Also, while nearly 80% of Americans believe that the planet's climate is changing, only a third believe immediate action is necessary. And a novel theory for how the moon was formed sheds light on earth's origin. From Paris to Katowice to the Moon and back, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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The Environmental Voting Gap, Green Gifting, Cong. Deb Haaland and more

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Meet Deb Haaland, Native American Congresswoman / Beyond The Headlines / The Environmental Voting Gap / The Right To Repair / Is Shopping In A Store Greener Than Buying Online? / Green Gifts For The Holiday Season / Smeagull The Seagull: A True Story New Mexico's 1st Congressional District is sending Deb Haaland to Capitol Hill in January. A Democrat, she's one of the first two Native American women elected to Congress and campaigned on climate change and other environmental issues. Also, some 20 million registered voters in the U.S. list the environment as one of their top two priorities. The largest fraction of these "super-environmentalists" are young people, African Americans and Hispanics, but they tend to vote at lower rates than the rest of the population. And the tradition of exchanging gifts at the holidays often ends up creating a lot of needless consumption and environmental harm. But greener ways to show loved ones that you care abound, and the Living on Earth team is here to share their "green gift" ideas. That and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Trump Climate Report, Saving Sumatran Rhinos, The Dangers of Palm Oil, and more

Fri, 30 Nov 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Trump Climate Change Report / Saving The Sumatran Rhino / Climate Dangers of Palm Oil / BirdNote®: Long-Lived Wisdom, The Albatross / Beyond The Headlines / New England's Stone Walls The latest National Climate Assessment brings the most serious warning yet about present and future climate impacts in the U.S. But the Trump Administration is downplaying the findings of its own agencies as it continues to pursue rollbacks of climate protection regulations. Also, with fewer than 80 Sumatran Rhinos left in the wild, a new captive breeding program is hoping to learn from the mistakes of past attempts to bolster the species' numbers. They've plummeted in large part because of habitat loss, as a booming palm oil industry in Indonesia rapidly converts tropical forest into vast monocultures. And the destruction of these tropical peatlands is also causing a sharp uptick in carbon emissions. The climate consequences of palm oil and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Natural Climate Solutions, Keystone XL Blocked Again, Farming While Black, and more

Fri, 23 Nov 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Keystone XL Blocked Again / Beyond The Headlines / Emerging Science Note: Coral Reefs Wrecked By Rising Seas / Fighting Climate Change, Naturally / Let The Leaves Be And Feed The Birds / BirdNote®: How Much Do Birds Eat? / Farming While Black: Soul Fire Farm's Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land In a major setback for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, a federal judge has halted the project, citing poor environmental reviews. Also, it turns out that a lazy fall yard-work ethic can help feed hungry native birds, which feed on the insects that thrive in leaf litter. And meet the farmers who are working to cultivate justice and root out racism, by reconnecting people of color to the earth. Liberation on the land and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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The Climate of Wildfires, A Tasty Vegan Thanksgiving, Beyond Gas for Cooking and more

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 17:00:00 -0000

The Climate For Wildfires / Beyond The Headlines / Beyond Gas For Cooking / A Tasty Vegan Thanksgiving / Rewilding The English Countryside Fueled in part by climate change, California's 2018 wildfire season is the most deadly on record. And mega-fires are becoming increasingly common in California and elsewhere. Also, a vegan Thanksgiving feast may not have turkey or gravy, but meat and dairy substitutes and some creativity in the kitchen can make for a delicious meal all the same. And a gas pipeline disaster becomes an opportunity to highlight induction cooking technology as a more efficient alternative to cooking with gas. All that and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI

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Democratic Victories and the Environment, How to Be a Good Creature, and More

Fri, 09 Nov 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Democratic Wins And The Environment / A Blue-Green Wave / Trump Boosts Offshore Wind Power / The Place Where You Live: Glacier National Park / How To Be A Good Creature / BirdNote®: How Free Is A Free-Range Chicken? The Democratic Party has regained control of the House of Representatives, and environmental advocates see the chamber as a crucible for oversight of President Trump's environmental rollbacks, as well as forging bipartisan environmental legislation. Also, new offshore wind projects could soon generate energy off the coasts of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and California. And Sy Montgomery joins us to discuss her latest book, a memoir celebrating the valuable life lessons she's gained from friendships with creatures of all kinds. How to Be a Good Creature and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Your Health and Fluoride, Exxon Sued Over Climate Risk, And More

Fri, 02 Nov 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Your Health And Fluoride / Getting Hormones Out Of Wastewater / Beyond The Headlines / Brazil To Increase Amazon Deforestation / The Red-Tailed Hunter / Exxon Mobil Sued For Fraud / Investigative Reporting In Coal Country / Birdnote®: Two Phoebes Share The American West Most cities in the United States add fluoride to the water supply in an attempt to prevent tooth decay. But recent studies show a correlation between drinking water containing fluoride and health issues such as weight gain, fatigue and ADHD. Also, after a three-year investigation, the New York Attorney General has sued ExxonMobil for allegedly misleading its shareholders on the risks climate change regulations could pose to its business. And investigative reporter Ken Ward, who has spent decades doggedly unveiling corruption within the coal industry, is a 2018 MacArthur Fellow. Fluoride, Exxon, investigative reporting in coal country and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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More Organic Less Cancer, Gaza Water Crisis, Climate Activists Acquitted and more

Fri, 26 Oct 2018 17:00:00 -0000

More Organics, Less Cancer / Beyond The Headlines / Gaza Water Crisis / Acquitted For Climate Convictions / BirdNote®: Saw-whet Owls Hoot And Hoot A major study finds a significant reduction in the risk of cancer among high consumers of organic food. Also, in the Gaza Strip, where every three out of four people are refugees, clean water is scarce, and there's a worsening health crisis for Gaza's children. And two recently acquitted protestors who temporarily shut down oil pipelines call for more civil disobedience, saying time is running out to save a livable climate. Fighting cancer, climate apathy and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Red Tide Boosts Blue Wave, Barbara Kingsolver, Hurricanes and the Climate, and More

Fri, 19 Oct 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Red Tide Boosts Blue Wave / Beyond The Headlines / A Warmer World Supercharged Hurricane Michael / Fly-fishing Saved From Pollution / Barbara Kingsolver, Unsheltered / Vegan Generation Gap A surge of toxic red and green algae blooms is fueling anger at Florida Republican Governor and Senate Candidate Rick Scott and could affect the November election outcomes. Also, how unusually warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico fed Hurricane Michael's rapid intensification and essentially doubled its destructiveness. And writer Barbara Kingsolver's new novel, "Unsheltered," explores two families dealing with economic crises and the denial of science - living a century apart. Slime, climate change, hurricanes and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Kavanaugh and Environmental Law, The 1.5°C Warming Threshold, and more

Fri, 12 Oct 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Kavanaugh On Environmental Law / Beyond The Headlines / Global Warming Is Heating Up / Bringing Back Butternut Trees / Night Moves / BirdNote®: Starlings Say It With Flowers / John Kerry: 'Respect Democracy - By Going Out And Voting' After being confirmed by a narrow margin, Brett Kavanaugh is now a Supreme Court Justice. We take a look at why he's likely to shift SCOTUS towards narrower interpretations of environmental law, which would limit the government's authority to regulate pollutants like climate-warming gases. Speaking of - a new UN climate report points to dire consequences if the world fails to quickly curb greenhouse gases. Earth's average surface temperature is already on track to rise by much more than the key threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures. And we wrap up our conversation with John Kerry about his memoir, Every Day Is Extra - and why respecting democracy means going to the polls on Election Day. Those stories, our weekly segment catching up with Peter Dykstra and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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John Kerry On "Every Day Is Extra", Hemlock Hospice, and more

Fri, 05 Oct 2018 17:00:00 -0000

EPA Raises Risks To Children's Health? / Beyond The Headlines / Cool Fix For A Hot Planet: A Tiny, Carbon-Sucking Fern / Failed Tsunami Warnings / Walrus Changes His Mind / Hemlock Trees On Hospice / John Kerry Looks Back - And Ahead / BirdNote®: Chipping Sparrows: Song Learning Starts Early John Kerry is on a mission to get out the vote. As America and the world face pressing issues like climate change, he says there's a dire need for elected officials who are willing to face the future head-on. His call to action comes as the Environmental Protection Agency is rolling back regulations on mercury and is reportedly preparing to shutter its Office of Children's Health Protection. Also, an artist and ecologist team up to communicate the story of the dying eastern Hemlock tree. "Hemlock Hospice" and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Reviving Local Food in Puerto Rico, The Tangled Tree of Life, and more

Fri, 28 Sep 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Billion Dollar Losses Related to Roundup / Beyond the Headlines / Birdnote®: The Cuban Tody, A Caribbean Jewel / Rebuilding Puerto Rico's Battered Farms / The Tangled Tree Even before Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico imported nearly all of its food. Now, as locals rebuild their lives, an agricultural revival is bringing fresh fruits and veggies back to the island. Also, Bayer faces billions of dollars in potential court damages, after a jury finds Bayer-owned Monsanto knowingly sold a cancer-causing herbicides without warning consumers. And a discussion with science writer David Quammen on how new discoveries go beyond Darwin's "tree of life". New secrets of life and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Puerto Rican Resilience After Maria, Floods of Waste in the Carolinas and more

Fri, 21 Sep 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Wastes Flood The Carolinas / Science Note: Hurricanes, Lizards and Leafblowers / "Pa'lante": Puerto Rican Resilience After Maria / Beyond The Headlines / Women Climate Scientists Threatened and Harassed / An App For Urban Foraging Hurricane Maria brought great hardship to the residents of Puerto Rico and killed thousands. Now survivors are forging ahead with a spirit of resilience as they prepare for future hurricanes. Also, floods brought by Hurricane Florence inundate hog and poultry farms, spreading infectious animal waste across the Carolinas. And as the fall harvest begins, we share a story about an app that guides urban foragers to fruit for the taking. Those stories and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Puerto Rico's Recovering Forests, California's Climate Leadership, and more

Fri, 14 Sep 2018 17:00:00 -0000

California Moves Toward Carbon-Free Economy / Resilience In Puerto Rico's Tropical Forests After Hurricane Maria / Beyond The Headlines / Rising: Dispatches From The New American Shore California commits to 100% carbon-free electricity by 2045, and as the Global Climate Action Summit kicked off, citizens took to the streets to call for swifter action. Also, Hurricane Maria stripped Puerto Rico's trees of their leaves, but forests that evolved in the hurricane belt have ways to cope with the damage and they are re-growing. And we speak with a writer who set out to document the stories of people caught in the rising tides along the American seaboard. Those stories and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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A Pipeline Blocked, Water for Puerto Rico, and more

Fri, 07 Sep 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Blocked / Beyond the Headlines / Volunteers Test Drinking Water in Puerto Rico / Crop Pests in a Warmer World / Eager: The Surprising Secret Life of Beavers Canada's Federal Appeals court has ruled that the Trudeau government improperly reviewed the controversial Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion, likely delaying the project past Canada's elections in 2019. Also, meet the citizen scientists who got to work testing Puerto Rico's water sources for safety in the wake of Hurricane Maria. And we bring you a tale of how the largest rodent in America, once trapped almost to extinction, is being brought back thanks to a "beaver love motel" and a growing cadre of fans. The "beaver believers" and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Sexual Misconduct in the Forest Service, Saving the Queen Conch, and more

Fri, 31 Aug 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Gulf Orphans / Sexual Misconduct in the US Forest Service: One Woman's Story / BirdNote®: Blakiston's Fish Owl / Conch at the Edge / The Place Where You Live: Rose-Hill, Mauritius Western wildfires are growing more intense with global warming, and more women are joining the US Forest Service to help fight these fires. But a deep-seated macho culture in the agency means they often face hostility and harassment, and retribution if they complain. Also, a team of rescuers wades through chilly northern waters to save "Gulf Stream orphans," tropical fish babies stranded up north by the Gulf Stream. And down in the Bahamas, "conchservationists" work to save the Queen Conch, a marine mollusk that's in danger of being loved to death. Those stories and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Toxics In Our Homes: Lead, House Dust, and more

Fri, 24 Aug 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Thousands of Lead-Poisoned Communities / Science Note: The Power of Dust / Obesity and House Dust / Bitcoin, The Energy Hog / Tamed and Untamed: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind Lead is a deadly neurotoxin that's especially harmful to children's brains, and though it's banned in paint and gasoline, it's still found at dangerous levels in many communities. And another danger might be lurking under your bed - in dust bunnies. House dust can include chemicals that trigger the growth of mouse fat cells in the lab, and might be a factor in the obesity epidemic. Also - what are animals thinking? Two best-selling writers muse on the thoughts and emotions of animals, and why some people believe chickens have names for their keepers. Those stories and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Vanishing Insects, The Hidden Life of Trees, and more

Fri, 17 Aug 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Flying Insects Crash / Emerging Science Note: Brazilian Peppertree / Trees On the Move / The Early Bird Breeds Fast / Baby Tern Goes Exploring / The Hidden Life of Trees / The Place Where You Live: Bear Creek, WI and St. Paul, MN Flying insects may plague us in the summer, but they're vital food sources for birds and bats, and they pollinate most of our crops. Yet 75% of them have vanished in the last quarter-century, with potentially disastrous consequences. Also, the big old oak in your backyard may be rooted firmly in place- but its acorns can travel. Now as the planet warms and climates change, trees are on the move, and transforming the species mix in our forests. We also take a look at how trees communicate via a "wood wide web" -- and a forester's conviction that they are far more sentient than we think. The hidden life of trees and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Greening the Military, India's Solar Revolution, and more

Fri, 10 Aug 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Greening the Military / Solar Eclipsing Coal in Jobs / India's Renewable Energy Revolution / Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right Renewable energy to the rescue: In the U.S. military, hybrid vehicles and innovations like 'solar blankets' can improve operations, and even save the lives of soldiers. Also, in the U.S., coal still produces far more energy than solar. But solar already employs twice as many people as the coal industry does, and some former coal miners are becoming solar technicians. And India is leading the world in slashing carbon emissions as it undertakes a renewable energy revolution. Those stories and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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'Ghost' Particles, Green Campuses and more

Fri, 03 Aug 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Global Warming to Worsen Southern Poverty / BirdNote: When the Amazon Floods / Linking Fracking and Radon / 100% Sun Power for Hampshire College / Fossil Fuel Freedom Fighters / Science Note: Nanowire Battery Breakthrough / The Telescope in the Ice: The Hunt for the Ghost Particle A new generation of nature writers is coming of age in America, and grappling with the loss of the pristine landscapes their parents and grandparents enjoyed. Also, rising radon levels in Pennsylvania homes have been linked to fracking, but there's more to the story. And one of the world's most sensitive telescopes is buried deep in Antarctic ice, searching for evidence of elusive neutrinos. Those stories and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Endangered Species: Humboldt Martens, Rhinos and more

Fri, 27 Jul 2018 17:00:00 -0000

GOP Tax On Global Warming Gases / What The Osprey Overheard: Mark Seth Lender / LED Impacts On Wildlife / Meet the Rare, Shy, and Hungry Humboldt Marten / Science Note: A Moonshot To Save Rhinos / DNA Technology For Rhino Protection / US Tries To Boost Infant Formula A new GOP carbon tax bill promises to fight climate change with a "tax swap" that would fund infrastructure and climate adaptation strategies. Also, LED lights are energy-efficient, but they could be harming wildlife by leading sea turtles astray, and even perplexing the humble housefly. And deep in the coastal forests of California and Oregon, the tiny and voracious Humboldt marten is threatened by habitat loss, trapping, and illegal cannabis farming. Those stories and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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FEMA's Failures, Saving Corals and more

Fri, 20 Jul 2018 17:00:00 -0000

FEMA Unprepared To Help Puerto Rico / Repairing Puerto Rico's Corals / Combat Divers Restore Ocean Health / Beyond the Headlines / CRISPR Gene Tool Could Pinpoint Resilient Corals FEMA admits it failed to adequately prepare for Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, a disaster that cost thousands of human lives. Maria devastated coral communities, too, so locals and combat diving veterans are coming to the rescue by putting healthy fragments back in place. And as rising temperatures threaten corals across the globe, scientists are using CRISPR to identify which genes make some coral species more heat-tolerant. Those stories and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Living on Earth: July 13, 2018

Fri, 13 Jul 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Pruitt Out, Wheeler In / Fracking On The Rachel Carson Trail / Judge Kavanaugh & Environmental Protection / Beyond The Headlines / BirdNote: Sparrow Sing In Arizona Monsoon / Hospital Farming For Better Health / The Place Where You Live: Anchorage, Alaska Scott Pruitt is gone and his deputy and former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler, now acting administrator at the EPA, is expected to carry on Mr. Pruitt's legacy of regulatory rollbacks. Change is also coming to the US Supreme Court , as Justice Kennedy steps down. Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh has been tough on environmental regulations in past cases, and could shift the high Court further to the right. And at a major trauma center and teaching hospital in Boston, a rooftop garden is helping patients heal by providing them with fresh, nutritious produce. Those stories and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Living on Earth: July 6, 2018

Fri, 06 Jul 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Conservatives Join Climate Agenda / Beyond The Headlines / The Tide Keeps Rising / Ozone-destroying Chemicals Make A Comeback / An American Eden: The Lost Garden Underneath Rockefeller Center / Mark Seth Lender: Tern About As America celebrated Independence Day, we looked back to the legacy of the generation that followed the "founding fathers," and the pioneering physician who founded America's first botanical garden in the heart of what's now Rockefeller Center. Also, a bipartisan carbon tax and dividend effort seeks to bring both sides of the aisle together for action on climate change, and looks past the 2018 midterm elections. And as politicians work to find common ground on climate change, there's no time to waste in preparing for its impacts, suggests a study from NOAA that forecasts more frequent tidal flooding in the years ahead. Those stories and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Living on Earth: June 29, 2018

Fri, 29 Jun 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Farm Bills Tough on Conservation and Food Stamps / US Relies on Imported Organic Foods / Climate Will Drive Corn Crop Failure / Beyond the Headlines / Central America's Climate Refugees / Audio Postcard: Sounds of São Paulo, Brazil Families say they are migrating from Central America in part because they are feeling climate disruption right now with disastrous storms and searing droughts. And in this episode, we also focus on food. Congress is slashing farm conservation measures and US farmers can't seem to keep up with the growing demand for organic corn and soy. Organic or not, corn seems to be heading for trouble as the world keeps warming, with a much higher risk of crop failures in the future. Those stories and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Living on Earth: June 22, 2018

Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Seas Rising Faster With Antarctic Melt / Boston's Rising Tide / Humpback Whales Rebound / Beyond The Headlines / The Last Lobster In this episode, we delve into Antarctica's rapid ice loss, which is three times what it was just a decade ago thanks to warmer ocean temperatures that eat away at the icy continent from below. These same warmer waters are also increasing access to food for humpback whales, and their population is booming thanks in part to conservation efforts. But the humpback whale comeback could be short-lived. And up on the coast of Maine the warming ocean is a threat for lobstermen who have enjoyed unprecedented catches in recent years. Those stories and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Living on Earth: June 15, 2018

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Tough Climate At The G7 / Canada Buys Tar Sands Oil Pipeline / EPA Dilutes Toxics Law / Beyond the Headlines / BirdNote: Exquisite Thrush Song / Atlas of a Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America / Audio Postcard: A Fisherman Rigging Bait on Nantucket In this episode, we discuss President Trump's refusal to join America's closest allies in discussions to advance the Paris Climate Agreement at the G7 Summit. The Trump Administration is also narrowing regulation of toxic chemicals, even though EPA is tasked with doing so by federal law. And we talk with a writer who followed in the footsteps, and paddle strokes, of the people who journeyed to North America thousands of years ago. Their remarkable ability to adapt could hold lessons for our world today, as we face a rapidly changing climate. Those stories and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Living on Earth: June 8, 2018

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Zero Carbon Nuclear Boost For New Jersey / Beyond the Headlines / BirdNote®: Roseate Spoonbill: Hot Pink / Toxic Black Hair Products / Former EPA Chief Gina McCarthy Launches Center for Climate, Health and the Environment At Harvard In this episode, we connect some dots between environmental factors and public health. Black women may be far more exposed than white women to chemicals that disrupt the body's hormone system, research shows. These chemicals can be found in 50% of hair care products marketed to black women, and just 7% of those marketed to white women -- and that may help explain why black women have a higher incidence of early menarche, preterm birth, diabetes, and other hormone-mediated illnesses. Research is also emerging about how climate change can affect public health, with heat waves, wildfires, storms and pathogens, and communicating these complex links to the public can pose a challenge. But former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy was never one to back down: and she's taking on the twin foes of climate change and public health, with a new initiative at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health called "C-CHANGE" (the Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment). And since the world needs more carbon-free energy in order to prevent those public health consequences, nuclear energy is getting a PR boost. Some like that it does not emit greenhouse gases like the other baseload power sources of coal, oil and natural gas. Others worry about accidents and the lack of no long-term storage plan for radioactive spent fuel from conventional reactors. The State of New Jersey says the benefits outweigh the concerns and has decided to subsidize two aging nuclear plants that were scheduled to close. Those stories and more, in this installment of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Puerto Rico And More

Fri, 01 Jun 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Half a Degree Hotter Will Cost $30 Trillion / Beyond The Headlines / A Record Hurricane Disaster in Puerto Rico / Final Generation for the Marshall Islands? / Nooks for Nesting Islands that were once paradise are turning into places of peril, threatened by rising seas and intense hurricanes. This week we discuss Puerto Rico's high mortality in the wake of Hurricane Maria; a new study estimates thousands died as a result of the island's devastated infrastructure, which delayed medical services and cut off access to clean water and electricity. Meanwhile, on the other side of our blue planet, kids as young as age nine share what it's like to see their beloved Marshall Islands, low-lying and far-flung across the Pacific, inundated by rising seas. They fear they may be "The Last Generation" to live there. There's no way to put a price on the loss of lives, or of a homeland. But it is possible to estimate the economic costs of climate change, and a Stanford study finds a whopping $30 Trillion gap in GDP between a 1.5 degrees Celsius versus 2 degrees C rise in global mean temperature. Those stories and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRI.

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Living on Earth: May 25, 2018

Fri, 25 May 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Alaska Acts on Climate / The Most Toxic Town in America / Beyond the Headlines / No Refuge in Wildlife Refuges / Copperheads at Shawangunk / Free the Beaches: Desegregating America's Shoreline

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Living on Earth: May 18, 2018

Fri, 18 May 2018 17:00:00 -0000

FDA Scientist Finds Weed Killer on Many Foods / Beyond the Headlines / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet: Storing CO2 in Rocks / UN Climate Talks Gear Up for December / BirdNote®: Dippers on the Elwha / Nepal's Threatened Wetlands / Saving Kerala's Fresh Water

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Living on Earth: May 11, 2018

Fri, 11 May 2018 17:00:00 -0000

The Koch Brothers & Trump / Beyond the Headlines / Alaska Youth Sue to Fight Climate Change / Pesticide Peril in Paradise

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Living on Earth: May 4, 2018

Fri, 04 May 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Late Spring Imperils Birds / Beyond the Headlines / Champions for Children and Corals / BirdNote®: Whooping Cranes / Kerala's Ambitious Organic Pledge

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Living on Earth: April 27, 2018

Fri, 27 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Pruitt Under Fire On Capitol Hill / Beyond the Headlines / Science Note: Sea Urchins Eat Rocks / Wasting a Wetland With Trash Ash / American Bittern: Master of Camouflage / Goldman Prize Winners Block Secret Nuclear Plant Deal

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Living on Earth: April 20, 2018

Fri, 20 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0000

The Amazon as Legal Person / Ancient Wisdom for Earth Day / Beyond The Headlines / The Green Berkeley Hills - The Place Where You Live / Valve-Turning Protestors / A Pipeline Eco Engineer Protests

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Living on Earth: April 13, 2018

Fri, 13 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Making Big Oil Companies Pay for Climate Disruption / Pruitt's EPA Allows Dirtier Air / Leave No Poop Behind / BirdNote®: Sharp-tailed Grouse On a Lek / Spoiled Water for 300,000: What Lies Upstream / Beyond The Headlines / Bald Eagles At Play

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Living on Earth: April 6, 2018

Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Pruitt Under Fire / Beyond the Headlines / Pruitt Seeks To Double Auto Emissions / Steve in the Sky / Tyler Prize for McCarthy / BirdNote®: Walk Down an Arroyo

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Living on Earth: March 30, 2018

Fri, 30 Mar 2018 17:00:00 -0000

US Gov't Spending Goes Green / Beyond The Headlines / Note on Emerging Science: Fear Itself / Coal Plants Damage Infant DNA / BirdNote®: Australia's Rainforest Birds / Losing Life on Earth / Nature and the Beat

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Living on Earth: March 23, 2018

Fri, 23 Mar 2018 17:00:00 -0000

FEMA Flood Maps Miss the Mark / Coastal Republicans Fight 'Drill, Baby, Drill' / Trouble Today for Ancient Fossils / Beyond the Headlines / A Waddle of Penguins / Stealing Dirt: A Thieving Penguin

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Living on Earth: March 16, 2018

Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:00:00 -0000

The Right To A Livable Climate / Sexual Misconduct in the US Forest Service: One Woman's Story / BirdNote®: Blakiston's Fish Owl / Beyond the Headlines / Conch at the Edge

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Living on Earth: March 9, 2018

Fri, 09 Mar 2018 17:00:00 -0000

'Green' Russian Trolls / Beyond the Headlines / Gulf Orphans / No Northern Right Whale Calves So Far This Year / Ocean Health: Some Hope and Much Peril / Whales at Home in the Caribbean

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Living on Earth: March 2, 2018

Fri, 02 Mar 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Judge Halts Louisiana Pipeline / Beyond the Headlines / Scientist Speaks Out On Perceived Bias in EPA Policy / Taking Stock of Nantucket Crabs / A Taste for the Beautiful: The Evolution of Attraction

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Living on Earth: February 23, 2018

Fri, 23 Feb 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Through the Melting Arctic Seas / Beyond the Headlines / Huge Reserves of Mercury Discovered in Arctic Permafrost / As Sea Levels Rise, Nantucket Shores Up Crumbling Beaches / The Telescope in the Ice: The Hunt for the Ghost Particle / Sea Lions at Play

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Living on Earth: February 16, 2018

Fri, 16 Feb 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Solar Market Takes a Dip / Beyond The Headlines / More Pipelines, Fewer Salamanders / It's Raining Viruses, But Don't Panic / Frog Skin Fights the Flu / The End of Epidemics

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Living on Earth: February 9, 2018

Fri, 09 Feb 2018 17:00:00 -0000

America's Toxic Schools / Beyond the Headlines / China Rejects US Recyclable Plastic / Plastic Trash to Cash / Children & Environmental Toxins: What Everyone Needs to Know

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Living on Earth: February 2, 2018

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 17:00:00 -0000

More States Fight Global Warming / Beyond the Headlines / Science Note: Self-Healing Concrete / Pulling the Plug on Mega-Dams / Budweiser Brews Green / Saving Solar Energy With Salt / The Place Where You Live: Rose-Hill, Mauritius

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Living on Earth: January 26, 2018

Fri, 26 Jan 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Extreme Weather Likely to Increase / Extreme Weather an Extreme Risk / Credit-Worthiness in a Changing Climate / Poetic Plea for the Marshall Islands / Atomic Bomb Waste Could Leak into the Sea / Pelicans at Pismo Beach

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Living on Earth: January 19, 2018

Fri, 19 Jan 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Migratory Bird Protections Under Fire / Beyond the Headlines / Making a Bird List and Checking It Twice / Babysitting Arctic Terns / Year of the Bird / BirdNote®: Help Screech-Owls Find Homes

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Living on Earth: January 12, 2018

Fri, 12 Jan 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Costliest Disaster Year Ever / Offshore Drilling Under Fire / Nature, The First Best Teacher / Bitcoin, The Energy Hog / Beyond the Headlines / Saving Trees That Helped Save Dust Bowl America

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Living on Earth: January 5, 2018

Fri, 05 Jan 2018 17:00:00 -0000

Feds OK Wilderness Mining Lease / Heat Drives Migration / African Dams Dry Up Wetlands & Local Jobs / BirdNote®: Dawn 'Round the World / Safer Solutions for Hungry Wolves -- Emerging Science Note / The Headlines & Beyond Previews 2018 / Sounds of Winter

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Living on Earth: December 29, 2017

Fri, 29 Dec 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Nesting Turtles at Home in Suburbia / Turtles Hatch! / Tiny Turtles at School / Wee Turtles Graduate / Painted Turtles and Climate Change / Snapping Turtle: Mark Seth Lender

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Living on Earth: December 22, 2017

Fri, 22 Dec 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Christmas Candles / Mary's New Year's Eve / Superbowl Sundae / A Green Message for the Next Generation / A Mainer's Family Traditions

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Living on Earth: December 15, 2017

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Thousands of Lead-Poisoned Communities / Sunshine Heals Hearts / Rx Park / Beyond The Headlines / Spinning Arctic Waters / BirdNote®: Spruce Grouse in the Boreal Forest

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Living on Earth: December 8, 2017

Fri, 08 Dec 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Federal Land Conservation Under Fire / Beyond The Headlines / Feds Move to Dismiss Youth Climate Suit / Dog Lovers Live Longer / The Inner Lives of Fish / A Dinner for Fish

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Living on Earth: December 1, 2017

Fri, 01 Dec 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Congress More Bipartisan on Climate Change / The Tesla Truck / 100% Sun Power for Hampshire College / Beyond The Headlines / Improbable Destinies: Fate, Chance, and the Future of Evolution

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Living on Earth: November 24, 2017

Fri, 24 Nov 2017 17:00:00 -0000

New Route for Keystone XL / Beyond The Headlines / Meat from Plants / Meat 2.0 / American Seafood: Heritage, Culture & Cookery from Sea to Shining Sea

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Living on Earth: November 17, 2017

Fri, 17 Nov 2017 17:00:00 -0000

'America's Pledge' to Paris / Moving Forward at COP23 Climate Summit / Trump Pumps Alaskan Gas Deal / Beyond The Headlines / The Rights of Nature: A Legal Revolution That Could Save the World / BirdNote: Birds of Paradise

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Living on Earth: November 10, 2017

Fri, 10 Nov 2017 17:00:00 -0000

US Hails Atomic Power At Climate COP23 / Zapping the Electric Car Tax Credit / The Antarctic & New York City Floods / Nat Geo's New Exploration of People, Places & Planet / The Earth Is My Witness

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Living on Earth: November 3, 2017

Fri, 03 Nov 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Moving the Paris Climate Deal Forward / Drill, Baby, Drill! / Measuring the Risky Feedback Link Between Soil Carbon and Global Warming / The Living and Dead in Good Company / The Clock Ticks for Daylight Saving Time

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Living on Earth: October 27, 2017

Fri, 27 Oct 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Flying Insects Crash / EPA Toxics Nominee Under Fire / Rising CO2 & Sea Life / Hungry Polar Bear / A Farewell to Ice / BirdNote®: Spooky Shearwaters

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Living on Earth: October 20, 2017

Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:00:00 -0000

The Global Warming Minefield / Puerto Ricans Flee Maria For Florida - Where They Can Vote / Republicans Move to Open Arctic Refuge For Drilling / BirdNote®: Here Come the Merlins / Rough Riding for Wild Horse Country

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Living on Earth: October 13, 2017

Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Power Plan Sent to the Cleaners / CO2 Boosts Photosynthesis / Tropical Forests Now Add To Global Warming / Ancient Trees Race to the Top / Rise of the Necrofauna

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Living on Earth: October 6, 2017

Fri, 06 Oct 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Power to Puerto Rico: Resilient, Renewable Microgrids / Climate Change Farming / Global Warming Threatens Nutrition / BirdNote: Black-footed Albatrosses / Tamed and Untamed: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind

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Living on Earth: September 29, 2017

Fri, 29 Sep 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Toxic Exposure & Hurricane Harvey / Benzene In Houston / Shrinking America's National Monuments / Eyes in the Sky For Nature / Beyond The Headlines / The Web Imperils Endangered Species / Cheetah

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Living on Earth: September 22, 2017

Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:00:00 -0000

The US Military & Climate Disruption / Climate Week 2017 / Beyond the Headlines / BirdNote®: Roosting Tree Swallows / Science Note: The World's Most Common Language, It Seems / Big Chicken

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Living on Earth: September 15, 2017

Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Caribbean Islands Face Warmer, Stormier Seas / The Everglades After Irma / Worrisome Right Whale Deaths / The Place Where You Live: Gold Beach, Oregon / Fasting and Feasting: The Life of Visionary Food Writer Patience Gray

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Living on Earth: September 8, 2017

Fri, 08 Sep 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Hurricane Floods & Toxic Chemicals / Flood Insurance & Resilience / Beyond the Headlines / Science Note: Fish e-DNA / The Great Fish Escape / Nantucket Wharf Audio Postcard

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Living on Earth: September 1, 2017

Fri, 01 Sep 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Houston: Drenched, Damaged and Determined / Global Warming & Harvey / Justice After Storm Harvey / Beyond the Headlines / Science Note: The Leaning Tree of New Caledonia / Walks of a Lifetime: Extraordinary Hikes From Around the World / BirdNote: Pungent Mudflat

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Living on Earth: August 25, 2017

Fri, 25 Aug 2017 17:00:00 -0000

The Value of National Parks / BirdNote: Voices of Our Public Lands / Emerging Science Note: Backyard Garden Threat to Bees / Squash Bee: The Pollinator That Follows Farmers / Roadsides as Vital Habitat / Seeds on Ice: Preserving the World's Agricultural Heritage

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Living on Earth: August 18, 2017

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Chemicals Reduce Sperm Counts / Freshening China's Fish Farms / BirdNote: Thieving Frigatebirds / Golden Gobi Grizzlies / Polar Bear Summits Talus Mound

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Living on Earth: August 11, 2017

Fri, 11 Aug 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Dangerous Drifting Particles / Bad Air As Stock Market Bear / War Veterans Farm For Health / From Orange To Green / Finding New Tyrannosaurs

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Living on Earth: August 4, 2017

Fri, 04 Aug 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Boston in a Warmer World / Big Plans For and Against Big Oil / BirdNote: Steller's Birds / Land On Fire

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Living on Earth: July 28, 2017

Fri, 28 Jul 2017 17:00:00 -0000

California Climate Loss & Damage Lawsuits / Beyond the Headlines / Wee Turtles Go to School / Wee Turtles Graduate / White Man's Game

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Living on Earth: July 21, 2017

Fri, 21 Jul 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Steep Wildlife Decline / Saving East Coast Sea Life / Science Note: Rats Against Poachers / DNA Tech for Rhino Protection / How to Save Most Species: Part 1 / How to Save Most Species: Part 2 / BirdNote: The Stealthy Shoebill

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Living on Earth: July 14, 2017

Fri, 14 Jul 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Top Gear for the Electric Car / Warning About Antimicrobial Triclosan / Obesity and House Dust / Steelmaker, Employer and Polluter / BirdNote: The Snake Bird / A Key to Long-Term Nuclear Waste Storage / Standing Bear Comes in Peace

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Living on Earth: July 7, 2017

Fri, 07 Jul 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Trump Rollback of Methane Rule Blocked / Global Warming to Worsen Southern Poverty / Henry David Thoreau Turns 200 / "The Book That Changed America" / Beyond the Headlines / /

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Living on Earth: June 30, 2017

Fri, 30 Jun 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Enviro Win at Supreme Court / Beyond The Headlines / Airlines Embrace Carbon Fee / Dikes, Floods and Adaptation / New York 2140 / BirdNote: The Ruby-throated Hummingbird

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Living on Earth: June 23, 2017

Fri, 23 Jun 2017 17:00:00 -0000

American Climate Action Goes Local / Flint Water Homicide Indictments / Industrial Air Pollution as Unhealthful as Second Hand Tobacco Smoke / Beyond The Headlines / BirdNote: The Whiskered Auklet / Seasteading: New Societies on the Floating Frontier

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Living on Earth: June 16, 2017

Fri, 16 Jun 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Shrinking Bears Ears / Beyond the Headlines / A Tale of Two Numbers: Exxon's Alleged Climate Fraud / Science Note: Crab Shells Fight Malaria / Saving Fancy Fish / Gulls Hunting Spider Crabs / Houston Hurricane Risks

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Living on Earth: June 9, 2017

Fri, 09 Jun 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Trump Moves to Drill in ANWR / BirdNote: The Arctic Coastal Plain / Narco Deforestation / Primeval Forest Under Attack / Minds, Machines and Evolution

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Living on Earth: June 2, 2017

Fri, 02 Jun 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Trump Dumps Paris / Exxon Shareholders Vote Climate Assessment / Drought and Gender / India, Coke, and Pepsi / India's Renewable Energy Revolution

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Living on Earth: May 26, 2017

Fri, 26 May 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Undue Corporate Influence on UN Climate Rules? / A Corporate Way to Meet the Paris Climate Goals / Emerging Science Note: Brazilian Peppertree / Trees On the Move / The Early Bird Breeds Fast / Baby Tern Goes Exploring / The VW Pollution Scandal

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Living on Earth: May 19, 2017

Fri, 19 May 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Air Pollution Chokes Out Happiness / Air Pollution Transformed into Renewable Energy / Science Note: The Power of Dust / Solar Eclipsing Coal in Jobs / BirdNote: American Robins are Exceptional Singers / Astrophysics for People in a Hurry / Sounds of Space: The Songs Of Uranus And Neptune

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Living on Earth: May 12, 2017

Fri, 12 May 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Trump Admin Fires Key Science Advisors / Senate Saves Methane Rule / Big Plans For and Against Big Oil / BirdNote: Just Whose Ducklings Are Those? / The Charm and Mystery of 'Steve' / The Place Where You Live: Chadron, Nebraska

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Living on Earth: May 5, 2017

Fri, 05 May 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Breaking the Barriers to Offshore Oil / Follow the Oil Spill Data / Marching for the Climate, Before and In Trump's Era / Novel Man-Made Minerals / Birdnote: Motherly Instincts / Unraveling the Myths and Mysteries of the Tides

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Living on Earth: April 28, 2017

Fri, 28 Apr 2017 17:00:00 -0000

The Goldman Winners 2017 / Marching for Science / Alaskan Bears and Wolves Under Gun / Wildebeest Jousting / Comments from Listeners / The Traveler's Guide to Space

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Living on Earth: April 21, 2017

Fri, 21 Apr 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Marching for the Earth and Science / Passing Up the March for Science / Lead Safety Budget Cuts / Beyond The Headlines / Science Note: Ant First Aid / How to Save Most Species / We Are All In This Together

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Living on Earth: April 14, 2017

Fri, 14 Apr 2017 17:00:00 -0000

EPA Boss Under Fire from Left and Right / Beyond The Headlines / Roundup® Maker Sued Over Cancer Risks / Science Note: Why Lyme Disease Thrives Up North / Climate Change and Your Health / Death and Life of the Great Lakes / Purrfect for Cats and Coffee

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Living on Earth: April 7, 2017

Fri, 07 Apr 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Keystone Fight Renewed / Clues to the Long-term Effects of Gulf Spills / Yurok Tribe Losing Salmon and Way of Life / Remembering Sir Derek Walcott, Nobel Prize-Winning Poet / A Blueprint for $1 Trillion Infrastructure Spending / BirdNote: Thieving Frigatebirds

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Living on Earth: March 31, 2017

Fri, 31 Mar 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Trump Dumps Fed Climate Programs / Science Note: Cooling the Arctic with Guano / Chemicals Reduce Sperm Counts / BirdNote: "The Golden Pendulum": Montezuma Oropendola / Watching the Arctic Melt / A Way to Refreeze the Arctic / Mallards Brave New England's Winter Surf

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Living on Earth: March 24, 2017

Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:00:00 -0000

U.S. Nixes G20 Climate Finance Declaration / Science Note: Enduring Swifts / El Niño Returns? / The Place Where You Live: The American River, Sacramento, CA / Strangers in Their Own Land: Anger and Mourning on the American Right

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Living on Earth: March 17, 2017

Fri, 17 Mar 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Environmental Protection on the Chopping Block / Inoculating the Mind from Climate Misinformation / BirdNote: Swallows of Capistrano / Gov. Perry Takes Over the Energy Dept / Lessons From Mexico About the Deepwater Horizon Disaster

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Living on Earth: March 10, 2017

Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Ryan Zinke, Interior Secretary, Sportsman and Conservationist / Smog-Shrouded London / Dangerous Drifting Particles / Beyond The Headlines / Women and Bicycling / Why I Wear Jordans in the Great Outdoors

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Living on Earth: March 3, 2017

Fri, 03 Mar 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Auto Makers Move to Stall Efficiency / Exxon Cuts Oil Sands Reserves / Beyond The Headlines / Moose in Trouble / Corporate Cash Derails Democracy / BirdNote: Robin Redbreast

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Living on Earth: February 24, 2017

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Standing Up for Science / Science Censorship Ended in Canada / Greening the Military / Beyond the Headlines / BirdNote: Crossbills Nest in Winter / Science Note: Yellow-Shafted Flickers See Red / "The Book That Changed America"

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Living on Earth: February 17, 2017

Fri, 17 Feb 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Pruitt and Conflicts of Interest / Catholic Call Against Corruption / Coal Mines and the Stream Protection Rule / A Coal Miner's Take on Stream Protection / Beyond The Headlines / Radiation Spikes At Fukishima / Up-Close With Massive Elephant Seals / An Elephant Seal Pup Nurses

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Living on Earth: February 10, 2017

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:00:00 -0000

A Carbon Dividend Plan / Beyond The Headlines / BirdNote: What's in a Name? / Sex and Sustainability in the Sea

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Living on Earth: February 3, 2017

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 17:00:00 -0000

How Green is Judge Gorsuch? / Standing Down at Standing Rock / Canada's Choice: Tar Sands or the Climate / Beyond The Headlines / Golden Gobi Grizzlies

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Living on Earth: January 27, 2017

Fri, 27 Jan 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Boston Women March for Science / Climate Policies a Target for Trump Administration / Beyond the Headlines / Science Note: New Threat for California Condors / Pesticides Harm Most Endangered Species / The Place Where You Live: Spuyten Duyvil Creek / Defending the Gulf Coast / BirdNote: Owl is Mobbed

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Living on Earth: January 20, 2017

Fri, 20 Jan 2017 17:00:00 -0000

The Social Cost Of Carbon / Beyond The Headlines / Small Whale Entangled in Big Threat / City Lizards Adapt Fast to Urban Living / Figs: The Vital Forest Species

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Living on Earth: January 13, 2017

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Yes, It's Getting Hotter / Beyond The Headlines / Coal Country Wants to Believe Trump / Dark Side of Obama's Climate Legacy: $$ For Overseas Coal Gas & Oil / BirdNote: Whistling Birds / Missing Granny the Whale

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Living on Earth: January 6, 2017

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 17:00:00 -0000

Saving Bears Ears / Beyond The Headlines / Decoding Influenza / Hog Farms and the Flu / Let Sleeping Seals Lie! / Pioneering Women in Science

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Living on Earth: December 30, 2016

Fri, 30 Dec 2016 17:00:00 -0000

America's Climate Denial Madhouse / Science Note: Resilient Killifish / Beyond the Headlines / BirdNote: Winter Brings Snow Buntings / Sounds of Winter / Dear Tomorrow: Letters to the Future / Sound of the Earth: Birds at the Southern Edge of the World

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Living on Earth: December 16, 2016

Fri, 16 Dec 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Trump's (Mostly) Anti-Climate Crew / Beyond The Headlines / Bad Air As Stock Market Bear / Fossil Fuel Freedom Fighters / BirdNote: Northern Goshawk / Tom Friedman on the Age of Acceleration / Friendship, Faith and Firefighters

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Living on Earth: December 9, 2016

Fri, 09 Dec 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Dakota Access Blocked / Freshening China's Fish Farms / Beyond the Headlines / Tom Friedman on the Age of Acceleration

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Living on Earth: December 2, 2016

Fri, 02 Dec 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Canada Climate Masterplan / Beyond The Headlines / Making Plastic Can Increase Pollution / Note on Emerging Science: Engineering a High-Yield Soybean / Jellyfish Are Taking Over! / BirdNote: Frigatebirds Are Seafaring, But Water-Averse

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Living on Earth: November 25, 2016

Fri, 25 Nov 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Blackfeet Tribe Regains Sacred Land / Leasing U.S. Lands for Sunshine / Beyond the Headlines / High Tech Rain / Plants Fight Climate Change / Farming Carbon

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Living on Earth: November 18, 2016

Fri, 18 Nov 2016 17:00:00 -0000

U.N. Climate Progress in Marrakech / Dakota Pipeline High Stakes / Organic Cranberries: Perhaps More Delicious? / BirdNote: Audubon's Wild Turkey / Time Travel: A History

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Living on Earth: November 11, 2016

Fri, 11 Nov 2016 17:00:00 -0000

The Trump Shade of Green / Green Ballot Measures / New Report Shows Steep Wildlife Decline / Science Note: Rats Against Poachers / DNA Tech for Rhino Protection / Mark Seth Lender: Giraffe Brotherly Love / The Well-Tempered City

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Living on Earth: November 4, 2016

Fri, 04 Nov 2016 17:00:00 -0000

World's Biggest Marine Reserve Created / Beyond The Headlines / Bag Share / Science Note: Nanowire Battery Breakthrough / Tesla Unveils Novel Solar Roof Tiles / People and the Electric Grid / BirdNote: The Stealthy Shoebill

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Living on Earth: October 28, 2016

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Carbon Tax Up for Vote in Wash. State / Beyond The Headlines / Wildlife Trafficking on Oregon Ballot / Climate and Ozone-Friendly Coolants / Svalbard Coal / Seeds on Ice: Preserving the World's Agricultural Heritage

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Living on Earth: October 21, 2016

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 17:00:00 -0000

The Libertarian Choice / Beyond the Headlines / Standing With the Standing Rock Sioux / The Place Where You Live: Glacier National Park / Science Note: Pigeons Flag Lead Pollution / The Lion in the Living Room / BirdNote: Swallows in Winter

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Living on Earth: October 14, 2016

Fri, 14 Oct 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Clinton's Green Agenda / Breaking Down Clinton's Climate Approach / The Fillery: Shopping Without Waste / Beyond The Headlines / Science Note: Ancient Turtle Revelation / Turtles Hatch!

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Living on Earth: October 7, 2016

Fri, 07 Oct 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Trump on Climate / Paris Agreement Becomes International Law / Game-Changing Rules for Endangered Species / Beyond The Headlines / BirdNote: When the Amazon Floods / The Hidden Life of Trees

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Living on Earth: September 30, 2016

Fri, 30 Sep 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Jill Stein and the Planet / A Speedy Road for Paris / SEC Probes Exxon / Paris Dirty Car Ban / BirdNote: Sandhill Cranes Wait Out the Storm / Beyond the Headlines / Urban Foraging at the End of Nature

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Living on Earth: September 23, 2016

Fri, 23 Sep 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Saving East Coast Sea Life / EPA Sued Over Ocean Acidification / One Smart Slime-Emerging Science Note / Wine, Water and Natural Gas / Beyond The Headlines / Hubbard Brook: An 8,000-acre Test Tube

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Living on Earth: September 16, 2016

Fri, 16 Sep 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Standing Rock And The Feds / Beyond The Headlines / War Veterans Farm For Health / From Orange To Green / 'Fish Guy' Aims To Scan All The Fishes

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Living on Earth: September 9, 2016

Fri, 09 Sep 2016 17:00:00 -0000

U.S. And China Ratify Paris Agreement / Dakota Pipeline Fight / Eminent Domain For Pipeline Profits / Beyond The Headlines / Avian Malaria Flies North / BirdNote: Common Mergansers / The Fever of 1721

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Living on Earth: September 2, 2016

Fri, 02 Sep 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Disruption Fuels Stronger Storms / Gulf Oil Leases Spark Outcry But Little Revenue / Linking Fracking and Radon / Science Note: A Parasite Setback / Beyond The Headlines / BirdNote: The Zone-tailed Hawk / Your Brain On Parasites

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Living on Earth: August 26, 2016

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Losing Frozen Earth Could Cook the Planet / U.S. Methane Emissions Drastically Underestimated / Turning up the Heat on Frigid Offices / Better Office Air Makes For Better Thinking / Pawpaw: America's Forgotten Fruit

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Living on Earth: August 19, 2016

Fri, 19 Aug 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Change Threatens Trillions Worth of Financial Assets / I Feel the Earth Move / The End of Night / Conserving the Dark / The Night Bird / A Prayer to Share Earth as a Commons

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Living on Earth: August 12, 2016

Fri, 12 Aug 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Flint, A Poster Child for Environmental Racism / Illuminating Fishing Nets Prevent Bycatch / Calling Over Boat Noise is Making Orcas Hungry / Rising Seas and Real Estate Prices in Fort Lauderdale / Boston's Not-So-Dirty Water / The Human Cost of Boston's Harbor Clean-Up / Kittiwake: A Life on the Edge

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Living on Earth: August 5, 2016

Fri, 05 Aug 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Pre-Natal Exposure to DDT Boosts Breast Cancer Risk / BPA Exposure Linked To Poor Parenting / Poachers Slip through Underfunded Wildlife Enforcement / Wildlife Drones Stymie South African Poachers / Drones are the Future of Agriculture / Planting the Seeds for Women Farmers

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Living on Earth: July 29, 2016

Fri, 29 Jul 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Democratic Convention: Beyond the Headlines / Compressor Station Controversy / Boston in a Warmer World / Brexit and the Environment / Woodwell - A World to Live In / The Place Where You Live: Bear Creek, WI and St. Paul, MN

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Living on Earth: July 22, 2016

Fri, 22 Jul 2016 17:00:00 -0000

America's Deadly Power Plants / Beyond the Headlines / High Tech Hunt for Methane Leaks / Emerging Science Note: Walking Fish / The Value of National Parks / The Hour of Land

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Living on Earth: July 15, 2016

Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Congress Approves GMO Labels / Stopping the Public Coal Swindle / Nesting Turtles at Home in Suburbia / Beyond the Headlines / The Whistling Caribbean / When Mother is a Hungry Bear

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Living on Earth: July 8, 2016

Fri, 08 Jul 2016 17:00:00 -0000

CA Nukes To Shut Down; NY Nukes Troubled / Beyond the Headlines / Squash Bee: The Pollinator That Follows Farmers / Gardeners Create a Bountiful Backyard and Find Love / Finding New Tyrannosaurs

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Living on Earth: July 1, 2016

Fri, 01 Jul 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Republicans Vote to Block Military Climate Planning / Beyond the Headlines / Emerging Science Note: Backyard Garden Threat to Bees / The Value of Weeds / Roadsides as Vital Habitat / Whizpops: Teaching Science to Kids

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Living on Earth: June 24, 2016

Fri, 24 Jun 2016 17:00:00 -0000

US Helps India Finance Solar / Counting Horseshoe Crabs to Save Them / The Nautilus at Risk / Beyond the Headlines / The Great White Shark Scientist / Up Close with Penguins, Our Fellow Pedestrians

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Living on Earth: June 17, 2016

Fri, 17 Jun 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Air Pollution and Mental Illness / Congress Modernizes Toxics Law / Ag Chemical Company Mergers Raise Anti-Trust Concerns / Cancer Concerns Cloud Herbicide's Future / Atrazine, Wildlife and Workers / Beyond the Headlines / The Puffin TV Show / Birdnote®: Common Murres

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Living on Earth: June 10, 2016

Fri, 10 Jun 2016 17:00:00 -0000

UMass Becomes the First Major U.S. Public University to Divest / Beyond the Headlines / Mothers Raise the Alert on Gas Leaks / Congo Pushes for Mega-Dam Project / Opening Glen Canyon

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Living on Earth: June 3, 2016

Fri, 03 Jun 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Coping with Massive Forest Fires / Beyond the Headlines / Climate Change and the National Parks / China Grows More Trees / Iron-eating Bacteria / Heart of a Lion

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Living on Earth: May 27, 2016

Fri, 27 May 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Trump's Other Wall / Local Impacts of Exxon's Alleged "Climate Deceit" / Kids Win Another Landmark Climate Ruling / Saving the Bay Area / SunEdison Falters; Solar Still Sunny / Beyond the Headlines / BirdNote®: Eastern Wood-Pewee

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Living on Earth: May 20, 2016

Fri, 20 May 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Trump: Climate and Paris Skeptic / Conservatives Tend To Ignore Liberal Talk About Climate / The Politics of Teaching Climate Science / Climate Benefits if New Federal Fossil Energy Leases are Banned / BirdNote®: Drinking on the Wing / Beyond the Headlines / Checking Up on Native Plants

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Living on Earth: May 13, 2016

Fri, 13 May 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Exxon, the Climate and Senator Whitehouse / Senate Energy Bill / Gas Boom Goes Bust / Beyond the Headlines / Back to the Land in the Flower Power Era / King Penguin Chicks Hunger for More

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Living on Earth: May 6, 2016

Fri, 06 May 2016 17:00:00 -0000

US-EU Trade Deal Controversy / Huge $$ Advantage from Renewable Energy / Suing to Save the Monarch / The Monarch Needs More Than Milkweed / Beyond the Headlines / Port Damages Miami Reef / Coral Bleaching in Kiribati

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Living on Earth: April 29, 2016

Fri, 29 Apr 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Baby Powder User Awarded Cancer Damages / Beyond the Headlines / Remembering Chernobyl / Chernobyl Wildlife Thrive 30 Years Later / The 2016 Goldman Environmental Prizes-Part II / Puerto Rican Scientist Saves Leatherback Turtles and More from Hotel Development

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Living on Earth: April 22, 2016

Fri, 22 Apr 2016 17:00:00 -0000

UN Climate Chief Calls for Urgent Action / Paris and Climate Justice / Next-Gen Climate Activism / Beyond the Headlines / Happy Birthday, Living on Earth! / The 2016 Goldman Environmental Prizes / The 2016 North American Goldman Prize Winner, a Student from Baltimore

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Living on Earth: April 15, 2016

Fri, 15 Apr 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Youth Win Right to Sue Feds Over Climate Change / Beyond the Headlines / I Feel the Earth Move / Controversial Arctic Cruise / BirdNote: Spider Silk and Birds' Nests / Revisiting Africa's Great Green Wall / Great Green Wonder of the World / Elephant Matriarch Puts Her Foot Down

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Living on Earth: April 8, 2016

Fri, 08 Apr 2016 17:00:00 -0000

The Terrifying Math of Melting Ice Sheets / Climate Change Threatens Trillions Worth of Financial Assets / Louisianans Rally Against New Gulf Oil Leases / Marsh Restoration Revisited / Bayou Restoration Progress / Beyond the Headlines / The Place Where You Live: Morro Bay, California

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Living on Earth: April 1, 2016

Fri, 01 Apr 2016 17:00:00 -0000

New York Confronts Exxon On Climate Risks / Dam Funders Halt Support After Murders In Honduras / Beyond the Headlines / Clearing The View For The Grand Canyon / Sexual Harassment Blights National Parks and Forests

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Living on Earth: March 25, 2016

Fri, 25 Mar 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Lead Found in 2,000 US Public Water Supplies / Beyond the Headlines / Reducing the Costs of Air Pollution / Science Links East Coast Snows to Arctic Warming / Polar Bear Cubs in Danger / BirdNote®: Strange Birds from Down Under / London Fog: The Biography

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Living on Earth: March 18, 2016

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Where Kasich Stands on Climate Change / Network TV Cuts Climate Change Coverage / Does Climate Change Cause Extreme Weather? / Late Night Workers Stuck On the Platform / Beyond the Headlines / Big World, Small Planet / BirdNote: The Florida Scrub-Jay

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Living on Earth: March 11, 2016

Fri, 11 Mar 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Honduran Environmental Activist Murdered / Shell Sued In UK Over Nigerian Pollution / Sanders and Clinton on Flint Crisis and Fracking / Rising Seas and Real Estate Prices in Fort Lauderdale / Beyond the Headlines / Emerging Science Note/Carbon-Cleaning Icebergs / Penguin Colony Uprooted by Ice in a Warming World / Stealing Dirt: A Thieving Penguin

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Living on Earth: March 4, 2016

Fri, 04 Mar 2016 17:00:00 -0000

India's Solar Power Plans Hobbled by US / Beyond the Headlines / Monarch Butterflies on the Rebound / Pollinators In Trouble Worldwide / The Great California Almond Pollination / Good Bacteria Could Save Amphibians / Sustainable Coffee Keeps the Planet in the Black

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Living on Earth: February 26, 2016

Fri, 26 Feb 2016 17:00:00 -0000

El Niño Brings Hunger Emergency / Drought and African Wildlife / U.S. Climate-Changing Emissions Drastically Underestimated / Proposed Rules to Curb Methane Leaks / BirdNote: Early Bird Gets the Nesting Site / Beyond the Headlines / Fungal Diseases Surge, Threatening Species Around the World / Microbes Fight Fungal Disease in Frogs

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Living on Earth: February 19, 2016

Fri, 19 Feb 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Obama Calls For New Oil Tax / Beyond the Headlines / Converting the Economy to Renewable Energy Without Big Batteries / Race and Reclaiming a Refuge / BirdNote: The Feathers that Carry Water / Killing Wolves in British Columbia / What a Wolf's Howl Says / Wolves Have "Howling Dialects"

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Living on Earth: February 12, 2016

Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:00:00 -0000

High Court Puts Clean Power Plan On Hold / Beyond the Headlines / Sierra Snows Ease, But Won't End California Drought / Sex and Sustainability in the Sea

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Living on Earth: February 5, 2016

Fri, 05 Feb 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Great Bear Rainforest Protected From Massive Logging / Beyond the Headlines / A Novel Way to Capture and Release the Warmth of the Sun / What's New for Electric Cars / A Vision to End the Hassle of Urban Parking

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Living on Earth: January 29, 2016

Fri, 29 Jan 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Zika's Emergence in a Changing Climate / The Campaign and Climate Change / Flint and Environmental Racism / Defunding the Clean up of Abandoned Coal Mines / The Paris Climate Accord Could Activate A Powerful Part of the Clean Air Act / Beyond the Headlines / BirdNote: Costa Rica's Morning Chorus

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Living on Earth: January 22, 2016

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Flint's Drinking Water Disaster / El Niño on a Warming Planet / Beyond the Headlines / The End of Night / Conserving the Dark

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Living on Earth: January 15, 2016

Fri, 15 Jan 2016 17:00:00 -0000

President Obama and the State of the Environment / GOP Campaigns Diverge on Climate Questions / The Changing Climate in the GOP Race / Financing the Renewable Revolution / Saving a Bear Cub / Polar Bear Summits Talus Mound

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Living on Earth: January 8, 2016

Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Massive Natural Gas Disaster Hits Los Angeles / Renewable Energy Boosted in Federal Budget Compromise / Cleaning Up A Coal-Fired Power Plant / Beyond the Headlines / Debunking the Myths About Hunger

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Living on Earth: January 1, 2016

Fri, 01 Jan 2016 17:00:00 -0000

Christmas Candles / Mary's New Year's Eve / Superbowl Sundae / A Green Message for the Next Generation / A Mainer's Family Wintertime Traditions

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Living on Earth: December 25, 2015

Fri, 25 Dec 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Aine Minogue Celebrates Hope In Celtic Holiday Traditions / Sparky and Rhonda Rucker Celebrate Hope in the Traditions of Slaves / Stories of Hope from Noa Baum

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Living on Earth: December 18, 2015

Fri, 18 Dec 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Hope and Concern Sparked By Paris Climate Deal / Goodbye Oil, Gas and Coal? The World Faces the Epic Challenge of the Paris Agreement / The Climate Movement in the Streets / Paris Agreement Opens Door for Green Investment / Beyond the Headlines / The Wooden Sword / A Story of Peace

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Living on Earth: December 11, 2015

Fri, 11 Dec 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Historic Climate Agreement Reached in Paris / Indigenous Peoples Fight for Their Rights at COP21 / Financing Forests to Cut Down on Carbon / Canada's Bottom-up Approach to Cutting Carbon / Poetic Plea for the Marshall Islands

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Living on Earth: December 4, 2015

Fri, 04 Dec 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Summit Boosted By Optimism at the Start / Paris Progress So Far / Climate Activists Defy Paris Protest Ban / How Will the World Address Loss and Damage From Climate Disruption? / 2400 Coal-Fired Power Plants Planned Despite Climate-Friendly Pledges / India's Solar Initiative and the Challenge of Climate-Safe Development

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Living on Earth: November 27, 2015

Fri, 27 Nov 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Almost Out of Time / Paving the Path to Paris with Gold / What is the Carbon Footprint of a Typical Thanksgiving? / Beyond the Headlines / What We're Fighting For Now Is Each Other

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Living on Earth: November 20, 2015

Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:00:00 -0000

New Toxic Substances Control Act Likely / Prenatal Chemical Exposure Linked to Obesity / Health Risks of Water Fluoridation Raise Concerns / Let's Talk Turkey / Cranberries Take Centerstage / Beyond the Headlines / Pawpaw: America's Forgotten Fruit

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Living on Earth: November 13, 2015

Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:00:00 -0000

The Climate Movement Post Keystone / A Demand for a Green Transition / Infrared Technology To Cool Buildings / Big Battery Breakthrough / Beyond the Headlines / Building a Better Honeybee / The Beekeepers of Ancient Egypt

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Living on Earth: November 6, 2015

Fri, 06 Nov 2015 17:00:00 -0000

More Nuclear Power Plants Shutting Down / Shut-Down Nukes Still Worry Neighbors / Sudden Deaths For Endangered Antelopes / Man-Made Barriers to Pronghorn Migration / The Place Where You Live: Wyoming's Red Desert / BirdNote®: Whooping Cranes

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Living on Earth: October 30, 2015

Fri, 30 Oct 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Better Office Air Makes For Better Thinking / Building a Sanctuary for Endangered Bats / Greening Death / Beyond the Headlines / The Living and Dead in Good Company

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Living on Earth: October 23, 2015

Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Exxon Denied its Own Climate Research / Exxon Denies Allegations in Investigative Reports / Lawmakers Press For Exxon Investigation / McKibben Arrested To Draw Attention to the Exxon Allegations / Beyond the Headlines / Canada Shifts Left and Greener / The Creole Pig

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Living on Earth: October 16, 2015

Fri, 16 Oct 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Democrats Debate Climate Change / The King of Coal On Trial / Beyond the Headlines / Coral Bleaching On the Rise / The Pacific Coast's Starving Seabird Mystery

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Living on Earth: October 9, 2015

Fri, 09 Oct 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Pesticides, Herbicides and Childhood Cancers / MacArthur 'Genius' Cleans Up Polluting Health Sector / Pushing for Green Chemistry / Resetting the Gettysburg Battlefield Landscape / Beyond the Headlines / India at a Crossroads

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Living on Earth: October 2, 2015

Fri, 02 Oct 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Shell Oil Backs Down / The Pathway to Paris / Invasives Threaten Native Grasslands in the Pacific Northwest / Beyond the Headlines / Amazon Tribe Fights Back Against Illegal Logging / Humans and Dolphins / Black Lightning

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Living on Earth: September 25, 2015

Fri, 25 Sep 2015 17:00:00 -0000

The Pope at Congress: Care for Nature and the Poor / Louisiana's Swamp Defenders / The Federal Conservation Fund Endangered / BirdNote: Voices of Our Public Lands / Beyond the Headlines / Saving Whales From Deafness / Online Exclusive: Airing Volkswagen's Dirty Emissions

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Living on Earth: September 18, 2015

Fri, 18 Sep 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Protestors Take on Public Land Leasing / EPA Broke the Law When it Approved a Pesticide Unsafe for Bees / Fires Threaten the North / Scientists Say They've Discovered A New Species of Humans / Beyond the Headlines / The Night Bird / An Evangelical View of the Climate and Pope Francis

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Living on Earth: September 11, 2015

Fri, 11 Sep 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Undoing Deregulation to Keep Coal Alive / Beyond the Headlines / Global Warming Linked to Syrian Refugee Crisis / Fighting Today's Invaders In Boston Harbor / A Prayer to Share Earth as a Commons

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Living on Earth: September 4, 2015

Fri, 04 Sep 2015 17:00:00 -0000

EPA Fails To Properly Regulate Fracking Waste / The Beef With Ground Beef / Cheerios Go Green / Rethinking Our Relationship to Palm Oil / "Tropical" Diseases Reappearing in the U.S. / Beyond the Headlines / The Place Where You Live: Cowee, North Carolina

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Living on Earth: August 28, 2015

Fri, 28 Aug 2015 17:00:00 -0000

New Orleans Still Vulnerable To Storms / Racism and NOLA's Recovery / Turning up the Heat on Frigid Offices / Beyond the Headlines / Endangered Porpoise Caught in the Web of Illegal Fishing / Unseen Ocean Migrations

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Living on Earth: August 21, 2015

Fri, 21 Aug 2015 17:00:00 -0000

World Islamic Leaders Call For Climate Action / Obama Adds Methane to Climate Protection Rules / Florida's Disappearing Springs / Beyond the Headlines / Edward Abbey, Wallace Stegner and the American West

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Living on Earth: August 14, 2015

Fri, 14 Aug 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Rafting Down The Unbound Elwha / Freeing The Arteries of The Planet / Alaskan River Riches: Fly fishing and Salmon Science / Encountering Black Bear / Alaskan River Riches: A River Town in Transition

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Living on Earth: August 7, 2015

Fri, 07 Aug 2015 17:00:00 -0000

The Best and Worst Cities Preparing For Climate Change / Car-Free To Become Carefree In Helsinki / Danish Green Roofs / Urban Acupuncture To Cure City Ills / Building Complete Streets / Canals in Boston?

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Living on Earth: July 31, 2015

Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:00:00 -0000

The Hillary Clinton Campaign Goes Solar / At Risk the Pangolin- A Mammal With Scales / Abalone Back From The Brink / Beyond the Headlines / BirdNote®: Where Are All The Queen Birds? / Woman Power and Small Farm Success

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Living on Earth: July 24, 2015

Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Coal Dethroned: Now What? / Beyond the Headlines / Emerging Science: Undervaluing Wild Bees / Pollinator Declines Threaten Public Health / Prairie Dogs: Saving Mexico's Prairie from the Desert / On Guard / Why Are We Waiting To Save Ourselves?

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Living on Earth: July 17, 2015

Fri, 17 Jul 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Change Fuels Wildfires / Caviar Sends Poachers After Columbia River Sturgeon / Human Influences on the Mosquito / Squashing the Mosquito Population / Drones: Taking Off in the Agriculture Industry / The Power Plant that's Draining the Colorado / Earth Ear: Rhinoceros Auklets

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Living on Earth: July 10, 2015

Fri, 10 Jul 2015 17:00:00 -0000

The Supreme Court Blocks EPA's Mercury Rule --For Now / BP Will Pay $18.7 Billion to Settle Gulf Oil Spill Fines and Gov't Claims / Arsenic and Frackwater Waste / Fingerprinting Frackwater / Beyond the Headlines / Restoring Giant Kelp Forests / Fighting Invasive Ribbon Grass

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Living on Earth: July 3, 2015

Fri, 03 Jul 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Newly Discovered Algae Helps Corals In Warming Oceans / Pond Scum May Be Associated With ALS and Alzheimer's / Louisiana's Moon Shot / Climate Change & Pacific Northwest Glaciers / Meltdown in Tibet / Harvesting "Himalayan Viagra"

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Living on Earth: June 26, 2015

Fri, 26 Jun 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Pre-Natal Exposure to DDT Linked To Breast Cancer / BPA Exposure Associated With Poor Parenting / Mule Deer Poachers Slip Past The Law / Drones Stymie Rhino Poachers / Beyond the Headlines / BirdNote®: How Much Birds Sing / The Evolution of Birdsong / Purple Martins: Extroverts of the Air

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Living on Earth: June 19, 2015

Fri, 19 Jun 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Pope Calls for Harmony With Nature To Save Humanity / Cleaning Up the Power Sector / Beyond the Headlines / BirdNote®: A Big Black Gas Leak Detector / The Quest for the 'Asian Unicorn'

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Living on Earth: June 12, 2015

Fri, 12 Jun 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Losing Frozen Earth Could Cook the Planet / G7 Calls for an End to Fossil Fuels / Beyond the Headlines / Chimps Like To Cook / BirdNote®: Bird Song, Music, and Neuroscience / New Music Brings John Muir's Story to Life / The Place Where You Live: East Claridon, Ohio

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Living on Earth: June 5, 2015

Fri, 05 Jun 2015 17:00:00 -0000

US House Votes New Fishing Rules / Beyond the Headlines / World Sailors Call For Plastic-free Oceans / Testing Boston Harbor for Plastic / Meeting the Challenge of Plastic Marine Debris / Boston's Not-So-Dirty Water / The High Human Cost of Cleaning Up Boston Harbor / Kittiwake: A Life on the Edge

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Living on Earth: May 29, 2015

Fri, 29 May 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Rail Finance Off Track / The True Cost of Fossil Fuels / Beyond the Headlines / Coal Rising in the West / Discovering the Lost World of the Old Ones / BirdNote: Protecting Our Largest Shorebird

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Living on Earth: May 22, 2015

Fri, 22 May 2015 17:00:00 -0000

FBI Breaks Its Own Rules to Spy on Keystone Protestors / Beyond the Headlines / Living With The Rise and Fall of King Coal / Elk Island: A World Less Apart / The Great Transition to Renewables

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Living on Earth: May 15, 2015

Fri, 15 May 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Tornado Clusters / Talcum Powder Linked to Ovarian Cancer / Honoring an Environmental Health Pioneer / Driving Down Diesel School Bus Emissions / Beyond the Headlines / The Puffin Project

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Living on Earth: May 8, 2015

Fri, 08 May 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Atomic Bomb-making Wastes Threaten Missouri Neighborhood / Wolf Song on the Rebound / What A Howling Wolf Howl Says / Wolves on the Brink / Beyond the Headlines / Checking Up on Native Plants

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Living on Earth: May 1, 2015

Fri, 01 May 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Siberia's Mysterious Craters / Leading at the Top of the World / Illuminated Fishing Nets Prevent Bycatch / Calling Over Boat Noise Is Making Orcas Hungry / Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies / Beyond the Headlines / The GOP's Lonely Climate Warrior / BirdNote: Vocabularies of Birdsong

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Living on Earth: April 24, 2015

Fri, 24 Apr 2015 17:00:00 -0000

To Survive a Drought, Fix the Price of Water / The ELF Gains Traction / Poetweets: Science Communications in Verse / Beyond the Headlines / The 2015 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

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Living on Earth: April 17, 2015

Fri, 17 Apr 2015 17:00:00 -0000

The Guardian Newspaper Climate Campaign / First Warnings of Endocrine Disruptors / The Mother of Endocrine Disruption Science / Beyond the Headlines / Springtime Birding with David Sibley

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Living on Earth: April 10, 2015

Fri, 10 Apr 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Bill McKibben on Earth Day and the Power of Protest / The State of the Gulf, Then and Now / Patagonia's Beaver Problem / The Invaders

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Living on Earth: April 3, 2015

Fri, 03 Apr 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Herbicides Can Boost Antibiotic Resistance / Growth In Livestock Antibiotics Raises Risks For Humans / US Advances Climate Plan For Paris Summit / Greening the Tea Party / Georgia Legislature Passes Solar-Friendly Legislation / Beyond the Headlines / Liter of Light

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Living on Earth: March 27, 2015

Fri, 27 Mar 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Obama Slashes Federal Global Warming Gases / New Fracking Rules Protect Groundwater on Federal Lands / Melting Ice Slows Down Ocean Circulation / What a Record-Low Snowpack Means for Summer in the Northwest / Beyond the Headlines / Defending Darwin

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Living on Earth: March 20, 2015

Fri, 20 Mar 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Oil Train Safety Off Track / Conservationists Help Workers Strike for Refinery Safety / One Woman Fought Shell Oil To Save Her Town / The Place Where You Live: Omaha, Nebraska / Beyond the Headlines / How Beavers Help Save Water

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Living on Earth: March 13, 2015

Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:00:00 -0000

New Jersey's Lowball Environmental Settlement / Belated El Niño May Mean Hotter Times Ahead / Insuring Wildlife and the Lives of Endangered Rhinos / The Red List of Life At Risk / Beyond the Headlines / The Boys Who Loved Birds

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Living on Earth: March 6, 2015

Fri, 06 Mar 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Newly Discovered Algae Helps Corals In Warming Oceans / Pond Scum May Be Associated With ALS and Alzheimer's / States Reconsider Renewable Standards / Advances In Storage for Renewable Energy / Beyond the Headlines / BirdNote: Eating Well Together / Nicaraguan Canal Could Be Environmental Catastrophe / Listener Letters and A Fun Lesson on Thermodynamics

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Living on Earth: February 27, 2015

Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Presidential Hopefuls and Climate Change / Harvard Divestment Case In Court / Stewardship Saturdays in Boston Harbor / The Federal Animal Killing Program / Ancient Wheat and the Rise of Agriculture / Beyond the Headlines

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Living on Earth: February 20, 2015

Fri, 20 Feb 2015 17:00:00 -0000

FBI Questions Keystone XL Activists / Harvard Sued Over Fossil Fuel Investments / Plastics and Male Reproduction / Hormone Disruptors Linked to Genital Changes and Sexual Preference / Beyond the Headlines / Evolution in the Age of Mass Extinction / Learning to Climb

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Living on Earth: February 13, 2015

Fri, 13 Feb 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Snow and Financial Woes Bury Boston Transport / Tribal Nations Against Keystone Pipeline / Pipeline Raises Safety and Property Rights Concerns for Landowners / Surfing the Web to Heat Your Home / Beyond the Headlines / Gus Speth Calls for a "New" Environmentalism

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Living on Earth: February 6, 2015

Fri, 06 Feb 2015 17:00:00 -0000

New Agency Proposed To End Food Safety Problems / Bi-Partisan Call for a Gasoline Tax / Beyond the Headlines / Probing Dolphins' Genetic Mysteries / Eyes on the Seas / Cuba's Unspoiled Tropical Reefs

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Living on Earth: January 30, 2015

Fri, 30 Jan 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Protecting the Arctic / Alaskan Oil Economics / Beyond the Headlines / The Perfect Protein / Alaskan River Riches: A River Town in Transition

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Living on Earth: January 23, 2015

Fri, 23 Jan 2015 17:00:00 -0000

2015 Target For A Strong Climate Treaty / Margaret Atwood on Fiction, The Future and Environmental Crisis / Alaskan River Riches At Risk From Mining In Canada

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Living on Earth: January 16, 2015

Fri, 16 Jan 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Keeping Foods and the Climate Cool / Training Your Brain to Crave Healthy Foods / The Collapse of Western Civilization / Alaskan River Riches: Fly-fishing and Salmon Science / Crested Auklets Winter in the Bering Sea

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Living on Earth: January 9, 2015

Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:00:00 -0000

Energy Policy in the New Year / Beyond the Headlines / Conservationist Aldo Leopold's Soundscapes Recreated / The Sound Ring / Branching into New Sounds / Sounds of Winter

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Living on Earth: January 2, 2015

Fri, 02 Jan 2015 17:00:00 -0000

The Return of Bride / Light of the Isles / A Chilling Norwegian Draugen Tale / The Sun, An Ogre?

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Living on Earth: December 26, 2014

Fri, 26 Dec 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Christmas Candles / Mary's New Year's Eve / Superbowl Sundae / A Green Message for the Next Generation / Maine Life In Song

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Living on Earth: December 19, 2014

Fri, 19 Dec 2014 17:00:00 -0000

India Says UN Climate Summit Fails Poor Countries / Giveaways Turn Appropriation Bills Into Christmas Trees / Beyond the Headlines / Turtle Rescue / BirdNote® Freeway Hawks / Louisiana's Moon Shot / Place Where You Live: New Orleans, Louisiana

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Living on Earth: December 12, 2014

Fri, 12 Dec 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Republican AGs Fight Environmental Regulations / An Amusement Park's Unruly Squirrels / Icy Roads Prescribed a Low-Sodium Diet / Renting Trees Keeps the Christmas Spirit Alive / Beyond the Headlines / Quiet Places Around the World

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Living on Earth: December 5, 2014

Fri, 05 Dec 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Supreme Court To Hear Challenge to Power Plant Mercury Rule / Coal Baron Indicted in Mine Disaster / Human Rights On the UN Climate Change Agenda / Rhinos For Sale / Place Where You Live: Gaborone, Botswana / Beyond the Headlines / Beinecke's Message of Hope for a Planet In Peril

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Living on Earth: November 28, 2014

Fri, 28 Nov 2014 17:00:00 -0000

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Living on Earth: November 21, 2014

Fri, 21 Nov 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Keystone XL and the Price of Oil / The Missing Campus Climate Debate / A 'Charming' New Particle / Modern Gleaning Helps the Hungry / Plains Bison / Beyond the Headlines / Foods for Health

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Living on Earth: November 14, 2014

Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Historic US & China Climate Accord / Beyond the Headlines / Using An Oil Legacy to Save the Oceans / Climate Change & Pacific Northwest Glaciers / Meltdown in Tibet / Harvesting "Himalayan Viagra"

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Living on Earth: November 7, 2014

Fri, 07 Nov 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Green At the 2014 Ballot Box / Arsenic Released in Frackwater Spills / Fingerprinting Frackwater / Hyundai and Kia Fined for Misreporting MPG and Greenhouse Gas Emissions / Restoring California's Giant Kelp Forests / Uprooting an Invasive Ribbon Grass on the Metolius River

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Living on Earth: October 31, 2014

Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Harsher Winters Related to Arctic Sea Ice Loss / Declining Oil and Divestment / Agent Orange-Related Herbicide Approved for GMO Crops; EPA Sued / Fascinating & Toxic - Traditional Moroccan Tanneries / Lead-Free Ammunition Saves Waterfowl / Albanian Migratory Bird Poaching / Beyond the Headlines

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Living on Earth: October 24, 2014

Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Cancer Risks from Mountain Top Removal Coal Mining / Lead In Licorice / Carbon Capture and Recycling / It's Tough To Turn Frack Water into Profits / Recycling E-Waste / Beyond the Headlines / All-There-Is in Ten Hundred Words

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Living on Earth: October 17, 2014

Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Companies Pulling Out of Canadian Tar Sands Oil / Methane Hotspot Seen from Space / Cap and Trade Heats Up Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Race / Beyond the Headlines / Controversial Japanese Whaling / Life For A Humpback Whale / A Man, His Clarinet and Nature's Singers

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Living on Earth: October 10, 2014

Fri, 10 Oct 2014 17:00:00 -0000

In Hotter (Sea) Water / Mercury in Coal Dust Poses Wetland Threat / China's Energy Efficiency Program Still Promotes Global Warming / China's Great Frack Forward / China's Online Environmental Activism / Beyond the Headlines / Years of Living Dangerously

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Living on Earth: October 3, 2014

Fri, 03 Oct 2014 17:00:00 -0000

The State of the Planet / Obama Creates the World's Largest Ocean Reserve / Firing Up U.S. Nuclear Power / Greening the Tea Party / BirdNote: Solving the Mystery of the Herring Gull's Red Spot / Beyond the Headlines / Professor Dumpster

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Living on Earth: September 26, 2014

Fri, 26 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Record March for Climate Action / U.N. Climate Summit Pledges Global Commitment and Action / Beyond the Headlines / BirdNote® A River of Raptors Over Veracruz / Capitalism vs. The Climate

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Living on Earth: September 19, 2014

Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Action As A Race to the Top / China's Rejection of GMO Corn Shipments Prompts Lawsuits / Ohio Community Protests Fracking Wastewater Zoning / Losing Ground in Louisiana / Beyond the Headlines / MIDORI Prize--Acknowledging Excellence in Biodiversity Contributions / Mallardy

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Living on Earth: September 12, 2014

Fri, 12 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Prosecutor Defends Climate Action Civil Disobedience / Wilderness Act at 50 / A Fight for New Wilderness / Beyond the Headlines / British Petroleum Guilty of Gross Negligence / Organic-Friendly Weed Blaster / BirdNote® Bushtit - A Very Tiny Songbird

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Living on Earth: September 5, 2014

Fri, 05 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0000

World's Biggest Carbon Trading Market? / U.S. Preps for 2015 Paris Climate Summit / Rafting down the Unbound Elwha / Freeing the Arteries of the Planet / Beyond the Headlines / The Green School / The Quarry

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Living on Earth: August 29, 2014

Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Ecology and the Deadly Ebola Epidemic / Scottish Independence from High-Carbon Energy and the U.K. / Scotland Launches the World's Largest Tidal Power Project / Whither the Union Jack? / Beyond the Headlines / The Sound Ring / Bats Seeking Water

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Living on Earth: August 22, 2014

Fri, 22 Aug 2014 17:00:00 -0000

CO2 Can Reduce Food Value / Power Shift - Big Battery Breakthrough / Chef Bun's Sustainable Sushi / New Protection For Bluefin Tuna / Sound in the Sea / BirdNote: Gliding with Tropicbirds / The Extreme Life of the Sea

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Living on Earth: August 15, 2014

Fri, 15 Aug 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Flea Collar Ban To Protect Toddlers / Pesticides on Produce / Using Bacteria to Heal the Desert Erosion / Water 4.0 / Rain Tax / Peak Bagging / UN Climate Change Reports As Haiku

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Living on Earth: August 8, 2014

Fri, 08 Aug 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Groundwater Contamination on Fracked Land / Fracking With Recycled Mine Water / The Pros and Cons of Geoengineering / The Sixth Extinction / Oregon Minnow Thriving and No Longer Endangered

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Living on Earth: August 1, 2014

Fri, 01 Aug 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Antibiotic Resistance and Livestock / The Burden of Beef / Science Note: Reducing Bovine Belches and Global Warming Gases / A Green Building Blooms in the Bronx / Beyond the Headlines / American Catch

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Living on Earth: July 25, 2014

Fri, 25 Jul 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Hottest June Ever / California's Water Crisis / Pennsylvania's Complicated Groundwater Contamination / Unprecedented New England Pipeline Proposal / Beyond the Headlines / The Collapse of Western Civilization

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Living on Earth: July 18, 2014

Fri, 18 Jul 2014 17:00:00 -0000

The Pope and the Sin of Environmental Degradation / Climate Risk for Real Estate Values in South Florida / A Summertime Ice Mine / Beyond the Headlines / The End of Night

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Living on Earth: July 11, 2014

Fri, 11 Jul 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Great Lakes Wind Power On Hold / Feds Fund Cape Wind / Oklahoma Earthquakes Linked to Wastewater Injection / BNSF Railways Workers Forced To Ignore Oil Train Safety / Beyond the Headlines / Tangier, The Shrinking Island in Chesapeake Bay / Endangered Languages / Moose at the Mt. Engadine Wallow

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Living on Earth: July 4, 2014

Fri, 04 Jul 2014 17:00:00 -0000

The Fight To Save the Elephants / WildLeaks / At Home With Humba, the Mountain Gorilla / Science Note--Loss of Large Grazing Mammals Alters African Savannas / A Window On Eternity

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Living on Earth: June 27, 2014

Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Canada Approves A Keystone XL Alternative: Northern Gateway Pipeline / Radioactive Risks From Fracking Waste / Beyond the Headlines / Autism Linked to Pesticide Exposure / Honeybee Collapse linked to New Insecticides / White House Protects Pollinators (and also the Monarch) / Flight Behavior

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Living on Earth: June 20, 2014

Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:00:00 -0000

U.S. To Create World's Biggest Marine Reserve / Sick Sea Stars / Camp Lejeune Water Pollution Victims Setback / Nature's Dividend--Pricing Global Ecosystem Services / Adding Up the True (and Tricky) Cost of Carbon Pollution / Beyond the Headlines / BirdNote on Burrowing Owls / Digging for Owls

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Living on Earth: June 13, 2014

Fri, 13 Jun 2014 17:00:00 -0000

EPA Rules Ignore Methane / World Cup Host and Climate Leader / Louisiana Sinkhole Spoils Bayou Paradise / Beyond the Headlines / Margaret Atwood on Fiction, The Future, and Environmental Crisis

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Living on Earth: June 6, 2014

Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:00:00 -0000

EPA To Regulate Emissions From Power Plants / A Regional Model for Reducing Power Plant Emissions / International Response To Proposed EPA Regs / Beyond the Headlines / Iron-eating Bacteria / Gold-Mining in Alaska / John Muir and the Ice that Started a Fire / Whooper Swans of Southern Iceland

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Living on Earth: May 30, 2014

Fri, 30 May 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Taking The Lead On Climate Change / Protecting Homeowners From Landslide Risk / Some Banks Stop Funding Mountain Top Removal / Saving Chestnut Trees to Reclaim Mined Mountains / Beyond the Headlines / The Oldest Living Things in the World

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Living on Earth: May 23, 2014

Fri, 23 May 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Flooding In The Balkans / The Wetland that Saved Highway 101 / Unprepared for Arctic Oil / Arctic Explorers / Beyond the Headlines / Springtime Birding With David Sibley

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Living on Earth: May 16, 2014

Fri, 16 May 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Reducing the Risk of Breast Cancer / Oil Boom And Worker Deaths / The (So Far) Elusive Dream of Carbon Capture And Storage / Deep Seabed Mining / Gold Mining & Child Labor / CO2 Can Reduce Food Value / Beyond the Headlines / The Mysterious Sound Of Snipe

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Living on Earth: May 9, 2014

Fri, 09 May 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Stanford Divests from Coal / Texas Family Wins Fracking Suit / Pesticides on Produce / Gardening for Climate Change / Bittersweet Nightshade / Evolution in the Age of Mass Extinction / Beyond the Headlines

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Living on Earth: May 2, 2014

Fri, 02 May 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Pesticides Found in GM Soy; Vermont Orders Labels / Canada Regulates Dangerous Oil Trains / Ozone Pollution on the Rise / Clearing the Air In Houston / BirdNote -- The Perfect Nest box / Beyond the Headlines / Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

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Living on Earth: April 25, 2014

Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Dangerous Work On Mt. Everest / Flea Collar Ban To Protect Toddlers / Climate and the President's Science Advisor / BP Says Gulf Cleanup Over / Update - Fighting to Protect an Ancient Underwater Forest / Beyond the Headlines / Earth Day Haiku

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Living on Earth: April 18, 2014

Fri, 18 Apr 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Bargain Time For Climate Protection / Fossil Fuel Divestment Gains New Supporters / Top Banana / Bananageddon / Beyond the Headlines / Earthday Haikus

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Living on Earth: April 11, 2014

Fri, 11 Apr 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Pesticides Can Lower Intelligence / Hydropower Overload In China / Greening the Web / The Growing Threat From Methane / Send Us Your Haiku -Listener Letters / Beyond the Headlines / Sea Star Mystery / New Species Discovered Under Ice / Searching Out the Arctic Fox

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Living on Earth: April 4, 2014

Fri, 04 Apr 2014 17:00:00 -0000

International Court Saves Whales / Big El Niño Coming? / Washington State Landslide -- Living with Risk / Exxon: The Economy Is Stronger Than the Environment / Beyond the Headlines / Maple Syrup and Climate Change / UN Climate Change Reports As Haiku

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Living on Earth: March 28, 2014

Fri, 28 Mar 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Change Here and Now / Exxon Agrees to Reveal Climate Change Risks / Oil Spills Increasing / BP Set To Expand Oil Drilling in The Gulf / Microbes, Dispersants, and Oil in the Gulf / BirdNote®: Mockingbird / Beyond the Headlines / Sounds of the Sea

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Living on Earth: March 21, 2014

Fri, 21 Mar 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Power Shift - Electric Utilities Fight Rooftop Solar / Power Shift - Big Battery Breakthrough / Power Shift- Lessons From Massachusetts Public Transit / Small Matters: Emergence / BirdNote ®: Vernal Equinox / Beyond the Headlines / The Extreme Life of the Sea

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Living on Earth: March 14, 2014

Fri, 14 Mar 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown Three Years Later / Navy Rescuers Claim Radiation Sickness / Petrochemical Boom on the Gulf Coast / BPA-Free Does Not Always Mean Safe / Beyond the Headlines: / A Feathered River Across the Sky / Deer Miss

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Living on Earth: March 7, 2014

Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:00:00 -0000

The Crimean Conflict and Energy / Reducing Sulfur, Saving Lives / Ice Climbing / Beyond the Headlines / 3-D Printing is Green / Small Matters: RNA / Life At The Speed Of Light

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Living on Earth: February 28, 2014

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Bad Air inTexas from Fracking Boom / Colorado Reins in Fracking Air Pollution / Protecting the Amazon, Preserving Culture / Beyond the Headlines / Hunting For (and By) Polar Bears / Bald Eagle Hatchling on Webcam / Oregon Minnow Thriving and No Longer Endangered / Poor Science? Gray Wolf to Lose Federal Protection / Winter Wolf Song

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Living on Earth: February 21, 2014

Fri, 21 Feb 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Kerry: Climate is WMD / Keystone Ruling / Fluoride and Other Chemical Risks / Microbeads in the Great Lakes / Beyond the Headlines / Saving Monarchs / The Sixth Extinction

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Living on Earth: February 14, 2014

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Cleaning up Coal Ash / USDA Helps Growers Deal with Climate Change / Farm Act of 2014 Provides Poor Soil Protection / Using Bacteria to Heal the Desert / BirdNote© How Feathers Insulate / Beyond the Headlines / Presidential Pen Creating National Monuments / Snowshoeing with Sally Jewell / This Lake Can Sing!

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Living on Earth: February 7, 2014

Fri, 07 Feb 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Oil Addiction Boosts Odds For Keystone / West Coast Drought / Drought Squeezes California Farmers / Water 4.0 / Rain Tax / Beyond the Headlines / Eagle Cam / How to eat a Geoduck

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Living on Earth: January 31, 2014

Fri, 31 Jan 2014 17:00:00 -0000

The Environmental State of the Union / Russia Cracks Down on Critics of Olympic Site Construction / Remembering An Afternoon WIth Pete Seeger

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Living on Earth: January 24, 2014

Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Not Enough Rare Earths / Oil Train Danger / Explosive Oil Trains / New Research Probes BP Oil Disaster / BirdNote / Beyond the Headlines - Roadkill Science / Mother of Medicine Tree

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Living on Earth: January 17, 2014

Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:00:00 -0000

Risky Business / Bad Data for Bad Water / How Safe is Your Lipstick? / / Navy Personnel Claim Radiation Sickness From Fukushima / Life in Chernobyl and Fukushima / BirdNote® -- Peregrines and Merlins and Gyrfalcons

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Living on Earth: January 10, 2014

Fri, 10 Jan 2014 17:00:00 -0000

White House Confronts Climate Deniers / Groundwater Contamination on Fracked Land / Fracking With Recycled Mine Water / The Pros and Cons of Geoengineering / Air Pollution and Diabetes / Beyond the Headlines - Cheerios go's GMO-free / Prairie Rattlesnake

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Living on Earth: January 3, 2014

Fri, 03 Jan 2014 17:00:00 -0000

What to Expect in 2014 / Beyond the Headlines - Environmental Coverage on the Rise / The Birth of the Clean Water Act / Storm King

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Living on Earth: December 27, 2013

Fri, 27 Dec 2013 17:00:00 -0000

The Power of Stories / Native American Tales / Stories of the Night Sky and an English Wassail

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Living on Earth: December 20, 2013

Fri, 20 Dec 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Capitol Hill Bid For Bicycle Safety / Power Shift-Winter Bike Share / Inheriting Fear / Beyond the Headlines / Backyard Bees in Atlanta / Living Walls

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Living on Earth: December 13, 2013

Fri, 13 Dec 2013 17:00:00 -0000

20% BY 2020 - Obama / PowerShift--Massachusetts First in Energy Efficiency / Power Shift - Cape Wind in Doubt / Beyond the Headlines / Lummi Fishing Rights / The Iconic Salmon / Love Canal & Lois Gibbs 35 Years Later

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Living on Earth: December 6, 2013

Fri, 06 Dec 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Worrisome Arctic Ocean Methane Leaks / GMO Study Retracted - Censorship or Caution? / Sacred Grounds Versus Coal Transport / Messed Up Migrations / Peak Bagging / Beyond The Headlines

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Living on Earth: November 29, 2013

Fri, 29 Nov 2013 17:00:00 -0000

REDD Agreement Reached in Warsaw / Just 90 Firms Have Tipped the Climate / Beyond the Headlines / Modern Gleaning Helps the Hungry / Bird Note ®: Atlantic Puffin / How Dogs Love Us / Small Matters

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Living on Earth: November 22, 2013

Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Warsaw Wrapup / Mapping the World's Forests / Power Shift - Building A Smarter Light Bulb / Patents to Rescue the Climate / Antarctic Volcano / BEYOND THE HEADLINES / Vegans Say It's Even Better Than Turkey

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Living on Earth: November 15, 2013

Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Hunger Strike for Climate Action / Typhoon Haiyan / Coal Loses Ballot Test / Fracking Boosts Plastic Production / Beyond the Headlines / Polar Bear Attacks on the Rise / Climate Change Tourism in Peru / ICEBERGS!

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Living on Earth: November 8, 2013

Fri, 08 Nov 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Fossil Fuel Subsidies Under Fire / Obama Goes Local With Climate Action / Anti-Carbon Pollution Rally / Coal Plants Burning Wood / Power Shift - Generating Community Solar Power / BirdNote ® Whooping Cranes / New Protection For Blue Fin Tuna / Beyond the Headlines

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Living on Earth: November 1, 2013

Fri, 01 Nov 2013 17:00:00 -0000

West Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy / Jerry Brown and the West Coast Action Plan / Power Shift - Massachusetts Teams Up With 7 States to Boost Electric Cars / Gulf of Mexico Ocean Health Update / Jim's Bees / Sharks and Coral - Science Note / South Pacific Climate Refugee Goes to Court / Beyond the Headlines

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Living on Earth: October 25, 2013

Fri, 25 Oct 2013 17:00:00 -0000

The Lessons of Superstorm Sandy / Congress Takes Little-Noticed Climate Action / Climate and the Bottom Line / Powershift - New Bedford Goes Solar / BirdNote® Acorn Woodpecker / Science Note: Palm Oil / Vines on the March in Tropical Forests / Wild Exeter

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Living on Earth: October 18, 2013

Fri, 18 Oct 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Overwhelming the Grid with Renewable Energy / Climate and the Health Risks of Urban Heat Islands / The Spongy Secret of Coral Reefs / Copepod Love / Bob the Cat / Gravity According to Tyson

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Living on Earth: October 11, 2013

Fri, 11 Oct 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Departure Date / Outdoor Workers and Climate Change / Power Shift - Home Energy Retrofit / Alaska's Pebble Mine Loses a Partner / A Great Change For a Great Lake / Counting Down the Planet

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Living on Earth: October 4, 2013

Fri, 04 Oct 2013 17:00:00 -0000

FDA Bans (Most) Arsenic in Chicken Feed / Australia To Repeal Carbon Tax / Climate and Algal Blooms / "Mad Cow" Type Prions Found in Plants / BirdNote®: Why Dippers Dip / Bridging Faith and Reason / Buddhist Monks Help Save Snow Leopards

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Living on Earth: September 27, 2013

Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Humans Change the Climate / A Challenge for Coal / Science Note / Toads in Tuscon / National Geographic 125 Year Anniversary / The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars / The Quarry

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Living on Earth: September 20, 2013

Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Extreme Weather-Colorado Floods / Oil and Gas Wells Under Water / Sex and the Single Pest / Power Shift - Energy From Food Scraps / Small Matters / Birdnote ®/Migration - Long, Short and In-Between / Oil and Honey

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Living on Earth: September 13, 2013

Fri, 13 Sep 2013 17:00:00 -0000

EPA Scraps Chemical Safety Rules / Shrinking Natural Gas Royalties / Cooling with CO2 / Sustainable Shrimp Farming / Tapir Scientist / Hummingbirds in the Canyon

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Living on Earth: September 6, 2013

Fri, 06 Sep 2013 17:00:00 -0000

House Climate Hearings Set for 9/18 / Republican Climate Hearing Agenda / US Reactor Safety In Light of Fukushima / Pink Salmon In Trouble on the White River / Why Fish Have Different Amounts of Mercury / Tough Neighbors--Coopers Hawks / Data Gaps For Chemical Safety / Mortgage Lifter Tomatoes

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Living on Earth: August 30, 2013

Fri, 30 Aug 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Where the Forest Ends / Paper Trees in Precious Ground / REDD Today / Oil or Trees

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Living on Earth: August 23, 2013

Fri, 23 Aug 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Nuclear Power Storage Crisis / Climate Risks from Leaky Natural Gas Wells / Otters As Climate Defenders / Nature's Help for Cancer Vaccines / BirdNote ® - Snail Kite - Bird of the Everglades / Eternity of Eagles / Greenland Melt Music

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Living on Earth: August 16, 2013

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Pollutants Implicated in ADHD / Mercury Hot Spots Around the World / Fracking on Amish Lands / Science Note: A Plant With Oily Leaves / The World's Largest Known Organism In Trouble / Can Prairie Dogs Save Mexico's Prairie From the Desert? / Conservation Canine

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Living on Earth: August 9, 2013

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Chemicals That Promote Obesity Down the Generations / Secret Cash for Climate Denial / Working Woodlands for Carbon and Cash / How Insects Influence Plant Evolution / Snow in Summer / Fungi / Sounds Heard by Aldo Leopold

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Living on Earth: August 2, 2013

Fri, 02 Aug 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Change and Conflict / Tesla Stock Soars / Invasive Crayfish / Science Note: Best To Be Eaten / Russia Nixes Antarctic Marine Reserve / Swimming Polar Bear / Hip Hop Born in the Parks / Recording Nature By Sound / BirdNote® All That Jazz

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Living on Earth: July 26, 2013

Fri, 26 Jul 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Microbes and Evolution / Challenges for the New EPA Chief / Science Note: Palm Oil / Radioactive Water from Fukushima in the Pacific / Trash in Kerala / Zero Waste Atlanta / Citizens on the Watch for Hummingbirds / National Moth Week

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Living on Earth: July 19, 2013

Fri, 19 Jul 2013 17:00:00 -0000

The Risks of Oil Trains / Oil Train Concerns in the Pacific Northwest / Climate Disruption and Sea Level Rise / Hult Prize Competition / Hunting For Edible Insects / Eat-a-Bug Cookbook

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Living on Earth: July 12, 2013

Fri, 12 Jul 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Mystery Route For Keystone XL / Coal and Shortened Lives in China / Static Electricity: The Secret of Spider Webs / Invasive Beetles and Moths On the March / Ancient Underwater Forest in the Gulf of Mexico / BirdNote ®: The Big Thicket / Saving Ourselves- The Green Boat

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Living on Earth: July 5, 2013

Fri, 05 Jul 2013 17:00:00 -0000

World Population Day / Alternative Tar Sands Pipelines / Bayou Community Struggles with Sinkhole / Sea Turtle Paternity Test / New National Parks / Rethinking Fast Fashion / Ritual and Deforestation in India / Dancing Gnats

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Living on Earth: June 28, 2013

Fri, 28 Jun 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Obama's Grand Climate Plan / Solar Powered Ship / Oberlin Environmental Dashboard / Science Note- Cicadas Meet Citizen Science / "Trash"Animals / Chasing Springtails

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Living on Earth: June 21, 2013

Fri, 21 Jun 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Adverse Health Effects For Pigs Fed Genetically Modified Food / Arkansas Tar Sands Oil Spill Update / Helping Fish Return to the Elwha River / Turkish Development Threatens Marine Life / BirdNote © Willow Ptarmigan / The Perfect Protein / Juneteenth

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Living on Earth: June 14, 2013

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:00:00 -0000

The US and China Strike A Climate Deal / Methane Leaks / Science Note / Elwha Dam Comes Down / Nicaraguan Canal / Vanishing Point / Winery Adapting to Climate Change

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Living on Earth: June 7, 2013

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 17:00:00 -0000

British Columbia Rejects Tar Sands Pipeline / Legal Battle Over Drilling Pollution in the Amazon / Love That Dirty Water, Swimming in Boston's Charles River / California's Fish in Trouble / South African Tea Farmers Adapt to Changing Climate

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Living on Earth: May 31, 2013

Fri, 31 May 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Preserving the Congo Basin's Trees, Part 1 / Preserving the Congo Basin's Trees, Part 2 / Preserving the Congo Basin's Trees, Part 3

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Living on Earth: May 24, 2013

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Unpredictable Weather and Climate Change / Greenhouse Gambling / Science Note: Synthetic Ambergris / DOE Looks for Orphan Wells / The Darien Gap / Mad about Magpies

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Living on Earth: May 17, 2013

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:00:00 -0000

When You Eat Chicken You Could Be Eating Arsenic / Chef Bun's Sustainable Sushi / Lasting Impacts of Gulf Oil Spill / Controversial Dam in Ethiopia / BirdNote ® Night Voices / The Wild Weather Book / Right Whale in the Wrong Place Update

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Living on Earth: May 10, 2013

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Saving Money with Environmental Regulation / Another Coal Port Bites The Dust / Environmental Organizations Under Pressure to Divest Fossil Fuel Investments / Shale to Solar / Painted Turtles and Climate Change / Alligators All Around / Romance and Spring Harvest At Paradise Lot

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Living on Earth: May 3, 2013

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:00:00 -0000

UN Leader Optimistic About Global Climate Deal / Greener Concrete / Solar Shines On / Electric Cars To Buffer the Grid / Climate Change and Land Slides in the Northwest / Flood Control With New Hybrid Grass / Robins on the Hunt-By Ear

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Living on Earth: April 26, 2013

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0000

EPA Finds Keystone Environmental Impact Statement "Insufficient" / Preaching for Keystone / Pipeline Proselytizing and Eminent Domain / Deepwater Disaster Three Years On / Low Cost Renewable Energy Storage With Hydrogen / BIRDNOTE®/SPRING RAINS REFRESH THE DESERT / Old Whales Learn New Tricks / Joe's Pond Ice Out Contest

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Living on Earth: April 19, 2013

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Earth Day At 43 / A Pulitzer for the Climate / Carbon Neutral Capital / 'The World's Greenest Commercial Building" / Goldman Environmental Prize Winners

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Living on Earth: April 12, 2013

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Green Team in the Hot Seat / Who Rules the Rules of the EPA? / Science Note/New Organs On Demand / Turning On Tidal Power / BirdNote® How Birds Sing So Loud / Secrets of the Forest Floor / The Future of Robots / Rod Clark Essay - The Ten Minute Brook

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Living on Earth: April 5, 2013

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Arkansas's Oil Pipeline Disaster / The Cleanup, the Media and ExxonMobil / Petition to Regulate Tar sands Oil Pipelines / High Court for the Environment / Fish Farm Food or Dog Treats? / Trout Are Speaking / New Hybrid Car Runs on Air / Greenland Melt Music

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Living on Earth: March 29, 2013

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Bee Keepers Sue EPA / A Victory for GMOs / Power Shift - Glocal Challenge / Coal Exports / BIRDNOTE®/Urban Birds Change Their Tune / Baby Polar Bear Rescue / Hans Brinker with Briefcase

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Living on Earth: March 22, 2013

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0000

President to Order Agencies To Consider the Climate / Shareholder Resolutions and the Carbon Bubble / Murders of Eco Activists on the Rise / Creating Tulips / Bald Eagles on the Connecticut River / Tornado Storm Kings! / Whales at Home in the Caribbean

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Living on Earth: March 15, 2013

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0000

India's Coal Killing Thousands / Voices of Coal / The Deep Carbon Observatory / Land Rising / GMO Food Labeling / Monarch Migration / Endangered Species Gain More Protection / BirdNote © Sage Grouse

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Living on Earth: March 8, 2013

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0000

The Team to Tackle Climate / Fracking on Amish Land / Keystone XL Pipeline Report / Canadian Government Gag Order for Scientists? / Road Salt Report / The Hazards of Plastic Waste / The Cardinal's Growing Range

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Living on Earth: March 1, 2013

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Senate Climate Bill / Chinese Carbon Tax / Amazon Deforestation on the Rise / Science Note: A Plant With Oily Leaves / Honda and Solar Energy / The Vital Role of Bacteria

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Living on Earth: February 22, 2013

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:00:00 -0000

National Parks on the Chopping Block / Secret Cash for Climate Denial / Mexican Drug Gangs Turn To Coal Mining / Corn Ethanol Challenged / Limpets and Cancer Vaccines / BirdNote® The Early Bird / Pukka's Promise to Live Longer

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Living on Earth: February 15, 2013

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Obama Doubles Down on Climate Action / Starving Polar Bears / The Thrills and Spills of Backyard Hockey / Rinkwatchers and Citizen Climate Science / Women & Population / Louis Agassiz / Earth Ear: Daybreak at Iguaçu

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Living on Earth: February 8, 2013

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:00:00 -0000

US Carbon Emissions At A New Low / Waste Heat / Deadly Smog / Science Note: Why We Get Bathtub Wrinkles / Salt Pans / All Natural / Sounds of Winter

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Living on Earth: February 1, 2013

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:00:00 -0000

The Quest for GMO Labeling / Capitol Hill Pollution Under Fire / Booming Coal Exports Threaten the Great Barrier Reef / Space Trash to Space Treasure / The Fight to Save Old Logger's Path / Burning! A Longer US Fire Season May Be the New Normal / The World's Largest Known Organism In Trouble

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Living on Earth: January 25, 2013

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Obama's Climate Promise / Obama Cites Religious Commandments to Act on Climate Change / Mercury Dangers Around the World / A New International Treaty on Mercury / BirdNote ® Barred Owl / Research Update on the Impact of BP Oil Spill / America's Bats on the Brink / Can Prairie Dogs Save Mexico's Prairie From the Desert?

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Living on Earth: January 18, 2013

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Chemicals That Promote Obesity Down the Generations / A Troubling Climate Assessment / Working Woodlands for Carbon and Cash / New York Times to Close Its Environmental Desk / Overly Honest Science Methods / Listener Letters / Wired Wilderness / Right Whales in the Wrong Place

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Living on Earth: January 11, 2013

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Insuring for Climate Change / Big Buffett Solar Buy / Idle No More / Introducing the Elf / The Kilo is Gaining Weight / A Bright Spot for Coral Reefs / BirdNote®

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Living on Earth: January 4, 2013

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 17:00:00 -0000

Remembering 2012 and Looking Forward to 2013 / The Changing of the Environmental Guard / Fungi / Gold Mining Boom / BirdNote ®- Winter Birds Love Suet / The World Until Yesterday

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Living on Earth: December 28, 2012

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:00:00 -0000

A Look Back at the Birth of the Clean Water Act / Threats to Clean Water Today / A Look Ahead at the Clean Water Act

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Living on Earth: December 21, 2012

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Why We Have Winter / Calming the Wind / Ant and Bear Dance / Animal Winter Behavior / Playing for Animals and Humans

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Living on Earth: December 14, 2012

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 17:00:00 -0000

The Farm Bill and the Fiscal Cliff / Machine Tenderized Beef / Turtle Rescue / Oil Spills in Nigeria / BirdNote ® Spruce Grouse / Birthright / The Place Where You Live

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Living on Earth: December 7, 2012

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:00:00 -0000

UN Climate Talks in Doha / Moving for Divestment / Trouble for the King of Beasts / Reindeer Populations in Decline / BirdNote ® Crested Auklet / Oil Dispersants and the Ecology of the Gulf / Predicting the End of the World

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Living on Earth: November 30, 2012

Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:00:00 -0000

The Obama Administration Axes the CIA's Climate Change and National Security Center / New Rules for Sharing the Shrinking Colorado River / Power Shift- New Energy for New Bedford / The NAACP Cites Discriminatory Impacts from Coal-Fired Power Plants / Science Note: Monkey Mind Control / Power Shift - Northeastern University Cited As America's Greenest College / The Place Where You Live

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Living on Earth: November 23, 2012

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Hope for UN Climate Talks / Recycling for Food / Power Shift - Prospering Public Transportation / Science Note: Mantis Shrimp / Tricky Lizards / Superman of Astrophysics / A Visual Feast

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Living on Earth: November 16, 2012

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:00:00 -0000

The Best Climate Projections Are Extreme / President Obama Speaks Out on Climate Action / Denying Math and Science / The Economics of a Carbon Tax / Power Shift - Thermal Imaging / BP Pleads Guilty / Design Inspiration from Nature / Mimicking a Beetle to Bring Water to the People / BirdNote ®: Douglas Squirrel

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Living on Earth: November 9, 2012

Fri, 09 Nov 2012 17:00:00 -0000

The Environment and President Obama's Second Term / Adapting Cities to Climate Disruption / Biking in the Storm / Power Shift - Bike Sharing in Boston / BirdNote ® Spoon-billed Sandpiper / Flight Behavior

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Living on Earth: November 2, 2012

Fri, 02 Nov 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Superstorms and Climate Change / Insuring for Climate Change / Effects of Climate Change on New York City / Protecting Coastal Areas With....Oysters / Letters / Delta Risk / Authorities Tolerate Environmental Protest in China / BirdNote® Oystercatcher

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Living on Earth: October 26, 2012

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:00:00 -0000

First Nation Challenges Expansion of Canada's Tar Sands / Students Demand Fossil Fuel Divestment / Exporting Wyoming Coal to Asia / Power Shift - Hospitals Go Green to Save Money and Save Lives / The Long Rise: Mark Seth Lender / The Whale that Spoke Human / Eternity of Eagles / BirdNote®: Screech-Owl

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Living on Earth: October 19, 2012

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Debate #2 and Energy / Exporting US Oil / Wyoming Coal / Science Note: Silk Saves Lives / How Insects Influence Plant Evolution / BirdNote: Pacific Wren / Disney's Commitment to the Circle of Life / America the Possible

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Living on Earth: October 12, 2012

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Citizens Sue Nuclear Facility / Tapping Volcanoes for Energy / REDD Debate / REDD Critic / REDD Champion / Storm King

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Living on Earth: October 5, 2012

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Obama v. Romney / Presidential Candidates Debate Science / Coal Under Fire / The Politics of Coal in the Virginia Senate Race / Bird Note-Migrating Geese / Remembering Barry Commoner / Marine Plants That Flee Predators / Marine Biologist Nancy Rabalais Wins MacArthur Genius Grant / Sounds in the Key of the Sea

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Living on Earth: September 28, 2012

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Independent Voters Care About Climate Change / Conservatives and Climate Change / Power Shift - Allston's Green District / New Study Links Genetically Modified Corn to Cancer / GMO Labeling on the Ballot in California / The Place Where You Live / Sounds Heard by Aldo Leopold

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Living on Earth: September 21, 2012

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Pollutants Implicated in ADHD / Heinz Environment Prize Winner / A Look Back at Rachel Carson / "Silent Spring Turns" 50 / Science Note: Synthetic Ambergris / Marabou Stork / Conservation Canine

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Living on Earth: September 14, 2012

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Full Steam Ahead for Amtrak / Green Energy Jobs Growing / Protecting Forests, Sequestering Carbon / Otters and Climate Change / Toads in Tucson

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Living on Earth: September 7, 2012

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Obama Environmental Policy for a Second Term / Arctic Summit / Science Note- Rainbow Trout / Cracking the Code for Monsoons / Global Weirdness / Great Blue Heron / Spinach Power / Bagging Big Trees

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Living on Earth: August 31, 2012

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 17:00:00 -0000

GMO Trees / Water Footprinting / Skin Color and Vitamin D / Family Farmacia / Michael Recycle / The Writing on the Wall / The Language of Landscape / Eco Elvis

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Living on Earth: August 24, 2012

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Paul Ryan's Environmental Record / Power Shift - Massachusetts Energy Conservation / Wastewater to Energy / The Chemical Internet / Bounty / Science Note: Turning up the volume on the mating dance / The Legacy

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Living on Earth: August 17, 2012

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Is Fracking Making People Sick? / Discovering New Causes of Parkinson's / Rebranding the Asian Carp as Dinner / Have Kitchen Scraps Will Travel / Befriending an Octopus

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Living on Earth: August 10, 2012

Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Shell Oil to Drill in Alaska / Caffeine in Ocean Water / Science Note: Aerographite / Greenland Sharks: The Apex Predator / Speaking of Sharks / The Place Where You Live / The Seed Underground / Hand-Me-Down Tomatoes

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Living on Earth: August 3, 2012

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Global Warming's Terrifying New Math / Protecting Marine Biodiversity in Brazil / Marine Reserves / The Place Where You Live / BirdNote® Gulls of Summer / Greening the Playing Field / The Fastest Car / Earth Ear- Bottlenose Dolphin

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Living on Earth: July 27, 2012

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Mozambique Coal Rush / Urban Farming in Africa / It's a bird...It's a plane...It's a conservation drone! / Music to Help the Forests of Madagascar / Sun Oven / Audubon's Birds of America / The Rap Guide to Evolution

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Living on Earth: July 20, 2012

Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Explosive Natural Gas / Bee Honest / Cape Wind Spin / Wave Glider / Evolution in Action / Central Park-- An Urban Oasis

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Living on Earth: July 13, 2012

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Keeping Emissions Down in California / Cellulosic Fuel Update / Science Note/Bat Aerodynamics / Chemicals and Health / Bare Shoulders: Herbicide Along the Highway / BirdNote® What Do Birds Smell? / Arctic Explorers / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: July 6, 2012

Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Kalamazoo River Spill Yields Record Fine / Remote working / Power Shift - Promoting Weatherization Projects / Eco-Home Models Energy Efficient Design / BirdNote® Kipukas and Akis / Look Don't Touch / Home Grown

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Living on Earth: June 29, 2012

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Rising Seas, Rising Faster / Bye-Bye Bayou / Science Note/ Bacteria: Knights in Shining Armor / Power Shift - Going Solar / The Farm Bill Food Fight / Cheetah on the Run / The Place Where You Live / Plastic Free / The Sea's Speediest Swimmer / EarthEar

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Living on Earth: June 22, 2012

Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:00:00 -0000

RIO+20: The Earth Conference Revisited / The UN Summit...What's it Wirth? / Fracking with Propane Instead of Water / Engineering a Better Mosquito / Euro Trash Powers Sweden / Fastest Natural Flier / Paradise Lost? / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: June 15, 2012

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Removing Dams Healing Rivers / Will the U.S. join the Law of the Sea? / Power Shift -The Trouble With Mass Transit / BirdNote ® How Much Birds Sing / Climate Change Stokes Wildfires / Call to Ban Toxic Chemicals / America's New Chief Poet

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Living on Earth: June 8, 2012

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:00:00 -0000

The Oil Spill's Threat to Academic Freedom / To Avoid Disaster, Limit Population and Consumption / Puget Sound's Acidic Waters / Harvest the Wind / Following Sandhill Cranes / Missed Connection in the Rockies / The Bittersweet Challenge

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Living on Earth: June 1, 2012

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Chemicals That Make You Fat / Anticipating Rio +20 / DOE Looks for Orphan Wells / The Tale of the Missing Moose / The Place Where You Live / Scientist Discovers New Stinky Flower Species / Mr. Hornaday's War / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: May 25, 2012

Fri, 25 May 2012 17:00:00 -0000

EPA Under Fire for Bee Deaths / Bicycle Helmet Wars / Top Ten New Species List / Poetry: Rod Clark / Popular Energy Savings Bill Held Up / High Schools Honored for Sustainability Initiatives / Grammy Goes A-Gatherin'

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Living on Earth: May 18, 2012

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Fixing a Deformed Frog Face / Hard-hit Neighborhoods in L.A. Seek Zoning Protection / Counting the Impact of Bike Commuting / Copenhagen Bikes Update / The Place Where You Live / The Art of Fermentation / EarthEar

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Living on Earth: May 11, 2012

Fri, 11 May 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Brazil's New Forest Code Under Fire / EPA Red Lights Palm Oil / Microsoft Seeks Carbon Neutrality / Note on Emerging Science / Ants' Social Immunity / A Maine Island Struggles to Stay Afloat / Deciphering Mayan Calendar Records / BirdNote® Swainson's Thrush "Micro Napper" / Paper Made / LOE in Hot Water

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Living on Earth: May 4, 2012

Fri, 04 May 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Klamath in Peril / Life-Changing Inventions / Clearcut Chemicals / Using Thoreau's Journals to Track Climate Change / Field Observations from Everyone / Birds Among Alligators / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: April 27, 2012

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Citrus Disease Threatens California Fruit Growers / New FDA Guidelines for Nano Particles / Food Deserts: A Mirage or Reality? / Scotland's Wind Farms Have Environmental Drawbacks / BirdNote® Limpkin, Bird of the Swamp / The Art of American Cartography

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Living on Earth: April 20, 2012

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Greening The Internet Cloud / Rooftop Solar Goes Massive / Cuts to Environmental Education / Revisiting the Gulf Deepwater Disaster / Goldman Prize Winner Caroline Cannon / Seal Sitters / Ugandan Butterflies Indicate Change / Celebrating Poetry Month

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Living on Earth: April 13, 2012

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Lead Poisoning from Gold Mining / South Africa Gold Mining Lawsuit / The Guar Gum Bubble / Emerging Science Note: Nano Ear / The Continuing Plight of the Sage Grouse / Space Chronicles; Neil DeGrasse Tyson / Celebrating Poetry Month

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Living on Earth: April 6, 2012

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Genetic and Environmental Links to Autism / Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder / Note on Emerging Science - Singing Mice / Antibiotic Use on the Farm / Tracking Pandemics by Computer / The Poetic Power of Memory / The Amazon's Last Uncontacted Tribes / Google Street View for the Amazon / BirdNote® The Rainwater Basin of Nebraska / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: March 30, 2012

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Limiting Carbon From Future Power Plants / Triclosan Safety Questioned / Africa's Great Green Wall of Trees / The World's Largest Wildlife Conservation Area / Big Advances in Testing Chemicals / Satellite Archeology

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Living on Earth: March 23, 2012

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Southern Part of Keystone Pipeline Gets a Push / Fusion Confusion / Is Fracking Making People Sick? / Mushroom Packaging / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / ReThinking A Lot / Note on Emerging Science - Fungi and Lead / Sandhill Cranes Prepare for Liftoff / Earth Ear - Frog Sing-along

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Living on Earth: March 16, 2012

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:00:00 -0000

The Dose Doesn't Always Make the Poison / Re-mapping the Amazon / Science Note: Magnetic Soap / It's a bird! It's a plane! No, it's a conservation drone! / Searching for Martens / Home Ground: The Language of Landscape / A Lifetime of Listening / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: March 9, 2012

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Cleaning up Fukushima / Methane Hydrates: Fire and Ice / Tsunami in a Tank / BirdNote® Great Horned Owl Family / Emerging Science Note: Winds of Change / Urban Forests / Seattle Food Forest / Singing with Belugas / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: March 2, 2012

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Clean Air Act in Court / Fighting a Renewable Army / How Safe is Your Nuclear Power Plant? / Israel Threatens Renewable Energy in West Bank / Cherry Blossom Birthday / BirdNote® Navigating by the Earth's Magnetic Field / Schooling Salmon / Music to Help the Forests of Madagascar

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Living on Earth: February 24, 2012

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Short Term Solution for Climate Change / Waterworld / Keeping up with the Green Gastronomic Joneses / TransCanada Claims Texas Land / Goat Accents / Arctic Explorers / Sled Dogs

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Living on Earth: February 17, 2012

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:00:00 -0000

President Proposes 2013 Budget / Dolphin Strandings Update / Manned Space - 50 Years and Counting / Chemicals and Health / Smart Bridges / Dying Yellow Cedars / BirdNote® Consider the Ostrich / Sanibel Seashells / America's First Pets

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Living on Earth: February 10, 2012

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:00 -0000

BP & The Trial of the Century / U.S. Becomes Net Energy Exporter / Dolphin Strandings / Trying to Silence Navy Sonar / Wave Glider / BirdNote® Mating for Life / Keeping Emissions Down in California / FREEZE! The Great Ice Heist / EarthEar

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Living on Earth: February 3, 2012

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Planes, Trains, Automobiles; But Bicycles? / New Transportation Bill Proposes Big Changes / Microbes Transform Wastewater to Energy / The World's Largest Environmental Cleanup has Problems / Science Note: Tapeworms and Climate Change / Vanishing Tonewoods / Turning Tree Rings Into Music / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: January 27, 2012

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:00:00 -0000

The Environment in the State of the Union / Ode to Ogallala / Mozambican Farmers Get Help to Weather Extreme Weather Events / Emerging Science Note: Hybrid Sharks / H5N1 Research Moratorium / BirdNote® Kittiwake, Kittiwake, Kittiwake! / Green Cement / Lignin / Overheating Musk Oxen

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Living on Earth: January 20, 2012

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Keystone Pipeline Rejected, For Now / The Explosive Growth of Natural Gas Networks / Bare Shoulders: Herbicide Along the Highway / Hybrids: The Cars Of The Future That Nobody's Buying / Cellulosic Fuel Update / Oh Narwhal, Where Art Thou? / China in the Arctic? / The Many Meanings of Cold / Earth Ear - Into India

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Living on Earth: January 13, 2012

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:00:00 -0000

Nuclear Power Comeback? / Grand Canyon Safe from Uranium Mining / Power Shift - Rampant City Gas Leaks / Emerging Science Note / Ode to Caterpillars / BirdNote ® Why Arctic Terns Have Short Beaks / An Environmental Map Made by You

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Living on Earth: January 6, 2012

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:00:00 -0000

The GOP Presidential Race and the Environment / New Recommendations for Lead Levels in Children / Disposal of Fracking Wastewater Polluting PA Rivers / Tiger Sharks Dine on Migrating Birds / BirdNote® Bohemian Waxwings / A Green Ocean / The Rap Guide to Evolution / Earthear

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Living on Earth: December 30, 2011

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Replanting Kenya

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Living on Earth: December 23, 2011

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Under the Mango Trees / Day of the Dead / Legend of the Poinsettia / Cuban Celebrations

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Living on Earth: December 16, 2011

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:00:00 -0000

After the Durban Climate Conference / Adapting to our Warming Planet / 2011 at the EPA / Evangelicals, Catholics Back Mercury Limits / Remote West Bank Villages Get Power / LOE Update / Adroitly Adrift / BirdNote® Why Birds' Feet Don't Freeze / Endangered Reindeer / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: December 9, 2011

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Durban Climate Conference / Young Activist Speaks Out in Durban / Urban Farming in Africa / Oregon's First Marine Reserve / Snow Geese - Up and Away / Coal Byproduct, Hazardous Waste? / The Next Industrial Revolution / Selling Asian Carp / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: December 2, 2011

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Talks Begin in South Africa / Remembering Dr. Paul Epstein / Mozambique Coal Rush / Oil Spill off Brazil's Coast / Living on Earth Updates / What's Missing from Commercial Honey / Pizza Crusts and Hot Dogs as Fish Food / BirdNote® - Birds of Paradise

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Living on Earth: November 25, 2011

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Durban Climate Talks / The New Seven Wonders of the World / Rebranding the Asian Carp as Dinner / Discovering new causes of Parkinson's / The Garden of Eva / Caravan of Hope

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Living on Earth: November 18, 2011

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:00:00 -0000

U.S. Law Restricting Trade in Rare Species Under Fire / Social Sciences Necessary to Spur Environmental Action / Fishy Labels For Seafood / Protecting Pacific Salmon / Green Magician / Befriending An Octopus

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Living on Earth: November 11, 2011

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Huge Increase In Global CO2 Emissions / Keystone Pipeline Decision Delayed / Catch The Rain / Back to the Future with Electric Cars / BirdNote® Aplomado Falcon - Species Recovery in the Works / Antibiotics, Livestock, and the Rise of Superbugs / Exploding Plants / EarthEar

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Living on Earth: November 4, 2011

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Mining Jobs or Salmon in Alaska? / Freezing the Arsenic in Giant Mine / Bolivian President Caught in the Middle / A Tree Falls in the Forest / Europe's Stupidest Robots / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / Building Music / Gathering of the Great Egrets / Great Egret Confrontation

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Living on Earth: October 28, 2011

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:00:00 -0000

No Environmental Laws Near The Border / Deadly Bat Disease Identified / Unusual Tribal Alliance Saves Forest and Tradition / The Hermit Crab Housing Crisis / BirdNote® Gull Identification / A Leafy Green Sea Slug / Science Note - Cats Illuminate HIV Research / Three Strange Tales Of Lake Preservation / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: October 21, 2011

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Feeding a Growing Population / Remembering a Native American Activist / Occupy the Pasture / Science Note: Healing Vocal Cords / The Sinking Nation of Kiribati / Performing to Save Island Nations / iCub Humanoid Robot Just Like a Baby / Genius of Place / Earth Ear: Red Squirrel

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Living on Earth: October 14, 2011

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Australia to Join Carbon Market / EPA Under Fire / Environmental Protests Yield Results / Shark Tourism / BirdNote ® - Clark's Nutcracker - Nature's Arborist / A Gravel Danger / Science Note/Fat Mice Get Thin / Have Kitchen Scraps Will Travel / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: October 7, 2011

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Keystone Pipeline Oil for Export / Rooftop Solar Installation Booming / Supreme Court Environment Docket / Eager Beavers Engineer Ecosystems / Leave It to Beaver / Cool Fix: Recycling the Ocean's Plastic / Christo: Over the River

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Living on Earth: September 30, 2011

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:00:00 -0000

President's Science Advisor Discusses Energy R&D / The Most Sustainable Street in LA / Remembering Wangari Maathai / Chemicals in Dry Cleaned Clothes / BirdNote ® - Snail Kite - Bird of the Everglades / The Tangled Web of Montana Spiders / Science Note: Supermolecular Suitcases / Truck Driver Adds Two Wheels / Earth Ear/Windchimes in the Rain

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Living on Earth: September 23, 2011

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:00:00 -0000

The Carbon War Room / Air Pollution in the Gas Fields / People Sickened Getting Rid of Bed Bugs / Heinz Awards Celebrate "Environmental Champions" / Science Note: Recycler Robot / Removing Dams in Maine / Listener Letters / A Seed Company With Deep Roots / Up North In Search of the Polar Bear

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Living on Earth: September 16, 2011

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Cloudy Days for American Solar / Solar Boost for Greece / Earth, Wind and Fire in Central Texas / Undamming the Elwha / Science Note/Bat Aerodynamics / NASA's Plan for a Mega Rocket / Man in a Box / Jersey Shore Birds / Earth Ear - Listen to the Nebraska Conehead.

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Living on Earth: September 9, 2011

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 17:00:00 -0000

9/11: Together We Feel / Obama's Second Chance On Air Toxics Rule / Gulf Restoration Bill - A No Brainer for Congress? / Un-Damming the Elwha / Bill McKibben on Protesting Pipeline Expansion / A Crude Line in the Land of the Spirit Bear / Birdnote ®/Migration - Long, Short and In-Between / Redefining Environmentalism / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: September 2, 2011

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Amazon Forest as a Source of Carbon Dioxide / Lost Frogs Update / Kalimantan / Building Up: Vertical Farms / Birding by Ear / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: August 26, 2011

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Forecasting Hurricanes / The Big Uneasy / Human Waste in the Wild / New Moguls of Clean Energy / Low Salt Water with Low Energy Technology / Creating a Thatched Roof / Trumpeting New Orleans' Rebirth

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Living on Earth: August 19, 2011

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:00:00 -0000

The Future of Biofuels and the Weather / Huge Methane Emissions from Fresh Water / Carrotmobs and the Power of Buycotts / Menagerie on Ice / Trash to Treasure / The Noisy Ocean and its Consequences / The Wave / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: August 12, 2011

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Improved Fuel Efficiency for Trucks / Toxic Tide - Discovering the Health Effects of the Deepwater Disaster, Part 2 / Mixing Oil and Water / Science Note/Saved By a Whisker / SNAP to the Farmers' Market / Snow in Summer / On the Grid? Or Off the Grid?

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Living on Earth: August 5, 2011

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Pesticides' Influence on IQ / Out of (a noble) Gas / Toxic Tide: Discovering the Health Effects of the Deepwater Disaster / Smart Meter, Big Brother / BirdNote® /Hummingbirds See Red / The Legacy

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Living on Earth: July 29, 2011

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Obama Administration Divided Over Cancer Alley Case / Atomic Sunflowers / Pressure Builds on Pipeline Decision / Science Note: Cow Manure and Methane / Fair Trade Phones / Sun Oven / Cape Wind Spin / Fog Garden / BirdNote®/ White-throated Swifts

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Living on Earth: July 22, 2011

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Death of Carbon Capture? / Lawmakers Want to Take Away Federal Water Standards- / The Tropic of Chaos / Drought Tolerant Rice / BirdNote®/Common Murres' Swimming Migration / Agony and Ivory / Trees - Is Bigger Better? / Earthear

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Living on Earth: July 15, 2011

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Nuclear Power Safety Assessment Raises Concerns / Conservation Funding on Chopping Block / Lighting Efficiency / Can the Bluefin Bounce Back? / Few "Like" Environmental News / More Roads, More Traffic / Evolution in Action

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Living on Earth: July 8, 2011

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:00:00 -0000

EPA's Good Neighbor Rule has wide Health Benefits / Environmental Triggers for Autism / California State Parks Face Closure Despite Innovation / Science Note/ Between Ocean and Sky / War's Toll on Afghanistan's Environment / ID That Tree / High Tide for Tidal Power?

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Living on Earth: July 1, 2011

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Fight Over Vehicle Efficiency Revs Up / EU Carbon Market Slumps / Zero Waste Green Grocer / Science Note: Super Sturdy Steel / Closing State Parks / The Nature and Art of Fireworks / Listener Letters Dirt Winner / Protecting a Florida Treasure / Central Park's Trees

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Living on Earth: June 24, 2011

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Chemicals' Role in Breast Development / Ocean Extinction Trend / Obama Taps Strategic Petroleum Reserve / Fracking Makes Earthquakes? / Natural Gas and Greenhouse Gasses / Many Dishwashers Harbor Dangerous Fungus / BirdNote® Cowbirds and Yellow Warblers / Dispatches from America's Endangered Species Act / Can the Moose of Summer Take the Heat?

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Living on Earth: June 17, 2011

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:00:00 -0000

The Fire and Climate Change Feedback Loop / FDA slaps new regulations on sunscreen / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / Earth Enters Period of Turbulent Solar Weather / Predicting the End of the World / Author Looks to Thoreau for Balance / The Life and Legacy of a Creative Scientist

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Living on Earth: June 10, 2011

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:00:00 -0000

U.N.Climate Talks Underway in Bonn, Germany / Rights of Sinking Nations / Who's Running Down RGGI? / Pros and Cons of Canada-US Oil Pipeline / Choosing to Save Chamois / Buckminster Fuller Challenge Finalist / BirdNote® - Choosing Where to Nest / Eating Dirt

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Living on Earth: June 3, 2011

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Germany Says No to Nuclear Power / Will Jerry Brown Shift California Cap and Trade? / Environmental Activists Murdered in the Amazon / Wet Fields Prevent Corn Planting / Charting the Health of Coral in the Persian Gulf / "Aerotropolis: The Way We'll Live Next" / Living, Breathing Earth

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Living on Earth: May 27, 2011

Fri, 27 May 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Black Lung is Back / The Best and the Worst U.S. Cities for Pedestrians / Coal Could Fuel Oil Alternative / Project Mohole Pioneers Deep Sea Drilling / Garden Girl in the City / Raising Kids in a Toxic World / Loon Crosses the Lake

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Living on Earth: May 20, 2011

Fri, 20 May 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Remaking the Mississippi--Engineering Marvel or Monster? / EPA Stalls on Cleaning Up Industrial Air Pollution / Science Note/ Candles / The Republican Climate Conundrum / A Teenager Sues Uncle Sam over Climate Inaction / Blessing of the Bicycles / Lion Meat, Anyone? / BirdNote® - How Birds Produce Sound / Earthear

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Living on Earth: May 13, 2011

Fri, 13 May 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Flammable Gas In Drinking Water From Hydraulic Fracking / Cut the Deficit By Cutting Oil Subsidies, Senate Democrats Say / Coal in the Classroom / Japan Says No More Nukes / Plugging Kids Into the Great Outdoors / Cool Fix / Air Batteries / Belly Button Biomes / Climate Change and Chasing Chile Peppers / **NEW**Coal in The Classroom Story Triggers Response

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Living on Earth: May 6, 2011

Fri, 06 May 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Arctic Melting Speeds Up Rising Sea Levels / Floods, Tornadoes and Climate Change / Tornado Recovery As a Pathway to Sustainability / Re-engineering the Mississippi River to Reduce Floods and Bring Back Big Fish / GMO Hay Threatens Organic Dairy Farmers? / BirdNote®: Frank Bellrose and the Wood Ducks / Science Note: Fighting Fires With Electricity / Collecting Seeds From Historical Trees / Computer Game based on Climate Models

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Living on Earth: April 29, 2011

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:00:00 -0000

China Adopts Cap-and-Trade to Curb Emissions / LOE Lookback - It's All Happening at the Zoo / Science Note: Early Birds / Sustainable City Gardening / The Indonesia Mega Rice Disaster / Earth Ear: Maple Sugaring / **New** Big Floods, Big Explosion Along Mississippi River

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Living on Earth: April 22, 2011

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Pesticides Influence on IQ / Climate Goes to Court / Remembering Chernobyl / Solar Street Lamps could be a Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / Coal and Oil Shape Cultural Stereotypes / BirdNote® / **Web Extra" TVA's Landmark Decision

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Living on Earth: April 15, 2011

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Feds Cut Cash for Environmental Protection / Warnings About a New Nuclear Reactor / Breast Cancer & Pesticides in 1991 / The 2011 Goldman Environmental Prize / The Human Costs of Coal and Oil / Tracking the World's Most Notorious Butterfly Smuggler

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Living on Earth: April 8, 2011

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:00:00 -0000

EPA in Congressional Crosshairs / Deficit Woes Trim Support for Ethanol / LOE Retrospective/ Cancer Alley / Cockroach, Robot, Astronaut / Operation Ice Bridge / BirdNote® How Brown Pelicans Dive / Los Angeles Suburbs Try Neighborhood Electric Cars / Turning Waste to Fertilizer -- Humanure

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Living on Earth: April 1, 2011

Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Fukushima Disaster Makes Japan's Coastal Waters Radioactive / President Calls For more US Oil & Gas Drilling / Should we Recycle Spent Nuclear Fuel? / A Deadly Spill For Cetaceans? / Breakthrough Discovery For Cystic Fibrosis Treatment / The Drive to Improve Mass Transit / Living on Earth Marks 20 Years On the Air

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Living on Earth: March 25, 2011

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Dueling Senate Bills to Block EPA CO2 Regs / True Cost Accounting for Nuclear Power / An End to Nuclear Power in Vermont? / Experts Warned of Reactor Flaws Decades Ago / Rare Penguins Endangered By Oil Spill On Remote Island / Adventures Above the Arctic Circle / Monsters, Manipulation, and the Message from Nuclear Films

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Living on Earth: March 18, 2011

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Fighting Further Meltdowns / Dangers From Depleted Atomic Fuel / Japans Nuclear Regulatory Failures / Pro Nuke or No Nuke? Washington Reacts / Which Way Will Duke Energy Go? / Carbon Nation: The Movie / Understanding the Sounds of Ecosystems

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Living on Earth: March 11, 2011

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Rethinking the "Debate" Over Climate Science / China's Five Year Plan / Chemical Review / Lost Frogs Update / We Like Lichen / May Be Alien Bacteria / Can a Hollywood Producer inspire Americans on Climate?

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Living on Earth: March 4, 2011

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Can REDD Work for the Amazon? / Curing Mosquitoes of Malaria / The Future of Biofuels and the Weather / Science Note/Sting to the Heart / The Rx for Healthy Kids / Sea Otters at Bay / The Language of Landscape / Generation Hot / Botanical Books

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Living on Earth: February 25, 2011

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:00:00 -0000

The Sometimes Frost / Lessons from surging oil prices / Sustainable Science at EPA / Smart Meter, Big Brother / How Green are E-Books? / Where the Antelope Played / Science Note/Crustaceans in the Reef / The Fearsome Nematodes of the Dry Valley

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Living on Earth: February 18, 2011

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:00:00 -0000

The Budget / White House Wants to Cut Energy Help for Poor / Toxic Tide - Discovering the Health Effects of the Deepwater Disaster, Part 2 / Costs of Coal / BirdNote ® Sooty Shearwater Migration / How Close are we to the Edge / Black History Month and Environmental Justice

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Living on Earth: February 11, 2011

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 17:00:00 -0000

House Republicans Fight EPA over Greenhouse Gases / Amazon Forest as a Source of Carbon Dioxide / Toxic Tide: Discovering the Health Effects of the Deepwater Disaster / Homeground: The Language of Landscape / Mixing Oil and Water / Trash to Treasure / Science Note / The Poetry of the Ocean

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Living on Earth: February 4, 2011

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:00:00 -0000

UN Stresses Need for Revolutionary Climate Action / Diluting Dispersant / Biomass, Climate Friend or Foe? / The Man Working on a Clean Energy Plan / Science Note - Sharks and Smell / Poo-Gloos / BirdNote® Recording Sounds with Gerrit Vyn / New Moguls of Clean Energy / The Noisy Ocean and its Conseqences

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Living on Earth: January 28, 2011

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:00:00 -0000

State of the Union and Clean Energy / Energy & Climate Czar Leaves White House / Science Note/Salt-Sized Batteries / The Search for Neutrinos in the Antarctic / Environmental Groups vs. EPA / Listener Letters / Huge Methane Emissions from Fresh Water / Forest Films / Elephant Seals in Combat

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Living on Earth: January 21, 2011

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Mountaintop Removal Mine Denied / Regulations Under Review / Food Price Spikes / State Carbon Markets / Daisy Recovery / Menagerie on Ice / Science Note: Recycling Manure / Rewilding the World

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Living on Earth: January 14, 2011

Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:00:00 -0000

Mixed Reactions to Oil Spill Commission Report / Native Alaskans & Offshore Drilling / Re-Thinking Fluoride / Low Salt Water with Low Energy Technology / The View from Lazy Point

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Living on Earth: January 7, 2011

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:00:00 -0000

The U.S. Government Starts Regulating Global Warming Gases / Deepwater Horizon Investigation / Environmental WikiLeaks / Some States Get Going For High Speed Rail / Prince Charles's Harmony / Judy Bonds Remembered / Hormone Disruptors Linked To Genital Changes and Sexual Preference / BirdNote® - New Year Dawns

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Living on Earth: December 31, 2010

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:00:00 -0000

The "Hole" Story / In With The Old, In With The New / Surfacing

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Living on Earth: December 24, 2010

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Forged in the Stars / Forged in the Stars / Forged in the Stars

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Living on Earth: December 17, 2010

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Mixed Results From the Climate Summit in Cancun, Mexico / Killed by the Messenger / The Wild Weather of 2010 / Mastodon Found in the Rockies / BirdNote® - Winter's Regal Visitor / The Legacy of David Suzuki

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Living on Earth: December 10, 2010

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Cancun REDD Wrap / Climate Conference Adopts Green Fund / Drought in the Amazon / Damming the Amazon River / Feeding More People as the World Warms / Yucatan Farmers / Urgent Bid for Survival

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Living on Earth: December 3, 2010

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Taking the Temperature of the Cancun Climate Talks / The Climate in 2010 / In Kalimantan, Big Experiment, Big Hopes / REDD Corruption / Negotiating Rights to Forests / Cancun Voices / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: November 26, 2010

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Corn Ethanol Tax Credits / Carrotmobs and the Power of Buycotts / Out of (a noble) Gas / Navajo Nation Elections / Audubon's Birds of America / BirdNote® - The Day of the Turkey / The Eagle Soars

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Living on Earth: November 19, 2010

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 17:00:00 -0000

FDA Puts Transgenic Fish on the Scales / Congressional Fight Over CO2 / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet- NYC Blues / New Era, New Curriculum / Lead Surprisingly Still in Brass Plumbing / The Legend of Pale Male

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Living on Earth: November 12, 2010

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Reworking the Ozone Treaty to Work for Climate Change / Code Red for Gulf Coral / Gas Drillers are Pumped Up / Building Up: Vertical Farms / SNAP to the Farmers' Market / Listener Letters / Protecting Abundant Water / Carbon Credit Card / EarthEar

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Living on Earth: November 5, 2010

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:00:00 -0000

The New Political Climate / Californians Vote Resoundingly to Keep Climate Law / Cap-and-Trade Takeaway / What's Next for the Congressional Global Warming Committee? / Biodiversity Convention / Greening Aruba / BirdNote® The Hardy Harlequin

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Living on Earth: October 29, 2010

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Saving the World's Biodiversity / Stimulus Money and the Environment / Keep on Truckin' for Fuel Efficiency / Greening Afghanistan / Harnessing the Power of Soccer / A Force For Nature / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet/Tree Wiki / Field of Screams

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Living on Earth: October 22, 2010

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Aviation and Emissions / What's Eating Lake Erie? / Science Note/Saved By a Whisker / Genetics and the Environment / Don't Be Such a Scientist / Still Life / Giant Walmart Thinks Small / Creating a Thatched Roof

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Living on Earth: October 15, 2010

Fri, 15 Oct 2010 17:00:00 -0000

California's Climate Law on the Ballot / Gulf of Mexico Half a Year Later / The High Price for Free Wind Power / Science Note - Surfing Crocodiles / Finally an Affordable Electric Car / Coming Clean About Household Cleaners / BirdNote®- Northern Shovelers Pinwheeling / Wearing Local

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Living on Earth: October 8, 2010

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:00:00 -0000

UN Climate Negotiators Meet in China / U.S. Still Behind in Climate Talks / Still Fighting Labor's Historic Battle of Blair Mountain / MacArthur Bee Genius / Government Low-balled Gulf Oil Disaster / Up on the Roof with Goats / Other Planets Like Earth / BirdNote®- Christopher Columbus' Birds

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Living on Earth: October 1, 2010

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:00:00 -0000

China Rising / International Day of Climate Action / Science Note: Sharks and Smell / Spill Could Pick up Restoration Bill / Human Waste in the Wild / BirdNote® - Ravens and Crows / Yellow Dirt / The Power is (Still) Yours

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Living on Earth: September 24, 2010

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Electrifying a Nationwide Standard / Putting Air Pollution on the Front Burner / Science Note/Sticky Rice / The world's largest solar power plant / The Scoop on A Unique Dog Waste Digester / A Tornado of Birds / Listener Letters / Heinz Winner / Taming the Colorado River: Hoover Dam turns 75

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Living on Earth: September 17, 2010

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Inspectors give the Low Down on Food Safety / Mid-turmoil on Climate / Future Food: Frankenfish / Fishy Tale / The Search For Missing Frogs / Courageous Sailing / The Wave / BirdNote ® - Shorebirds on the Wing

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Living on Earth: September 10, 2010

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Rebuilding Roads, Rails, and Runways / Fishy Situation / The Big Easy's Big Decision / Science Note / High Tech Trash / Planning for Rising Water / BirdNote (R) - Tiny Dancers / Native Traditions and Climate Change

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Living on Earth: September 3, 2010

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Dude, Where's the Oil? / Chalmette Update / The Pollution/Diabetes Link / It's No Copenhagen / Tern, Tern, Tern / Deepest Places / Science Note: Belching Sheep / A Man and His Chainsaw

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Living on Earth: August 27, 2010

Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Bye-Bye Bayou / The Bayou Ballot Box / Long Term Gulf Restoration / Where Are They Now: Bob Rue / Still Seeking Environmental Justice in New Orleans / Green Living in New Orleans / Trumpeting New Orleans' Rebirth

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Living on Earth: August 20, 2010

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Up in Flames / Chilling Out in Copenhagen / Operation Green Energy / The Language of Landscape / Science Note/Tree Power / Discovering Walruses / Bird Eggs Unhatched

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Living on Earth: August 13, 2010

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Getting to the Bottom of Methane / Building Green with Less Green / Reforming Toxic Chemical Regulation / Note on Emerging Science / The Sound of Solar / Three Men and a Bike / Walden by Haiku

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Living on Earth: August 6, 2010

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Preserving the Congo Basin's Trees / Part 2 / Part 3

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Living on Earth: July 30, 2010

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Without Congress / Gulf Oil and Gulf Restoration / 1000 Shows and Counting / Environmental Advocacy Then and Now / / Ozone Update / Science Note/Micro-Ear / Birding by Ear

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Living on Earth: July 23, 2010

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Dispersant Discussion / Oil in the Air / Green Camp / NOAA Signed Off on Gulf Drilling Plans / Drilling Down on Fracking / Remembering a Nobel Climate Scientist / Beetle Ranching / Recipe for Raising Chickens

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Living on Earth: July 16, 2010

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Let the Oil Slinging Begin / The Need for Seaweed / Magic Seeds & the Miracle Crop / Science Note/ Spud Saboteur Turns Good / The Other Oil Spill / Self-reconfiguring Robots / The Message Remixed

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Living on Earth: July 9, 2010

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Lake of Significance / Whale Sharks in the Gulf / Listener Letters / Senate Seat Showdown / EPA Orders Power Plants to Clean Up / Acid Rain is Back / Science Note/Aquatic Insects and Solar Panels / Seeing the Forest for its Bugs / A Place Called Home

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Living on Earth: July 2, 2010

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Sea Turtle Relocation / The Smallest Clean Up Crew / Climate Bill Backup Plan / The Evolution of Byrd / Biggest Brains in Biggest Danger / The Race Blind Heart / How to Describe the Disaster? / In Praise of Blackflies / Music With a Solar Flare

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Living on Earth: June 25, 2010

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Does the White House Approach go Far Enough? / Judging the Judge / The Nose Knows / Methane in the Gulf / The Altered Ocean / Note on Emerging Science/Solar Storage / Up On the Roof / Shell Games / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: June 18, 2010

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:00:00 -0000

The White House Battle for a Climate Message / Let the River Work / As If Danger Weren't Enough / The Ixtoc Precedent / Serious Money for Indonesian Forests / Heated Debate over Heating Milk / Food That Reaches Back through Slavery / Natural Poetry / Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: June 11, 2010

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Worker Safety in the Gulf / Scientists Stymied by Lack of Samples / NOLA Residents Take to the Streets / Senate Keeps EPA Clean Air Authority / President Obama's Science Advisor Talks with LOE / BP's Image Problem / A Lesser Liability Load / A New Playground for Kids to Play Naturally

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Living on Earth: June 4, 2010

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Slick Technology / Eureka, they found it, unfortunately / The Gulf's Other Deep Sea Wealth / A Clean Energy Wake-up Call from the Gulf / Cooperative Videobots / Emerging Science Note/Voodoo Wasps / Reversing Desertification / Begrudging the Grid / Gulf Update: Dispersant Nondisclosure

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Living on Earth: May 28, 2010

Fri, 28 May 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Fighting the oil in the Gulf / Cooking up a Storm- A Recipe for Disaster? / Blocking the EPA / New Leadership on Climate Change / My Planet Harmony / Humans and Birds: A New Pairing / Slip-sliding Away

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Living on Earth: May 21, 2010

Fri, 21 May 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Cell Phone Use May Take Toll / BP Spill - Investigating Criminal Intent / Gulf Oil Damage / Sustainable City Gardening / Eau d' Fragrance Fears / Living Downstream

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Living on Earth: May 14, 2010

Fri, 14 May 2010 17:00:00 -0000

The Dispersant Discussion / Gulf Spill Impacts Ecosystem Services / Splitting the Difference / Climate Bill Hits Capitol Hill / Cool Fix: Algae from Wastewater / Pushing the Envelope for Clean Air / Earth Poetry / The Freshest Food in the Hood / Making a Novel out of an Anthill

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Living on Earth: May 7, 2010

Fri, 07 May 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Lack of Oversight on Drilling Safety / Spill Threatens Climate Bill / Losing the Chance to Find Out / Reforming Toxic Chemical Regulation / Marsh Fork Elementary Update / From Court House to Home / A Repurposed Life

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Living on Earth: April 30, 2010

Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Oil Spill Clouds Support for Offshore Drilling / A Win for Wind Power / The Spores of Sickness / Judging Biotech Seeds / Agriculture in Rhythm / Earth Poetry / Documerica / Bird Wonder

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Living on Earth: April 23, 2010

Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Action, At Home and Abroad / Carp Cuisine / 40 Years Later / In Forests, the Challenges of Climate Change and Poverty / Human Rights in Cancer Alley / My Planet Harmony / Earth Poetry / Earth Day All Over

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Living on Earth: April 16, 2010

Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Senator Earth Day / Visions of the EPA, Past, Present, Future / Operation Green

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Living on Earth: April 9, 2010

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:00:00 -0000

A History of Safety and Environmental Violations / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / Cash for Climate / The Politics of Capping Emissions / Bird Eggs Unhatched / Poetry Please! / Comic Relief for Climate Change / Woodcock Courtship

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Living on Earth: April 2, 2010

Fri, 02 Apr 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Preserving the Congo Basin's Trees / Part 2 / Part 3

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Living on Earth: March 26, 2010

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:00:00 -0000

No Waves of Hope / Sun Sets on Udall / Listener Letters / Pushback in California / Climate Change, Plan B / The Postman Rings Greener / Food Revolution / Not Your Average Cabbage

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Living on Earth: March 19, 2010

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Cellular Worries / Seeds of Discontent / Rural Rabble Rousing / Toxic Bodies / The Language of Landscape / Birds on the Wing / Note on Emerging Science / Bonobo Bliss

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Living on Earth: March 12, 2010

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Pushing for Sea Changes / Autism and Toxins / Getting to the Bottom of Methane / Tree Planting for Carbon Raises Questions / Nuclear Shop of Horrors / Spring's A Comin' / Seeds of Resistance / Hollywood's Unrequited Scientist

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Living on Earth: March 5, 2010

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Confusion / Note on Emerging Science / Nuclear Money Meltdown / Years After War, the Battle for Benefits Continues / Three Men and a Bike / It Was Big While It Lasted / The Sound of Solar

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Living on Earth: February 26, 2010

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Trawling for a Fishing Solution / The World's Largest Water Park / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / Waste Not, Want Not / Solving Nuclear Waste / Here Comes the Sound / Big Blue

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Living on Earth: February 19, 2010

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Chief Calls it Quits / Ghost Filibuster Haunts Climate Action / Pika in Peril / Endangered Frogs Face New Threats / Urban Jungle Monkey / Fishing for Facts on Fish Food / One Fish, Two Fish, Farmed Fish, Barley Fish / Hard as Sea Snails / The Battle to Blend in

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Living on Earth: February 12, 2010

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Hispanic Community Fights Toxic Waste / May Environmental Justice Prevail / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / Blood Minerals Fuel Congo Conflict / Poultry Promise / Pundits Blow Whistle on Green Police / Swinging Swans / Oceanic Give and Take

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Living on Earth: February 5, 2010

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Blasting NASA / A New Fission Provision / The Battle for Cape Wind / Coal Ash Controversy / Listener Letters / How to Scare a Bear / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / Bird Whistler

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Living on Earth: January 29, 2010

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Seeking A More Perfect Union / Manipulating the Climate / Up in Flames / Another Look at Atrazine / New Sierra Club Leadership / The Language of Landscape / Chilling Out in Copenhagen / Note on Emerging Science / Chimps Gone Wild

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Living on Earth: January 22, 2010

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Rebuilding Haiti from the Roots Up / Republican Win Dims Hope for Climate Bill / A Year In, New Ideas for Obama / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / Good Fish, Bad Fish / Long Live the Kingfisher / Listener Letters / Walden by Haiku / Remembering Ted Stanley

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Living on Earth: January 15, 2010

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:00:00 -0000

A New Electric Feel / Scientists Push Against EPA Decision / Goodbye to These Times / The Oyster is Their World / The Language of Landscape / Ghost of the Mountain / Brave and Dead

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Living on Earth: January 8, 2010

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Living on Earth's Look Back / The Future of the Ecological Landscape / The Future of the Human Landscape

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Living on Earth: January 1, 2010

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:00:00 -0000

Inside Grandpa's Shack / Jack's Sketches / Go Hmong Boy!

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Living on Earth: December 25, 2009

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Forged in the Stars / Forged in the Stars / Forged in the Stars

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Living on Earth: December 18, 2009

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Deal in Copenhagen? / Many Countries, Many Voices / Danish Values / City of Cyclists / Car Sounds of the Future

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Living on Earth: December 11, 2009

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Hopenhagen? / Paper Trees in Precious Ground / Where the Forest Ends

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Living on Earth: December 4, 2009

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:00:00 -0000

The Cattle Climate Connection / Carrots and Sticks: Saving the Amazon and Stalling Climate Change / Protecting a Forest and Preserving a Culture

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Living on Earth: November 27, 2009

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Bilateral Strength in Copenhagen / Biofuel Bugs / Cool Fix- Light Pollution Solutions / The Bronx is Reviving / A Hundred Bronx Tales / The Eagle Soars

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Living on Earth: November 20, 2009

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Carbon Saturated Ocean / Coastal Carbon Sink / Art of Synthetic Biology / Slow City / Big City, Big Impact / Harnessing the Severn / The Language of Landscape / Wild Turkey

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Living on Earth: November 13, 2009

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Tanking Tuna / Threatened Albatross / Stimulating Foreign Economies / Green Long March / Obama in China / Evolution of the Azores / A Place Called Home

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Living on Earth: November 6, 2009

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0000

God's Green Earth / Climate Bill Numbers / Downeast Conservation / Chemicals and Cholesterol / Squatting the Berlin Wall

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Living on Earth: October 30, 2009

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Smart Power to the People / Molten Metals to Green the Grid / Framing the Anything But Climate Debate / From Brownfields to Solar Plains / Perfect Storm for Fish Kill / New TV Rules in the Golden State / Dining with Birds / Still Life

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Living on Earth: October 23, 2009

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Health Risks of Nuclear Power and Testing / Energy's Hidden Costs / Building Green with Less Green / Government Greenbacks for Greener Homes / Big Money to Green Low Income Housing / The Battery of Southeast Asia / Science Note/Tree Power / DEAD-icated Scientists

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Living on Earth: October 16, 2009

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Two Parties, One Climate / Murkowski on Climate Action / Wet and Wild / Ford's Focus on Electric Cars / Keeping Current on Electric Cars / Vehicle Visionary / Small Science / Tiny Architects / Branching into New Sounds

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Living on Earth: October 9, 2009

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0000

A Sea Change for Ocean Management / Acid in the Arctic / Chemical Reform / Emerging Science Note/ Placenta Power / Benign Design for the Environment / Birds of Prey / Listener Letters / Turbine Trash

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Living on Earth: October 2, 2009

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Senate Climate Bill / Mercury Rising / A New Way to Tackle Carbon Emissions / River Resurrection / Desert Water Keeper / Science Note/ Slime Mold / Bird Genius / Tornado of Birds

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Living on Earth: September 25, 2009

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:00:00 -0000

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Living on Earth: September 18, 2009

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Treaty Challenges / Hold on Coal / Steel City Builds Green / Cooking Up Healthcare Reform / Note on Emerging Science / Lunch Lady Dishes it Out / Truck Farm

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Living on Earth: September 11, 2009

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:00:00 -0000

A Fallen Czar / Belaboring the Climate Bill / California Air Officials Nix Polluting Dairy Energy / Naming Nature / The Language of Landscape / REDD Path to a Green Planet

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Living on Earth: September 4, 2009

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Where There's Fire, There's Smoke / The Man in the Middle / Low Dose Makes the Poison / EPA's Chemical Delay / Smoke Gets Under Your Skin / Heart Of Dryness / Robins and West Nile Virus / Meet your Meat

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Living on Earth: August 28, 2009

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:00:00 -0000

GMO Trees / Water Footprinting / Skin Color and Vitamin D / Family Farmacia / Michael Recycle / The Writing on the Wall / The Language of Landscape / Eco Elvis

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Living on Earth: August 21, 2009

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:00:00 -0000

There Will Be Flood / Out of the Box Housing / Note on Emerging Science / Harvesting Emissions / Food Deserts / The Language of Landscape / Seedy Art / In Search of Silence / The Art of Mud

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Living on Earth: August 14, 2009

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Honey Laundering / Why Tropical Forests Fall / Clean Water for Kenya / After War, Wind-Powered Radio / Last Bat Home / Ode to Powerlines / Note on Emerging Science / Woman's Best Friend

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Living on Earth: August 7, 2009

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Lead in Water Underreported / A New Approach to Workplace Dangers / Harnessing the Severn / Psychology of Climate Inaction / From Mean Streets to Green Streets / Science Note/ Bees and Elephants / Rock Snot / Down the Hatch

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Living on Earth: July 31, 2009

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Clouds Shadow Warming Predictions / Entering the Plastic Vortex / Cheyenne May Yield to Coal / The Diné Way / Listener Letters / Eco-Islam / Hydrogen Feathers / Python Be Gone / Green Brown Lawn

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Living on Earth: July 24, 2009

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:00:00 -0000

The U.S. Pushes India to Adopt Carbon Limits / The China Challenge / Saving the Cypress / Watch Your Water / Cracking the Hard Rock Mining Law / Conservation Refugees / Dandy Dandelions

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Living on Earth: July 17, 2009

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:00:00 -0000

GE Corn Causes Concern / Preventing Food Colonies / Politics Grow Green in Bulgaria / Transforming Transportation / Taking the "Rat" out of Rat Island / Listener Letters / Unscientific America / If We Can Put a Man on the Moon

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Living on Earth: July 10, 2009

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:00:00 -0000

As Unclear as Water / Low-Carbon Internet Surfing / The Greenest House / Better, Greener Real Estate / Mired in the Mud on the Road to Copenhagen / Protecting the Planet from Nuclear Terrorism

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Living on Earth: July 3, 2009

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Cap On Trade / Green Light on Energy Standards / Raze to Save / Bad Air in a Big Canyon / Another Century of Great Lakes / Note on Emerging Science / Duck-Scrubbing Heroes / Bird Lovers Build Bird Database

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Living on Earth: June 26, 2009

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:00:00 -0000

A New Take on Clean Water / Bus Pass or Bus Fail / Carbon Capture / Calculating Coal's Toll / Snow in Summer / Down in the Dumps / An American Epic

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Living on Earth: June 19, 2009

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:00:00 -0000

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Living on Earth: June 12, 2009

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Countdown to Copenhagen / Climate Change and America's Poor / Forest Salvation / Tiny Glider Swims Big / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / Henry Ford's Jungle Dystopia

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Living on Earth: June 5, 2009

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Defending BPA / The End of the Road / Tribal Representatives Speak out About UN Forest Proposal / Growing Hope in New Orleans / Everybody Eats / Discovering Walruses / Cycling to the Bottom of the World

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Living on Earth: May 29, 2009

Fri, 29 May 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Saving the Trees to Save the Planet / GMO-Trees / Oil on Trial / How Green the New Supreme Court Nominee / Kids Speak Out / Land for the Good of All / Note on Emerging Science / How to Build a Dinosaur / The Hidden Sounds of Bird Song

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Living on Earth: May 22, 2009

Fri, 22 May 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Historic Climate Bill Passes House Committee / Greenhouse Gambling / Kick Starting Better Mileage / Gators Find Solar Power a Slam Dunk / Duck Egg Rescue / Going for Dirty Green Jobs / Tiny House

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Living on Earth: May 15, 2009

Fri, 15 May 2009 17:00:00 -0000

The Future of Species Protection / Leaving Hydrogen in the Dust / Coal Down Under / Note on Emerging Science / Deforesting the Forbidden Fruit / Rock the Boat / On Their Own Terms / Potty Humor

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Living on Earth: May 8, 2009

Fri, 08 May 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Lubchenco's Climate Service / Chasing Twisters / Goodbye DDT / A Home for Jaguars / Energizing Biofuel / Note on Emerging Science / Food Deserts / Eco IQ

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Living on Earth: May 1, 2009

Fri, 01 May 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Italian-American Fuel Efficiency / Green Report Card / Farming the Flu / There Will Be Flood / Leave it to Beaver / Note on Emerging Science / The Floating World / Retiring the Wrist Watch

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Living on Earth: April 24, 2009

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Cap and Giveaway / Solar Power from Space / Defending the Mountains / Volcanic Lightning / Volcano, Oil and Fish / ECOtime / Emerging Note on Science / Remaking the Medina

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Living on Earth: April 17, 2009

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Pesticides and Birth Defects / Prioritizing Climate Solutions / Replacing Wall Street / Kicking out the Crows / Note on Emerging Science / True Stories from the North Pole / Sound Activism

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Living on Earth: April 10, 2009

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Following the Paper Trail / Gassing Up / On Thin Ice / Alaska's Changing Climate / Forecasting A Warmer World / Spring Awakening

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Living on Earth: April 3, 2009

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Hopeful Beginnings in Bonn / Warming Debate Heats the House / Growing Rice Debt Free / Not-So-Awesome Possums / Listener Letters / In Search of Silence

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Living on Earth: March 27, 2009

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Three Mile Island, 30 Years Ago / Lessons learned from Exxon Valdez and Three Mile Island / EPA Eyes Mountaintop Removal Mining / Dueling Coal Ads / Central Park Drilling / Robofish / Alien Life on Earth

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Living on Earth: March 20, 2009

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Anti-Antibiotics / Birds in Freefall / Note on Emerging Science / My Fuel's Cleaner Than Yours / Revenge of the Norwegians / Red Robin / Water and Women in Kenya / The Tree Trade

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Living on Earth: March 13, 2009

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Cap and Trade by Numbers / Political Will and the Climate Change Bill / Science on Hold / Mapping Climate Change / CO2-Eating Rocks / Listener Letter / Cartoon with a Message / Worm Grunters

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Living on Earth: March 6, 2009

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Lisa Jackson's Plan / Toward Healthier Waters / The Bus Stops Here / Note on Emerging Science / Mud Season / Turning up the Heat on Coal / Killing for Coal

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Living on Earth: February 27, 2009

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Supporting Mass Transit / Evolution of Climate Science / Greening the Grid / Water Footprinting / Thoreau in the 'Burbs / Coco Trash to Coco Cash / Magic Water / Green Mitzvah

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Living on Earth: February 20, 2009

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Green Growth Package / Kicking Coal / All Hat and Lots of Cattle / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / Canada's Stimulus / Salt Marsh Diary / Lead in the Water / Lead in the Developing World / Snow and Salt Report

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Living on Earth: February 13, 2009

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Behind the Big Dry / Clinton Takes on China / After the Floods / Fish Farming and First Nations / ECOtime / The Language of Landscape / Painting the Town White / Green Gaming

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Living on Earth: February 6, 2009

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Toward a Green Recovery / Electric Green Jobs / Gender and Climate Change / Darwin the Abolitionist / Salt Marsh Diary / Burning Controversy

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Living on Earth: January 30, 2009

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Green Beginnings / Stimulating Smarter Utilities / Golden Rice / Honey Laundering / Note on Emerging Science / Of Bears and Men / Woman Who Speaks Tree

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Living on Earth: January 23, 2009

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Federal Court Halts Drilling Near Parks / Of Farm Bills and Forests / Weathering Climate Change / Harvesting Emissions / ECOtime / Sea Lion Seizures / The Pluto Files

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Living on Earth: January 16, 2009

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Labor Leader's Green Leanings / Passing the Test / Helping the Prez, Greening the Rez / Made in China / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / Wildlands Philanthropy / The Language of Landscape / Ode to Powerlines

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Living on Earth: January 9, 2009

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Rock Star Science Team / Jackson's Job in Jersey / Industrial Pollution Goes to School / A Sustainable Stimulus / Listener Letters / Monumental Marine Move / Bringing Money Down to Earth / Along Came a Spider

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Living on Earth: January 2, 2009

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:00:00 -0000

Another Dirty Side of Coal / Climate Change and the New Congress / Why Tropical Forests Fall / Lead and Violent Crime / The Good Book's Green Message / The Old Man and the Storm / Melting at the Top of the World

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Living on Earth: December 26, 2008

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:00:00 -0000

JUMBIES AN' MOKO-JUMBIES- / LECHONCITOS, AGUINALDOS Y CHOCOLATE / TALES AS TALL AS MANGO TREES

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Living on Earth: December 19, 2008

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Inside Grandpa's Shack / Jack's Sketches / Go Hmong Boy!

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Living on Earth: December 12, 2008

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Progress Report from Poland / A Treaty to Slow Deforestation / Solar's Bright Future / Obama's Environment Team Takes Shape / Poznan's Alphabet Soup / Seeing Our Planet, Finding Ourselves / A Taste of Tales to Come

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Living on Earth: December 5, 2008

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:00:00 -0000

New Direction for EPA / Marianas National Marine Monument / Ethanol's Bumpy Ride / Fungal Fuel / The Sea Superhighway / After War, Wind-Powered Radio / Toy Toxicity / A Wild Xmas

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Living on Earth: November 28, 2008

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Poznan Preview / Deforestation Nations / Turnaround in Shanxi / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / Prehistoric Pets / Giving the Gift of Green / Bright Lights, Big City / E-I-E-I-Endangered

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Living on Earth: November 21, 2008

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Obama's Pledge / The Center at the Center of it All / Fire Retardants Stoke Controversy / Down on the (Organic) Fish Farm / Tradition Revived / Wal-Mart's Wishes / Green Hospitals

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Living on Earth: November 14, 2008

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Greenbacks for Greener Cars / Clean Air Champ Challenges Motor City Maven / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / Power Shift / Hug-a-Map Week / Redefining Rivers / An Eco-Confessional / Colossal Fossil

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Living on Earth: November 7, 2008

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Obama's Chance / Green Wishes / The De-Bushification of Regulations / A Long-Awaited Leader / A Green New Deal / The First 100 Days / Change to Come

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Living on Earth: October 31, 2008

Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0000

A Push to Weaken Pollution Standards for Power Plants / Economics of Nature / People Power / Skin Color and Vitamin D / Geothermal Energy Heats Up / The Language of Landscape / Peddling Pedal Power to Congress / Scooter Love / Alone in the Wilderness

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Living on Earth: October 24, 2008

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Controversy Over New Lead Regs / Biden's Green Record / Making the World A... / California Greening / Buckets of Trout / ECOtime / Fly-by-Night Murder Mystery / The Blood Feeders

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Living on Earth: October 17, 2008

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0000

The Changing Climate of the EU's Climate Change Commitments / Obama's Nuclear Balancing Act / The Palin Effect / Conservation and Diaspora / Last Bat Home / A Village to Reinvent the World / Seedy Art

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Living on Earth: October 10, 2008

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Nuclear Power Politics / Raising Iraqi Oil / / Endangered Mammals / The Hermit and the Marmot / Arctic Methane / Wild Coast / The Importance of Blackberries

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Living on Earth: October 3, 2008

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:00:00 -0000

A Green Path out of the Red / The Clean Tech Challenge / A Whale of a Case / What Goes Down Comes Around / Canadian Greens Vie for Votes / Hubble Trouble / Girl's Best Friend

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Living on Earth: September 26, 2008

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Drill, and Let the Sun Shine / Green New Deal / Getting to Know Your Food / Defending Coal's Victims / Your Environmental Road Trip / The Road to Better Air / Scotching the Wind

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Living on Earth: September 19, 2008

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Green Car Bailout / Petrol's Price Pushers / BPA Update / War of the Sciences / Paying to Pollute / Farewell, Phil / Bear Truth / Hand-Me-Down Tomatoes

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Living on Earth: September 12, 2008

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Haiti's Unnatural Disaster / Sex, Drugs, and Oil Drilling / Amtrak on Track / Cash for Clunkers / Food is Fuel / The Butterfly Effect / The Mad Birder

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Living on Earth: September 5, 2008

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Drill Baby, Drill / Palin's Record / Voices of Dissent / On Home Turf / What Wall Street Wants / Peering into the Platform / Greening the Twin Cities / Convention Wrap-Up

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Living on Earth: August 29, 2008

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Environment Takes Center Stage at DNC / Green Jobs Hot Topic / Peering into the Platform / Greening the DNC / Udalls Campaign on Green Credentials / Antarctic Mash / Convention Wrap Up

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Living on Earth: August 22, 2008

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Cargo, Clean and Quiet / Allergic Reaction to Climate Change / Java Trees / Is Chicken Little Right? / Vida Verde / Big Screen Science

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Living on Earth: August 15, 2008

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Ah, Wilderness! / Endangered Again? / Invasion of the Invasives / Wireless Science / Birding... with an iPod? / Amazing Rare Things /

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Living on Earth: August 8, 2008

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Politics and Oil / Cheap Energy From The Sun / Going for the Green / China Renewables / Back to School, Green / The Art of Mud / Floating Windmills/Emerging Science Note / Prescription for Survival

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Living on Earth: August 1, 2008

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Congress Takes on Chemicals / Worker Safety / Few Rules on Nanotech / For Whom the Roads Toll / The Way of the Dodo / Clean Water for Kenya

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Living on Earth: July 25, 2008

Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Arctic Gender Imbalance / From Toilet to Tap / Northwest Dead Zone / Dial-A-Fish / Interpreting History / Global Weirding / Life As a Locavore / Eco Tunes

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Living on Earth: July 18, 2008

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Gore's Challenge / From Farmland to Wilderness- and Back Again / Before and After Coal / Living Next to Coal / End of an Epoch / Inventing Niagara / Where Have All the Fireflies Gone?

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Living on Earth: July 11, 2008

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Climate and the Economic Summit / Life Under the Lid / Word from the West / EPA Woeful on Water and Warming / Recycling To Reduce Pesticide Use / One Fish, Two Fish, Good Fish, Bad Fish / Smart Sewers/Note on Emerging Science / Beans Vs. Trees in the Amazon / Genetically Modified Joe / A Recyclable Olympic Stadium

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Living on Earth: July 4, 2008

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Gas Pains / Tropical Sinks Gobble Greenhouse Gases / Have a Heart / South Africa Shark Spotters / Emerging Science Note/Lava Land / On the Road / Manure Magic / Winged Rats or Wronged Warriors?

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Living on Earth: June 27, 2008

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0000

20 Years of Urgency / Tipping Point? / Not-So-Perma Permafrost / Agent Orange Researcher Passes / Small Technology, Big Questions / Green on the Go / Bumper to Bumper Bikes / Warm Water and Small Sea Creatures / Sustaining Life

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Living on Earth: June 20, 2008

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Extreme Weather / Drilling for Votes / Stripping Carbon / Sick Salmon / Big Ocean, Big Picture / Plug-in Cars / Green Living by the Book / Greening the Capitol

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Living on Earth: June 13, 2008

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Poverty and Dirty Diesel / Clean Energy Crunch Time / Lower-Emitting Livestock / Enviropig / Bees' Burden/Emerging Science Note / A Tale of Two Hives / The Writing on the Wall / The Language of Landscape / Bluegrass Plays a Greener Tune

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Living on Earth: June 6, 2008

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Global Warming Gridlock / Don't Mess with Texas Wind / Green Plays in China / Clean Tech Cleans Up / Green TV, 24 Hours a Day / Letters from Listeners / The Zoo on the Road to Nablus / Out of This World Art

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Living on Earth: May 30, 2008

Fri, 30 May 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Power Play on Climate Bill / Calculating the Costs of Cutting Carbon / Lead and Violent Crime / Carbon Free City in an Oil Oasis / Questionable Credits / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / Cycling to the Bottom of the World / Eco Elvis

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Living on Earth: May 23, 2008

Fri, 23 May 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Farm Bill Food Fight / On the Farm with the Farm Bill / China's Plans for Dams on Shaky Ground / Damming the Developing World / Out of the Box, Housing / Small is Beautiful / Green Grilling / Searching for Life on the Red Planet / Mars Music

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Living on Earth: May 16, 2008

Fri, 16 May 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Threatened Bear May Hold Health Secrets / Food Profiteering / Senator McCain's Climate Record / Galapagos Wind / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / Cargo, Clean and Quiet / Electric Dreams Could Come True / Michael Recycle

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Living on Earth: May 9, 2008

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Mangrove Destruction Put Myanmar at Risk / Culture of Disaster Relief / Nobel Women Urge U.S. to Act on Climate Change / World's Native Peoples Take on Climate Change / The Joshua Tree At Risk / Comfort Food for Chimps/Emerging Science Note / From Trash to Cash - and Museums / Railroad Revival

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Living on Earth: May 2, 2008

Fri, 02 May 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Congress' Chemical Concerns / Manufacturing Uncertainty / Emerging Science Note/Portable Toxic Testing / Protecting the Polar Bear / Sealing the Sarcaphagus / Re-education at Camp Chaparral / Beautiful Minds / A Rolling Stone Gathers Trees

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Living on Earth: April 25, 2008

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Fueling the Food Crisis / Charging for Carbon / Spending the Stimulus / Ice Lady Cometh / News from the Trees / Music with a Message in Mozambique

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Living on Earth: April 18, 2008

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Green Goes to the Boardroom / Green Profits Can Still Impoverish the Earth / Earth Day for Everyone / Vision of a Sustainable City / Urban Visionary / Greening Minneapolis / Earth Day at 38

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Living on Earth: April 11, 2008

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Allergic Reaction to Climate Change / Climate Bill Under Fire / The Wolf and the Soul of the West / Living with the Lobo / Heritage for Sale / Our Sound Environment

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Living on Earth: April 4, 2008

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Delivering on Energy and the Environment / Dangerous Assumptions / Shared Space / Sleek and Cheap / A Windmill for Your Pocket / To Catch a Trash Thief / Amazon Expeditions

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Living on Earth: March 28, 2008

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Mid-America Wades in the Water / Toxic Trailers / Coal v. Climate in Kansas / From Megawatts to Negawatts / Green Grocer / The Art of Global Warming / Learn about the Fern

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Living on Earth: March 21, 2008

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Sacramento Salmon Crash / Court's Climate Ruling Puts Heat on EPA / Burning Controversy / Emerging Science Note/Topi Love / UN World Water Day / Wealth and Health / Journey Beyond

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Living on Earth: March 14, 2008

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Smog Standard Still Hazy / Ozone's Harsh Harvest / It's a Predator-Eat-Prey World / Low-Carbon Diet / Broken Bulb Dreams / Emerging Science Note/Bees / Garlic Mustard Raises a Stink / Invasion of the Invasives

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Living on Earth: March 7, 2008

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Taking Climate Offenders to Court / Clean Energy Future? / Carbon Cowboys / Carbon Trading Gets Personal / America's Greenest Cities / Global Weirding / Frosted Gems / Northwest Dead Zone / Whale Songs

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Living on Earth: February 29, 2008

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Green Jobs For Blue Collar Votes / Economy of Green / Exxon Valdez in Court / Emerging Science Note/Diatoms / This Is Your Brain on Poverty / The Language of Landscape / Leaping Towards a Solution

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Living on Earth: February 22, 2008

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0000

The Candidates on Climate / Fuel From Thin Air / Questioning Cap and Trade / Witnesses Wait / The Language of Landscape / Healthy Food? / Walking the Gobi

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Living on Earth: February 15, 2008

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Renewed Effort on Renewable Energy / Toxic Info Withheld / The Future of Human Health / Drug Questions of Today / Project BudBurst / Bad News from the Blubber

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Living on Earth: February 8, 2008

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Coal's Carbon Capture in Question / Wall Street Buys Into Climate Change / Listener Letters / Math on the Range / Belching Cows / Naked in the Woods / 40 Days, Carbon-free / The Chemistry of Love

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Living on Earth: February 1, 2008

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Obama on Climate Change / Note on Emerging Science / Cyber Security Breach / Energy up in Smoke / Swedish Body Heat / Diamonds to Rice / Psychogeography

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Living on Earth: January 25, 2008

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Black Voters, Green Issues / Focus the Nation / Population versus Consumption / Power to the People / The Language of Landscape / South Africa Shark Spotters / Big Screen Science

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Living on Earth: January 18, 2008

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Biofuel the Best Bet? / A Spoonful of CAFÉ / Waste Not....Here / Cloned Little Piggies Going to Market? / From Toilet to Tap / Water Calculator / Geophonic Works / Cool Fix For a Hot Planet / Wireless Science

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Living on Earth: January 11, 2008

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:00:00 -0000

Growling Over Polar Bears / Liability Crosses Borders / Revealing Romney / Power Struggle / The World's Cheapest Car / The Future of Artificial Intelligence / Lieutenant Fluffy? / Born to Be Wild

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Living on Earth: January 4, 2008

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:00:00 -0000

The Changing Climate of the Republican Presidential Candidates / California Sues the EPA / Bali Memories / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / OxyFuel / Water Works up the Yazoo / Katrina's Carbon Cost / Environmental Resolutions / E-waste Youth Activist / Eco Tunes

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Living on Earth: December 28, 2007

Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Mara Freeman / Heidi Dahlsveen / Manya Maratou

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Living on Earth: December 21, 2007

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:00:00 -0000

JUMBIES AN' MOKO-JUMBIES- / LECHONCITOS, AGUINALDOS Y CHOCOLATE / TALES AS TALL AS MANGO TREES

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Living on Earth: December 14, 2007

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Bali Climate Talks Wrap Up / Kucinich on Climate Change / Java Trees / Eco-Christmas Trees / A Wild Xmas

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Living on Earth: December 7, 2007

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Re-energized on the Hill / Carbon-Sink on the Range? / McCain on Climate Change / Green Gift Guide / Cool Fix / Have a Heart!

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Living on Earth: November 30, 2007

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Bali Or Bust / Organic Fish Farming? / Edwards on Climate Change / King Bee / Emerging Science Note/Lava Land / Interpreting History

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Living on Earth: November 23, 2007

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Beijing's Challenge / Air Pollution of Olympic Proportions / Clinton on Climate Change / Hot Book Picks / E-I-E-I-Endangered?

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Living on Earth: November 16, 2007

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:00:00 -0000

A Green Auto Show? / Will Capping Carbon Clean the Air? / Remembering Firor / Max Capacity / Acid Oceans / Undersea Classroom / Emerging Science Note/Poplars / Let's Talk Turkey / Cranberries Take Centerstage / Not So Great Migrations

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Living on Earth: November 9, 2007

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Waste Not, Store Not / Ecological Footprints / Oil Price Soars, Energy Bill Stalls / Car of the Future / Dial-A-Fish / Listener Letters / Give Peace Parks a Chance / Cool Fix For a Hot Planet / Have No Fear

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Living on Earth: November 2, 2007

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Climate on the Campaign Trail / The Lethal Legacy of Lead / Primates in Peril / Is Chicken Little Right? / Channeling Thoreau / Diet for a Dying Planet / High Infatuation

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Living on Earth: October 26, 2007

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:00:00 -0000

California Burning / The Drought-Stricken South / On the Road / Rockin' For a Nuke-Free World / Climate in the Congress / CoolFix for a Hot Planet / Headway on Clean Electricity

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Living on Earth: October 19, 2007

Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Clean Water Anniversary / Winning the War On Cancer? / Emerging Science Note / Development's Carbon Cost / Home Ground / Who's Your Daddy? / Cool Fix for a Hot Planet / Big Oil, Good PR? / Javatrekker

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Living on Earth: October 12, 2007

Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Nobel Peace Prize Goes Green / New Pesticide, Old Problems / Targeting Genes to Understand Behavior / An Earful on Corn / Amazing Rare Things / Down the Midway

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Living on Earth: October 5, 2007

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:00:00 -0000

DDT and Breast Cancer / Miner Safety Getting Shafted? / Green Collar Revolution / Red Sox Green Team / San Francisco Lights Out / Longing for New Orleans

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Living on Earth: September 28, 2007

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Global Warming on the Global Stage / Listener Letters / Fencing the Weather / Happy Birthday Sputnik / Harvest Cooking / Emerging Science Note/ Space Dust / The Language of Landscape / Oil or Birds / Birds of the North Slope

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Living on Earth: September 21, 2007

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Arctic Gender Imbalance / Averting Seismic Disaster / Dueling Climate Conferences? / Climate Diplomacy / The Bottom Line on Climate Change / Cool Fix/Goloco / Liberation Ecology / The Name Game / Alex (1976 - 2007)

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Living on Earth: September 14, 2007

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Court Deals Car Companies a Blow / Home Power / World's Worst Polluted Places / Giuliani's Green Record / Is Energy Independence the Answer? / Family Farmacia / Sacred Sea

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Living on Earth: September 7, 2007

Fri, 07 Sep 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Capturing Carbon / Dioxane on the Defensive / A Movement Leader Speaks / A Wriggly Business / Coal Country Crooner

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Living on Earth: August 31, 2007

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Biomimicry / Can Termites Save the World? / The Master Tree-Planter Speaks / Farm Life / Emerging Science Note/Getting to the Root of the Problem / Pleasurable Kingdom / A Whale of a Tale

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Living on Earth: August 24, 2007

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 17:00:00 -0000

New Orleans: Lessons Not Learned / The 11th Hour / Fire Beneath Their Feet / Solar Decathlon / Children of the Amazon / Music to Miss Moppet's Ears

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Living on Earth: August 17, 2007

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 17:00:00 -0000

National Parks and Climate Change / International Ship Pollution / Libby, Montana / Water Diaries / Cool Fix / Losing Linnaeus? / Dog Days

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Living on Earth: August 10, 2007

Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Watching the Consumer Watchdog / Respiratory Woes / Bush Climate Talks / The World Without Us / Cool Fix/Pedal Power / Raptor Ruin / Hospitals Buying Local

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Living on Earth: August 3, 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 17:00:00 -0000

U.S. Coal Losing its Glow? / Chinese Coal Rush / Chalmette's Troubled Vista / Bisphenol A on the Burner / Emerging Science Note/Super Sponge / A Buffalo in the House

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Living on Earth: July 27, 2007

Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Farm Bill: Lawmakers Try to Sow Seeds of Change / Endangered Species Reconsidered / Deforestation Down Under / A Recreational Business / A Seasonal Feast / Emerging Science Note / Trading Salt Ponds for Salt Marshes / Home Ground: Painted Hill / Tea-ing off with a Master

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Living on Earth: July 20, 2007

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Will Historic Climate Ruling Bring Action? / Wind Turbine Shortage / Early Signs: New Zealand's Climate Refugees / Emerging Science Note/Lawnmower No More / Energy Brat? / The Future of Robotics

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Living on Earth: July 13, 2007

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Blue Jeans, Blue Water / The Language of Landscape / Wetland Mystery / Timothy the Turtle / Thai Traditions Gone By / Emerging Science Note/Nanorust / Old Mill Gets Green Makeover

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Living on Earth: July 6, 2007

Fri, 06 Jul 2007 17:00:00 -0000

The Problem with Perchlorate / Navigating Masculinity / From Ashes to Bricks / Chasing Kangaroos / Emerging Science Note/Virtual Detective / Fishing With Hoagy

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Living on Earth: June 29, 2007

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Energy Independence Day / Moving Beyond Denial / New Orleans Flood Risk and Racial Disparity / The Right to Know: Irradiated Food Labels / Note on Emerging Science / Making Room for Shorebirds / Plastic, Plastic Everywhere / Hoo's Calling

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Living on Earth: June 22, 2007

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Will EPA Clear the Air on Smog? / What's Corn Got To Do With It? / Global Warming Games / Seventeen Year Cicada / Utah River, Frogs Bounce Back / Listener Letters / Emerging Science Note/Orange Cauliflower / Intrepid Travelers / Eating Locally, Cooking Creatively

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Living on Earth: June 15, 2007

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Plugging into the Energy Debate / Home Wind / EPA Chemical Testing / Vida Verde / Hung up on Hangers / Colorado Plateau Drilling Plan / A Whale of a Sliver / Blessedly Unrestful

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Living on Earth: June 8, 2007

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Fuel Economy Fight / Is Small Beautiful? / Cancer-Causing Chemicals / REACHing for Regs / Google Earth Finds its Voice / Cosmic Quandaries / Geophonic Music

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Living on Earth: June 1, 2007

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Heating Up the Campaign Trail / Fox Goes Green / The Price of Oil in the Amazon / The Elusive Okapi / Emerging Science Note/Leap to a Cure / Union Conservationists / Shine A Light

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Living on Earth: May 25, 2007

Fri, 25 May 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Rachel Carson Remembered / Emerging Science Note/La Brea Tar Pits / Learning In the Shadow of Coal / Coal Country Crooner

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Living on Earth: May 18, 2007

Fri, 18 May 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Bright Ideas on Energy Efficiency / New-Old Nukes / Climate Control / Falcon Addiction / Birding...with an iPod? / Hunting for the Next Pandemic / Loss Lingers In New Orleans

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Living on Earth: May 11, 2007

Fri, 11 May 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Melting Ice / Riding the Tide / Wind vs. Wildlife / Where's My Jetpack? / Pumping Up Controversy / Growing in a Changing Climate

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Living on Earth: May 4, 2007

Fri, 04 May 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Solutions / Emerging Science Note/Narwhals Track Climate Change / Southwest Water Woes / A Year of Eating Locally / Zambian Goldman Prize Winner

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Living on Earth: April 27, 2007

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Fill 'er up--with coal? / Biofueling Deforestation / Genes For Sale / Pollinator Problems / The Language of Landscape / Living, Breathing Earth

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Living on Earth: April 20, 2007

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:00:00 -0000

National Security and Climate Change / The Great Turtle Race / Reporting on the Environment / Emerging Science Note/Nanogeneration / Squirrel Subdivision / Mothers' Milk: A Modern Dilemma

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Living on Earth: April 13, 2007

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 17:00:00 -0000

TXU Turns to Nuclear / Old Battle Continues on New Source Review / New Studies Link Asthma, Prostate Cancer to Toxic Chemicals / Aussie Miners Tackle Global Warming / Emerging Science Note/Double Duty Plastic? / Eco-Pilot

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Living on Earth: April 6, 2007

Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Bench Press / Court Catalyzes Climate Action / Neighbors and Volunteers / International Climate Report Reveals World Vulnerabilities / Sonic Sculptures

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Living on Earth: March 30, 2007

Fri, 30 Mar 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Endangered Species Rollback? / Earth's Crust Section Gone / Hot As Hell? / EPA's Watchdog Budget Cuts / Microbe's Big Role / Emerging Science Note/Flexing Glass / Interfaith Climate Walk / Endangered Elephants / Climate Change Not So Sweet

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Living on Earth: March 23, 2007

Fri, 23 Mar 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Capitol Climate Round-up / Rice and... Arsenic? / British Invasion / Taggers At Work / Climate Committee / "Ask Beth" About Climate Change / Listener Letters / Rhythms Del Mundo

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Living on Earth: March 16, 2007

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 17:00:00 -0000

EU Leads the Way / Refocusing the Evangelical Family / Capturing Carbon / Not the Swimsuit Edition / Emerging Science Note/Watch Your Step! / Polling the People / The Language of Landscape / Home Invasion, Baboon-style

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Living on Earth: March 9, 2007

Fri, 09 Mar 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Airline Emissions Fly High / A Chemical Conflict of Interest? / Texas Fold 'Em? / A Bright Idea? / Born in the U.S.A. / The Language of Landscape / Wildlife Crossings / Sumatran Cuckoo Breaks Its Silence / Return of the Tibetan Antelope

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Living on Earth: March 2, 2007

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Texas Turnaround / Coal Going Green, For More Green? / Bees On Their Knees / Western Carbon Club / Step It Up 2007 / Emerging Science Note/Beaver in the Bronx / Old Mill Gets Green Makeover

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Living on Earth: February 23, 2007

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Getting Cozy with Conoco? / Can Termites Save the World? / Toxic Delivery / A Movement Leader Speaks / Bird Flu Update / Under An Arizona Sun / Polk Award

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Living on Earth: February 16, 2007

Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Economics 101 / Climate Contest / Emerging Science Note-Sea Sounds / Dioxane on the Defensive / Farewell to the Flock of 2006 / Listener Letters / Fish Kill / Sounds of Silence / The Master Tree-Planter Speaks

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Living on Earth: February 9, 2007

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Getting Particular About Particulates / **WEB EXTRA** / EPA Takes Flack Over Soot / Jakarta Water Woes / Elk Farming or Hunting? / Borneo: Deforestation and Discovery / Low-Carb Diet For Your Car / Mush On!

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Living on Earth: February 2, 2007

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Gorilla of Sea Level Rise / Accusations of Interference On Climate / Will Congress Act On Climate Change? / Deep Heat / Limiting Federal Regulators / This Old (Green) House / Emerging Science Note/Pills or Placebos? / Life Lessons From Wildlife

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Living on Earth: January 26, 2007

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Political Climate Change / States Crack Down on CO2 / Climate Change Projections / Emerging Science Note/The Tiniest Thinker / World Changing / Tuna In Trouble / Listener Letters / Coal Controversy Down Under

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Living on Earth: January 19, 2007

Fri, 19 Jan 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Gore Hits the Global Warming Campaign Trail / EU Climate Action / The Gospel of Climate Change / Emerging Science Note/Stinky Bloom / Manure Magic / Garbage Mountain

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Living on Earth: January 12, 2007

Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Short Changing Science / Nick-ing Big Oil's Bucks / Motor Show Visits Motor City / Hybrids on the High Road / All Aboard! / Navajos Camp Out Against Coal / Miss R.I. Heats Up Competition / The Future of Robotics

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Living on Earth: January 5, 2007

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:00:00 -0000

Will Congress Go Green? / Enviros Climb Back Up the Hill / Water on Mars? / Listener Letters / 365 Ways for 365 Days / Emerging Science Note / Deep In the Heart of Texas It's Coal Versus Climate

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Living on Earth: December 29, 2006

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Going Home to Appalachia-Larry Groce/Irene McKinney/Patsy Hatfield Lawson/Pinckney Benedict

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Living on Earth: December 22, 2006

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Season of Light-Mara Freeman / Heidi Dahlsveen / Manya Maratou

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Living on Earth: December 15, 2006

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Study Raises Concern About Chicken / POPsible Nightmare / Conserving the Rainforest / Transient Paper / Listener Letters / A Whale of a Tale / Emerging Science Note/Better Breathing Babies / Independent Nation / Driving Electric / Judgement Day

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Living on Earth: December 8, 2006

Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:00:00 -0000

AN INCONVENIENT CONTROVERSY / Biomimicry - Lessons from Mother Nature / Just Say No to Cerulean Warbler / Winged Rats or Wronged Warriors? / Inventor Interrupted / Season of Light

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Living on Earth: December 1, 2006

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Conflicting Interests / * WEB EXTRA* Harvard Scientist Responds to Allegations / High Court Considers Climate Change / Eco-friendly Autos / Raging Rivers / Energy Brat? / Green Fashionista / Green Giving

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Living on Earth: November 24, 2006

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Nation's Icebreakers in Trouble / Climate Heads to High Court / Arctic Thaw / Pond Scum or Planet Savers? / Surf's Up! / Night-time Illuminated / Sociology of Shopping / This Year's Hot Picks / EarthEar

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Living on Earth: November 17, 2006

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Drilling Beneath the Seas / Boxer Sets Agenda on Environment / Nairobi Climate Talks / Trash Vortex / LOE Mailbag / Emerging Science Note/Nanorust / Mad Sheep / High Art / Cranberries Take Centerstage

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Living on Earth: November 10, 2006

Fri, 10 Nov 2006 17:00:00 -0000

The Election and the Environment / The Energizer Voter / The Environment's Future: Looking Ahead / Championing Change / Chasing Kangaroos

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Living on Earth: November 3, 2006

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:00:00 -0000

The Dangers of Triclosan / Banking on Wetlands / Clean Air Battle Heads to Supreme Court / The Economics of Climate Change / Climate Friendly Assistance / Emerging Science Note/Social Birds / Fishing With Hoagy

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Living on Earth: October 27, 2006

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Creation Care / Pombo Fights for His Seat / Proposition 87 / Post-Katrina Injustice / Emerging Science Note/Hurry Up Half-Life / "Well"-being / Lunar Love / Body Worlds

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Living on Earth: October 20, 2006

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Agroterrorism / Food Fright / Big Sky, Big Election / Eminent Domain and Takings / Listener Letters / Emerging Science Note/Weed-Killing Robots / Protecting Pollinators / Don't Bug Out / Pumpkin Paddle

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Living on Earth: October 13, 2006

Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:00:00 -0000

The Problem with Perchlorate / Navigating Masculinity / War As an Environmental Issue / Tracking El Nino / No Pet Left Behind / Emerging Science Note/Queries About Quasars / Moose Milieu

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Living on Earth: October 6, 2006

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 17:00:00 -0000

The Politics of Energy / Corn-Powered Politics / Keep on Truckin' / Latino Power / Riding the Environmental Justice Bus / Emerging Science Note/Science of Desire / Foresaken Mermaids

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Living on Earth: September 29, 2006

Fri, 29 Sep 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Environmental Exposure / EPA Watchdog / The Grande Dame of Anti-Nukes / Tuning in to Climate / Emerging Science Note/Virtual Detective / Green Brewery

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Living on Earth: September 22, 2006

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Popcorn Production Harms Workers / Soot Rules: No Small Matter / Reducing CO2 From the Top Down / Climate Economics / California Sues Automakers / McBlogger Speaks Out / Listener Letters / Blue Jeans, Blue Water / Pure Poo-etry

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Living on Earth: September 15, 2006

Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:00:00 -0000

BP's Big Problems / Problems Underground / California Carbon / High Court and Climate Change / Counting Carbs / Emerging Science Note/Plasma Incinerator / Sunny Prospects for Solar / What, Me Worry?

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Living on Earth: September 8, 2006

Fri, 08 Sep 2006 17:00:00 -0000

The Health Legacy of Ground Zero / New Orleans Health / Duct Tape & Procedures / Farm Life / Emerging Science Note/It's Not Only Hormones / Listener Letters / Wetland Mystery / The Big Green Apple

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Living on Earth: September 1, 2006

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Nuclear Renaissance? / The Baby Business / When Two Won't Do / Emerging Science Note/Taste Test / China's Environment / Changing Chengdu

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Living on Earth: August 25, 2006

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Rebuilding Levees, Rebuilding Neighborhoods / A Checkered Past / Future Outlook

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Living on Earth: August 18, 2006

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Price of Nation's Newest Weather Satellites Soar - Its Future is Cloudy / The Lady and the Panda / Fish Stories / Emerging Science Note/Long Life / The Middle Ground

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Living on Earth: August 11, 2006

Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:00:00 -0000

The Latest in Power Plants / Killing Endangered Species to Save Them / Saving the Bay / Digging for Owls / Emerging Science Note/Sugar Blues / South African Tea Farmers Adapt to Changing Climate

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Living on Earth: August 4, 2006

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Water Permeable Concrete / Re-designing Cities / The Long Walk / Coral Talk / Lightning Strikes / Emerging Science Note/Parroting Elephants / Mad about Magpies

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Living on Earth: July 28, 2006

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Paths to Power: The US Electricity Grid / Not in My Skyline / Retrofit It / Organics Taste Test / Emerging Science Note / Keeping Away the Rays / Cashing in on the Oil Thing

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Living on Earth: July 21, 2006

Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Insuring for a Hurricane / Coastal Real Estate / The ANWR Opinion Machine / Not In Our Trainyard / Clean Port Partnership / Note on Emerging Science / Dr. Livingston Goes High Tech / Bolivia's War On Globalization

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Living on Earth: July 14, 2006

Fri, 14 Jul 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Delays over Dioxin / Los Arboles? / Listener Letters / Pleasurable Kingdom / A Wriggly Business / Emerging Science Note/Toxic Breakdown / Safeguarding Cameroon's Rainforest

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Living on Earth: July 7, 2006

Fri, 07 Jul 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Carbon Black / The Make Love, Not War Species / Surf's Up! / Emerging Science Note/Mosquito Fish / Home Grown / Mortgage Lifter Tomatoes

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Living on Earth: June 30, 2006

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Drilling for Votes / Pumping Up Butanol / Dead Zones / Striped Bass: A Cautionary Fish Tale / Comfy Camping / From the Islands to the Ozarks

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Living on Earth: June 23, 2006

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 17:00:00 -0000

A Supreme Look at the Swamp / A Green Legacy? / Fishy Business / Cultural Connection / Greening Your Grass the Eco Way / The U.S. Interstate System Turns 50

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Living on Earth: June 16, 2006

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 17:00:00 -0000

New Nukes for North America / Row Over Roadless Area / New Marching Orders for the Army Corps of Engineers / Lake Okeechobee At Risk / Shelter from the Storm / Emerging Science Note/Backs to the Future / Remaking the Los Angeles River

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Living on Earth: June 9, 2006

Fri, 09 Jun 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Price of Nation's Newest Weather Satellites Soar - Its Future is Cloudy / Storm Brewing / Stemming Red Tide / Cities in the Wilderness / Emerging Science Note/"Doomsday" Seed Bank / Listener Letters / The Good Good Pig / The Herons Return

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Living on Earth: June 2, 2006

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 17:00:00 -0000

The View Today / A Checkered Past / Future Outlook

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Living on Earth: May 26, 2006

Fri, 26 May 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Cleaner Truckin' / In Search of Oil / Preserving the Magic of Madagascar / Prairie Pothole Wetland

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Living on Earth: May 19, 2006

Fri, 19 May 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Environmental Justice / Mercury's Legacy / Consumer Reports/Beating the Heat / EV on Ebay / Secrets of the Savanna / Emerging Science Note/Dragonfly Journeys / Early Signs: Kilimanjaro

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Living on Earth: May 12, 2006

Fri, 12 May 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Nuclear Renaissance / Going Against the Green / Out to Sea / Our Fisheries Today / Emerging Science Note/Lawnmower No More / Hunt for Justice / View From the Top - Preserving the Nation's Fire Towers

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Living on Earth: May 5, 2006

Fri, 05 May 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Venus or Bust / Star Search / Carbon Confessionals / Listener Letters / Liberating Liberia / Emerging Science Note/Seasonal Maladies / The Man Cave / The Eco-Lap of Luxury / What Calls Beneath

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Living on Earth: April 28, 2006

Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Beyond CAFÉ / Who Killed the Electric Car? / Que Viva La Tierra / An Afternoon with Pete Seeger

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Living on Earth: April 21, 2006

Fri, 21 Apr 2006 17:00:00 -0000

EU on Atrazine / Chernobyl at 20 / Shinin' on Through / Global Warming for Ages 10 and Up / Listening to Alaska / Note on Emerging Science / Early Signs: Bangladesh

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Living on Earth: April 14, 2006

Fri, 14 Apr 2006 17:00:00 -0000

What's New in Nukes / Contaminated Water / Swamp Songs / Hip-Hoppity Lady / America's Report Card on the Environment / Note on Emerging Science / Early Signs: Water Disappearing

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Living on Earth: April 7, 2006

Fri, 07 Apr 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Feel the Heat / The Liberal Republican / Bridging the Straits of Messina / Treetop Adventures / Early Signs: Melting Ice Caps in Ecuador

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Living on Earth: March 31, 2006

Fri, 31 Mar 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Redefining a Region / Energy Park A Go-Go / Sugar-Sweetened Drinks Add to Obesity Epidemic in Kids / Thai Traditions Gone By / Emerging Science Note/Cleaning Contaminants / Early Signs: New Zealand's Climate Refugees

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Living on Earth: March 24, 2006

Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Which Way the Wind Blows / Listener Letters / Water Dialogues / Quenching Australia's Thirst / Robins All Ears / Warning About Warming / Emerging Science Note/Northeast Forecast: Big Hurricanes / Early Signs: Reports From a Warming Planet

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Living on Earth: March 17, 2006

Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:00:00 -0000

New Interior Head Picked / Moons & Money / Biosphere 2 PLUS 15 / Emerging Science Note/Inoculating Mosquitos / Field Notes / Early Signs: Reports From a Warming Planet

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Living on Earth: March 10, 2006

Fri, 10 Mar 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Recycling Nuclear Waste / The Latest in Power Plants? / Chernobyl Remembered / Flight of Technology / Too Hot for the Trot / Out of the Loop / Dancing Gnats / Note on Emerging Science / The Baby Business / One Too Many

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Living on Earth: March 3, 2006

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Pandemic Pointers / Ready or Not / The Politics of Salvage Logging / Land Sales for Rural Towns / Who's an Environmentalist? / Enviro Hollywood / Emerging Science Note/Taste Test / China's Environment / Changing Chengdu

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Living on Earth: February 24, 2006

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Some Like It Hot.... / Cold Fusion: A Heated History / Pebble Bed Technology -- Nuclear promise or peril?

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Living on Earth: February 17, 2006

Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Bird Markets Pose Possible Risk for Avian Flu / Whither the Waterways / Got Organic? / Space Survival / Emerging Science Note/Coral Cornucopia / Lost Mountain / Working in a Strip Mine

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Living on Earth: February 10, 2006

Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Particulate Particulars / Emerging Science Note/Sugar Blues / Toxic Car Interiors / Texas Green / Taxing California Crude / Timothy the Turtle / U.S. Indian Tribes Challenge Canadian Company's Legacy of Waste

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Living on Earth: February 3, 2006

Fri, 03 Feb 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Bush Calls for Less Foreign Oil, More Renewables / The Road to Hydrogen / Gagged Climate Expert / Sounds of Silence / Smoke Gets in Your Lungs / Emerging Science Note/Asian Big Foot / The Chemistry of Love

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Living on Earth: January 27, 2006

Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Drought in East Africa Causes Crisis / Assessing the Planet's Future / N.Y. Governor Goes Green / Ford's Secret Weapon / Winter Blahs / Emerging Science Note/Follow the Money / Challenging Pombo / Natural Chickens / Cheers to Poet Robert Burns

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Living on Earth: January 20, 2006

Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:00:00 -0000

A Nuclear Incident "Worse Than Three Mile Island" / Sticky Situation Update / Hot on Solar / Life Bytes / Emerging Science Note/Sex in the Jungle / Writers' Ethics / Urban Crow Invasion

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Living on Earth: January 13, 2006

Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:00:00 -0000

Mercury in Fish: Casting Caution to the Wind? / Alito on Trial / Pond Scum or Planet Savers? / Windy City Wileys / Emerging Science Note/Star Times Three / Redwoods Revisited

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Living on Earth: January 6, 2006

Fri, 06 Jan 2006 17:00:00 -0000

DuPont in Sticky Situation Over Teflon Chemical / Mine Closure / From Ashes to Bricks / Forecasting 2006 / Emerging Science Note/Mine Hazards / Big Brother / Greening California's Seaports

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A Place Called Home

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Diane Ferlatte / André Aciman / Jay O'Callahan

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Living on Earth: December 23, 2005

Fri, 23 Dec 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Tab Benoit / Susan Spicer / Angela Davis / Frank Minyard

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Living on Earth: December 16, 2005

Fri, 16 Dec 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Race Matters / New Orleans Sediment: Harmless or Hazardous? / Nanotechnology / Listener Letters / Intelligent Design: "It's Not Science" / Emerging Science Note/Discovery & Extinction / Inventor Interrupted

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Living on Earth: December 9, 2005

Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:00:00 -0000

U.S. Under Pressure at Climate Talks / Greenland's Ice Melt / Running On Straw / Fuel Alternatives / Green Entrepreneurs

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Living on Earth: December 2, 2005

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 17:00:00 -0000

In Utero Chemical Exposure Linked to Obesity / Water Warnings / States Tackle Global Warming / California Climate Action / New Orleans' Waste Woes / Bird Business / Emerging Science Note/Here's Lookin' At You / Attention Shoppers

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Living on Earth: November 25, 2005

Fri, 25 Nov 2005 17:00:00 -0000

New Orleans Mold / Climate Change Talks / Preserving the Magic of Madagascar / Listener Letters / 2005 Best Reading

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Living on Earth: November 18, 2005

Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Lies, Secrets & Big Oil / German Politics / Home on the Range / Living Native / Talkin' Turkey / Emerging Science Note/Men Take Bullying to Heart / Weird Science

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Living on Earth: November 11, 2005

Fri, 11 Nov 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Oil Prices, Oil Profits / Turning Toward the Sun / House Drops ANWR / Rebuilding the Gulf Coast / A Man, A Woman, & A Hayfork / Emerging Science Note/A Laughing Matter / Foliage Prognosis: Fair / Maine River Cleanup Spawns Controversy / Euro Bears

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Living on Earth: November 4, 2005

Fri, 04 Nov 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Alito: "An Agnostic" on the Environment / Budget Watch / Blair on Climate Change / The Haze Over Trade / Planting Sideways / Fearless Flyer / Walking the Wakhan / The Mad Kayaker / Singing Mice

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Living on Earth: October 28, 2005

Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Wal-mart to Reduce Its Environmental Footprint / Environmental Refugees / Preserving our Parks / Claiming Public Lands / The Real Sheep / Emerging Science Note/Long Life / The Make Love, Not War Species

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Living on Earth: October 21, 2005

Fri, 21 Oct 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Brazilian Drought / Religious Call / Visions of a New New Orleans / Emerging Science Note/Top Fish / From the Islands to the Ozarks

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Living on Earth: October 14, 2005

Fri, 14 Oct 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Flu Preparedness / Cities Get Ready / Toxic Warning / Post-Katrina Energy / An Unreasonable Woman / Tensions High for the Kalahari Bushmen / Return of the King

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Living on Earth: October 7, 2005

Fri, 07 Oct 2005 17:00:00 -0000

In Louisiana Oil Town, Residents Ponder Their Future / Energy Conservation / Driving Habits / Plugging Plug-in Vehicles / Out of the Car / Emerging Science Note/Brainwashed Grasshoppers / Listener Letters / Dead Zones / Cautionary Fish Tale

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Living on Earth: September 30, 2005

Fri, 30 Sep 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Some Like It Hot.... / Cold Fusion: A Heated History / Pebble Bed Technology - Nuclear promise or peril?

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Living on Earth: September 23, 2005

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Loop Current Powers Hurricanes / Flood Lessons / The American Venice / Celestial Update / Moon Walkers / Emerging Science Note/Mosquito Fish / Home Grown / Mortgage Lifter Tomatoes

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Living on Earth: September 16, 2005

Fri, 16 Sep 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Judge Roberts Takes the Stand / Katrina After-effects / Lessons from 9/11 / Call for Oil Refineries / Hola CAFÉ / Emerging Science Note/Salt-Resistant Rice / A Tune-up for the Endangered Species Act? / Digging for Owls

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Living on Earth: September 9, 2005

Fri, 09 Sep 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Draining the Streets of New Orleans / Rising Up from a Toxic Legacy / Environmental Injustice / Health of the Gulf / Shrimping Future / Emerging Science Note/Arctic Shrubs / Pets 911 / The Great Storm

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Living on Earth: September 2, 2005

Fri, 02 Sep 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Official Calls Environmental Damage From Hurricane Katrina "A Crisis Waiting to Happen" / Oil Reserves / Hurricanes And Climate Change / Emerging Science Note/Pass the Dustpan / The Middle Ground

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Living on Earth: August 26, 2005

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Setting Standards for Organic Seafood / Emerging Science Note/Regional Quacks / Lightning Strikes / Spray-on Mud / Elephant Nursery / A Sense of Wonder / Coral Talk

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Living on Earth: August 19, 2005

Fri, 19 Aug 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Wangari Maathai: A Watering Can, Some Seedlings, and the Greening of a Nation / Part I: How to Persuade 100 Thousand Poor People to Plant Trees / Part II: It's More Than a Tree Planting Movement / Part III: Soldier Planters, River-Keeping Children and Green Belt's Future

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Living on Earth: August 12, 2005

Fri, 12 Aug 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Targeting Genes to Understand Behavior / Living Toxic / Nature Noir / Beetle Mania / Emerging Science Note/Eye-Catching / Life After Cod

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Living on Earth: August 5, 2005

Fri, 05 Aug 2005 17:00:00 -0000

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Living on Earth: July 29, 2005

Fri, 29 Jul 2005 17:00:00 -0000

The Ivory-billed Woodpecker: Fact or Fiction? / Judging Roberts / The Hapless Toad / Return of the Wolf / Emerging Science Note/Jockey Robotics / Listener Letters / Mexico Transit / Prius MPG

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Living on Earth: July 22, 2005

Fri, 22 Jul 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Catching the Wind, Part One / Catching the Wind, Part Two / Catching the Wind, Part Three

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Living on Earth: July 16, 2005

Sat, 16 Jul 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Whither NEPA? / Sailing into Space / Disappearing Wildflowers / The Lady and the Panda / Emerging Science Note/Cultivating Meat / The Green Screen / March of the Penguins

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Living on Earth: July 8, 2005

Fri, 08 Jul 2005 17:00:00 -0000

CAFTA / High Court Opening = High Stakes for Environment / Denizen of the Sea / Reactionary Pedestrian / Emerging Science Note/Hydrogen Plane / Ant Patrol

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Living on Earth: June 17, 2005

Fri, 17 Jun 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Offshore Drilling Debate / Carbon Sequestration / Toxic Algae / Emerging Science Note/Multi-talented Bacteria / Eye on the Tiger / Paper Trail / Ecological Intruders

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Living on Earth: June 10, 2005

Fri, 10 Jun 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Greening the Cities / Recycle or Pay / Water Permeable Concrete / Re-designing Cities / Lightning Strikes / Green Entrepreneurs

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Living on Earth: June 3, 2005

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Hasta La Vista, CO2 / California Dreaming / The Nuclear Option / Opening Ceremonies / Green Day / Greening Cities / Following the Toxic Trail / Emerging Science Note/Radiohead / Oakland's Odyssey / Recycling Rut / Earthear

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Living on Earth: May 27, 2005

Fri, 27 May 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Arms to Space / Pthalates / Plugging into Trees / Planting the Seed / A Son's Remembrance / Emerging Science Note/Schooled Sleep / Mad about Magpies

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Living on Earth: May 20, 2005

Fri, 20 May 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Beyond Kyoto / Polluted Defense Sites / Save the Eel / A New Old Age / Emerging Science Note/What the Nose Knows / The Buddha is One...and Zeros

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Living on Earth: May 13, 2005

Fri, 13 May 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Water for the World / Reducing the Carbon Footprint / Setting Standards for Organic Seafood / Mind Your Mercury / Sorry, Charley / Emerging Science Note/On the Stick / Borderlands / The Long Walk

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Living on Earth: May 6, 2005

Fri, 06 May 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Driving Change: The Road to the Future / Waste Not / Expired Beverages / Veggie Van / Judgement Day / Science Note/Lemon Cleaner / The Segway Revolution? / NASCAR's Lead Foot

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Living on Earth: April 29, 2005

Fri, 29 Apr 2005 17:00:00 -0000

MTBE Rides Again / Saving Time / Dustbowl Warning / Desert Thirst / In New Jersey, A Whale of an Opportunity // Emerging Science Note/The Toll of Technology / This New House / This Green House / Coral Talk

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Living on Earth: April 22, 2005

Fri, 22 Apr 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Earth Day 35 / How to Move a Movement / World Environment Day / A Sense of Wonder / Emerging Science Note/A.M. Buzz / A Hitchhiker's Guide / Averting Disaster

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Living on Earth: April 15, 2005

Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Iraq's State of the Environment / Iraq's Garden of Eden / States Sue on Global Warming / Taxing Carbon Emissions / Snowpack Preservation / Nature's Balance / Emerging Science Note/Tofu Super-glue / Elephant Nursery / Prairie Pothole Wetland

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Living on Earth: April 8, 2005

Fri, 08 Apr 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Catching the Wind, Part One / Catching the Wind, Part Two / Catching the Wind, Part Three

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Living on Earth: April 1, 2005

Fri, 01 Apr 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Tough on Mercury / Alien Planets / Oil & National Security / Oil & National Security Roundtable / Emerging Science Note/Parroting Elephants / Simple Living / Ask Umbra

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Living on Earth: March 25, 2005

Fri, 25 Mar 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Judicial Nominees / Weighing the Judges / Yucca Woes / The Pile / Emerging Science Note/Ouchless Shots / Mercury and Autism / Listener Letters / Ranger Cop / Surf's Up!

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Living on Earth: March 18, 2005

Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Bird Flu Update / NASA Pick / ANWR Vote / ANWR Roundtable / Emerging Science Note/Sibling Rivalry / A Laughing Matter / Costs of Global Warming / Dog Tunes

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Living on Earth: March 11, 2005

Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Environmental Human Rights / Listener Letters / Targeting Genes to Understand Behavior / City Nature / Emerging Science Note/Curious Rats / Truth in Mileage / Running on Air / In Search of Oil

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Living on Earth: March 4, 2005

Fri, 04 Mar 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Reining in Mercury / Killing Endangered Species To Save Them / An Ice Age Averted? / On A Train Heading South / Emerging Science Note/Garbage Fuel / Saving the Bay / Desert Walls

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Living on Earth: February 25, 2005

Fri, 25 Feb 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Amazon Deforestation / Listener Letters / Cleaner Truckin' / Exploring the Ocean's Geology / Emerging Science Note/Can You Hear Me Now? / Polar Bear Politics / Big, Bad Wolf?

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Living on Earth: February 18, 2005

Fri, 18 Feb 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Beyond Kyoto / Climate Action on the Hill / The Environmental Movement: Dead? Or Alive? / Emerging Science Note/Rested Minstrel / Climate Change Lawsuit / Whither the Weather

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Living on Earth: February 11, 2005

Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Whitman Looks Back / High Security Lab Plans Draw Community Protests in Boston / Environmental Health Note/Brush Up / Listener Letters / Exploring Madagascar / Mush On!

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Living on Earth: February 4, 2005

Fri, 04 Feb 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Avian Flu / ANWR Again! / Elephants Revered, Feared / A Journey to the Fourth World / Emerging Science Note/Monkey Pay-Per-View / Carbon-Neutral Super Bowl / Whale of a Story

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Living on Earth: January 28, 2005

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Tyson on Titan / Environmental Report Card / Clear Skies / Living Toxic / Victoria's Got A Secret / Emerging Science Note/Problem-Solving Matters / Newfoundland: A Map of the Sea

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Living on Earth: January 21, 2005

Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Houston, There's a Problem / A River Comes Home / Trawling for Adventure / Emerging Science Note/A Bed Unmade / Carbon Black

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Living on Earth: January 14, 2005

Fri, 14 Jan 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Panel Says Perchlorate Safe at Levels Higher Than EPA Recommendations / California Smoke-Out / Reactionary Pedestrian / Emerging Science Note/Cheap Dates / Pesticides & Prostate / The Basket Maker

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Living on Earth: January 7, 2005

Fri, 07 Jan 2005 17:00:00 -0000

Tsunami Survival: The Isolated Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands / Indonesian Waters / Law of the Sea / The White House & the Sea / Listener Letters / Emerging Science Note/Doze Years / Pampered Pets

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Living on Earth: December 31, 2004

Fri, 31 Dec 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Tales of Community: Judy Blunt / Tales of Community: Jake Halpern / Tales of Community: Lyall Watson /

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Living on Earth: December 24, 2004

Fri, 24 Dec 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Going Home to Appalachia / Going Home to Appalachia (continued)

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Living on Earth: December 17, 2004

Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Protecting Habitats, Neglecting People? / Cotopaxi Pilgrimage / Emerging Science Note/Lefties Rule / Coming Home to Appalachia

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Living on Earth: December 10, 2004

Fri, 10 Dec 2004 17:00:00 -0000

What's New Buenos Aires / "Ending the Energy Stalemate" / Alaska's Changing Climate / Emerging Science Note/A Fish Tale? / Auto Alliance Lawsuit / Earth: An Intimate History / Hen Hunter

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Living on Earth: December 3, 2004

Fri, 03 Dec 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Avian Flu / Emerging Science Note/Think Less, Learn More / Pay As You Go / Looking for the Grey Ghost

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Living on Earth: November 26, 2004

Fri, 26 Nov 2004 17:00:00 -0000

"Nukes are Necessary" / No Go Nukes / Denizen of the Sea / Preserving an Ancient Treasure / Environmental Health Note/Chronic Pain, Shrinking Brain / Attention Shoppers

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Living on Earth: November 19, 2004

Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:00:00 -0000

The Red List / Conserving the Sage Grouse / Deep Survival / Turkey Sub / Emerging Science Note/Poppies / Ant Patrol

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Living on Earth: November 12, 2004

Fri, 12 Nov 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Greening Cars / Enviros Re-group / State Initiatives / Gender-Bending Fish / Environmental Health Note/Moderation is Key for Vita-E / The Cyanide Canary

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Living on Earth: November 5, 2004

Fri, 05 Nov 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Tally on the Environment / Emerging Science Note/Brain Boost / Greening Kenya

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Living on Earth: October 29, 2004

Fri, 29 Oct 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Toxic Sweets / CO2 Spike Leaves Scientists Concerned / Listener Letters / Beetle Mania / Environmental Health Note/Now Hear This! / A Field Guide to Sprawl / Buzz

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Living on Earth: October 22, 2004

Fri, 22 Oct 2004 17:00:00 -0000

The Costs of Fracking / Political Swing Dance / Bottoms Up for Once Lowly Mezcal / Farewell to a Pig / Environmental Health Note/Online M.D. / The Great Tree of Avalon

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Living on Earth: October 15, 2004

Fri, 15 Oct 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Green Omissions / Weighing in on Gas Drilling in Colorado / Detecting Deception / Flipper's Follies

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Living on Earth: October 8, 2004

Fri, 08 Oct 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Reach for the Stars / Emerging Science Note/It's a Gas / Yucca Swings / The Nader Factor

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Living on Earth: October 1, 2004

Fri, 01 Oct 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Preserving the Wilderness / Emerging Science Note/Canine, M.D. / Listener Letters / Some Like It Hot

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Living on Earth: September 24, 2004

Fri, 24 Sep 2004 17:00:00 -0000

McCain's Climate Change Campaign / Hurricanes and Global Warming / Burrowing Owls / Living on Earth Mailbox / Eco-Pilot

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Living on Earth: September 17, 2004

Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Animals Gone Wild / Aging Nukes / The Plight of the Kalahari Bushmen / Emerging Science Note/Self-Sustaining Robot / California Air

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Living on Earth: September 10, 2004

Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Changing Views on Climate Change / California Breathing / Emerging Science Note/Dream On / Himalayan Hydropower

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Living on Earth: September 3, 2004

Fri, 03 Sep 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Bush on the Environment / Protecting Public Lands / Emerging Science Note/Nature's Way / How Green Goes the Sunshine State

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Living on Earth: August 27, 2004

Fri, 27 Aug 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Redneck Riviera / The Secret Life of Lead / Emerging Science Note/Changing Forests / Pampered Pets

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Living on Earth: August 20, 2004

Fri, 20 Aug 2004 17:00:00 -0000

The Hydrogen Horizon / Hydrogen at Home

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Living on Earth: August 13, 2004

Fri, 13 Aug 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Gorilla Therapy / Gap in Nature / Emerging Science Note/Planting the Seed / The Ritual Uses of Mercury

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Living on Earth: August 6, 2004

Fri, 06 Aug 2004 17:00:00 -0000

California Government Overhaul / Ford Boycott / Advocate Ads / Toxic Trailway / Health Note/Location, Location / Listener Letters / Have No Fear

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Living on Earth: July 30, 2004

Fri, 30 Jul 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Kerry in a Coal Mine / Off-Season / Dancing Gnats / Emerging Science Note/Rhinos Rebound / Can This Tribe Be Saved?

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Living on Earth: July 23, 2004

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 17:00:00 -0000

The Democratic Ticket on the Environment / John Edwards' E-Record / Energy and the Election / Faithful Voles / Listener Letters / Waterfront South

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Living on Earth: July 16, 2004

Fri, 16 Jul 2004 17:00:00 -0000

A Changing South Africa - Part One / A Changing South Africa - Part Two / A Changing South Africa - Part Three / A Changing South Africa - Part Four

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Living on Earth: July 9, 2004

Fri, 09 Jul 2004 17:00:00 -0000

The Secret Life of Lead, part 1 / The Secret Life of Lead, part 2 / The Secret Life of Lead, part 3

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Living on Earth: July 2, 2004

Fri, 02 Jul 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Monitoring Pollution / Green Candidate Speaks / Red Sky at Morning / Listener Letters / Environmental Health Note/Mother's Remedy / Got the Beat / Aurora Borealis

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Living on Earth: June 25, 2004

Fri, 25 Jun 2004 17:00:00 -0000

End of the Wild / Woman's Best Friend / Environmental Health Note/Chemobrain / Our Solar Future

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Living on Earth: June 18, 2004

Fri, 18 Jun 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Fungal Facts / Your Chemical Body Burden / Emerging Science Note/Low-Carb Spuds / Plight of the Moon Bear

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Living on Earth: June 11, 2004

Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:00:00 -0000

The End of Cheap Oil / Regional Quacks / Listener Letters / The Panther's Path

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Living on Earth: June 4, 2004

Fri, 04 Jun 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Coral Reefs on the Brink / Sunning Hippos / Stiff Competition

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Living on Earth: May 28, 2004

Fri, 28 May 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Change, part 1 / Climate Change, part 2 / Climate Change, part 3

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Living on Earth: May 21, 2004

Fri, 21 May 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Gorilla Therapy / Listener Letters / Planting the Seed / Healthy Forests Fire Up

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Living on Earth: May 14, 2004

Fri, 14 May 2004 17:00:00 -0000

The Hydrogen Horizon / Hydrogen at Home

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Living on Earth: May 7, 2004

Fri, 07 May 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Mister Chairman / Fish Food / Mercury Rising / Uganda's Mushroom Mogul / A Mother's Hold / Moving the Dream to the Road

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Living on Earth: April 30, 2004

Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:00:00 -0000

A Little Known Planet, Part 1 / A Little Known Planet, Part 2 / A Little Known Planet, Part 3

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Living on Earth: April 23, 2004

Fri, 23 Apr 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Goldman Environmental Prize Winner / Living on the Fence Line, Texas-style / Precious Wonder

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Living on Earth: April 16, 2004

Fri, 16 Apr 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Energy Task Force Under Scrutiny / Fueling the Future / Emerging Science Note/Short-term Memory Box / The Big "Hhhmmm" / Urban Eco-village

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Living on Earth: April 9, 2004

Fri, 09 Apr 2004 17:00:00 -0000

China Growth Costs / China's Changing Market / Measuring Our Worth / Health Note/Drug Caution / Walking with Bears / Thawing Scents

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Living on Earth: April 2, 2004

Fri, 02 Apr 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Health Hazards at Yucca Mountain / DOE Accountability / Emerging Science Note/Face Like a Dog / Migrant Jaguars / Hen Hunter

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Living on Earth: March 26, 2004

Fri, 26 Mar 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Ancient Biowarfare / Security Risks Abound at U.S. Chemical Plants / Emerging Science Note/Toxin Dangers / The Top Banana

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Living on Earth: March 19, 2004

Fri, 19 Mar 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Privatizing the High Seas / Emerging Science Note/Popping's the Question / Making Connections or Breaking Cultural Traditions?

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Living on Earth: March 12, 2004

Fri, 12 Mar 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Changing Attitudes Towards America's Dams / Emerging Science Note/Changing Forests / D.C. Water Woes / The Secret Life of Lead

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Living on Earth: March 5, 2004

Fri, 05 Mar 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Abrupt Climate Change / Emerging Science Note/Stress and Chemicals / Pampered Pets

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Living on Earth: February 27, 2004

Fri, 27 Feb 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Avian Madness / Emerging Science Note/Microbial Fuel Cells / GM No! Mendocino? / Green Burials

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Living on Earth: February 20, 2004

Fri, 20 Feb 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Immigration Issues at Center of Sierra Club Flap / Emerging Science Note/It's for the Birds / Woburn Toxics Redux / Take the High Road

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Living on Earth: February 13, 2004

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Arctic Toxins / Carbon Cutters / Emerging Science Note/Cloud Carriers / Kentucky Coal Investigation

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Living on Earth: February 6, 2004

Fri, 06 Feb 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Alternative Goes Mainstream / / Portrait of a Shrinking Town / Sounds of Winter

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Living on Earth: January 30, 2004

Fri, 30 Jan 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Factory Farms & the Politics of Food / Emerging Science Note/Global Warming Diet / Grazing in the Grass /

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Living on Earth: January 23, 2004

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Redneck Riviera / The State of the Environment / Emerging Science Note/Rice Roads / / The Ritual Uses of Mercury

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Living on Earth: January 16, 2004

Fri, 16 Jan 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Staving Off Forest Exploitation / / The Case to Limit Enviro Regulations / Emerging Science Note/Suck It Up / Your Chemical Body Burden

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Living on Earth: January 9, 2004

Fri, 09 Jan 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Environment 2004 / / Good Vibrations / The Top Banana

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Living on Earth: January 2, 2004

Fri, 02 Jan 2004 17:00:00 -0000

Fast Food O'Natural / Commodified Oxygen / Almanac/Spindletop / The Sounds of Nature / / Gecko Tape / Emerging Science Note/Infrasound / The Politics of Petroleum

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Living on Earth: December 26, 2003

Fri, 26 Dec 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Under the Mango Trees / Day of the Dead / Cuban Celebrations

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Living on Earth: December 19, 2003

Fri, 19 Dec 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Tales of Community (Judy Blunt) / Tales of Community (Jake Halpern) / Tales of Community (Lyall Watson)

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Living on Earth: December 12, 2003

Fri, 12 Dec 2003 17:00:00 -0000

A Little Known Planet, Part 1 / A Little Known Planet, Part 2 / A Little Known Planet, Part 3

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Living on Earth: December 5, 2003

Fri, 05 Dec 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Tilting Against Windmills / Cell Phone Conundrum / Can You Hear Me Now? / Emerging Science Note/ Farming Fungus / Almanac/All Aboard! / Walking With Bears / Strand o' Lights / Environmental Health Note/Holiday Tips / Kucinich Speaks / Play Space Learning

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Living on Earth: November 28, 2003

Fri, 28 Nov 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Water for Profit / Environmental Health Note/Can You Hear Me Now? / The Roadless Yaak / Letters / / Emerging Science Note/Herbs Under Wraps / The Great Auk

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Living on Earth: November 21, 2003

Fri, 21 Nov 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Reigning in Mercury / Florida Mercury Levels Down / Emerging Science Note/Solid Acid Fuel Cells / Almanac/Halitosis / The Cost of Free Trade / Aging Ships / Farewell to a Drake / Environmental Health Note/Benefits of Vitamin C / Recycling Trees / Roaming the Ruins / A Gap in Nature

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Living on Earth: November 14, 2003

Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Whistleblower Faces the Ax / Environmental Health Note/Testosterone Therapy / Almanac/Skullduggery / Reclaiming the Colorado / Lewis & Clark Trail / / Caught Up in the Raptor / Emerging Science Note/Farting Fish / Who Let the Cats Out? / Florida's Ferals / The Meatrix

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Living on Earth: November 7, 2003

Fri, 07 Nov 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Take to the Hydrogen Highway / Environmental Health Note/Eat the Whole Tomato / Almanac/E-House / The Discovery of Global Warming / States Sue EPA / / Big Bang / Emerging Science Note/Sperm Rations / Going for the Kill

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Living on Earth: October 31, 2003

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:00:00 -0000

MTBE & Liability / Paying at the Pump / Environmental Health Note/ Aspirin & Heart Disease / Almanac/The Big Freeze / Bat Hang-out Causes Problems for Local Melbourne Gardens / EU Chemicals / Snake Crossing / Emerging Science Note/Ocean Life Evolution / California Wildfires / Healthy Forests / The Beast in the Garden

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Living on Earth: October 24, 2003

Fri, 24 Oct 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Share the Burden / El Anuncio del EPA / Environmental Health Note/Occupational Hazards / Almanac/"Man & Beast" / Ecodemics / An Unsung Hero / It's a Wild World / Emerging Science Note/Water Power / Climate Stewardship Act / Busy Bees / A Gap in Nature

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Living on Earth: October 17, 2003

Fri, 17 Oct 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Science And Politics At The EPA / Greenpeace And The Law / Almanac / Celestial Passings / A Brand New Bird / Lewis & Clark Trail / Easy Rider / Emerging Science Note / Mitigating C02 / Ducks Unlimited / Leaves & Lives

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Living on Earth: October 10, 2003

Fri, 10 Oct 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Change, part 1 / Climate Change, part 2 / Climate Change, part 3

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Living on Earth: October 3, 2003

Fri, 03 Oct 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Energy Bill Update / Air Pollution & Brain Cancer / Emerging Science Note/The Price of Intelligence / Almanac/Sweat It / Ritual Slaughter Ban / Organic and Kosher / A Quixotic Fight / Environmental Health Note/Bottled Water Woes / Letters / CA Governor Race / In Search of the Mouse That Roars

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Living on Earth: September 26, 2003

Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Leavitt Hearings / Smart Dust / Environmental Health Note/Household Endocrine Disruptors / Almanac/Mother Avocado / Liquid Land / Best in Show / Terminating Pollution / Emerging Science Note/Infrasound / A Bridge Too Far?

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Living on Earth: September 19, 2003

Fri, 19 Sep 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Environmental Injustice / Living on the Fence Line - Part 1 / Living on the Fence Line - Part 2 / Emerging Science Note/Super Mammal / Peace Parks / Overflowing Artifacts / Eating Apes

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Living on Earth: September 12, 2003

Fri, 12 Sep 2003 17:00:00 -0000

9/11's Lingering Health Effects / Emerging Science Note/Smart Cosmetics / Almanac/Teeth Beasties / MRI Lead Study / Running with Horses / Mold Dogs / Environmental Health Note/Tea Sunscreen / Wastewater Threats / A Scourge of Starlings / Home Stretch

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Living on Earth: September 5, 2003

Fri, 05 Sep 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Bush's Pick / Eco-Terror / Environmental Health Note/West Nile Vaccine / Almanac/Going Down the Road / Invented Eden / Lewis & Clark Trail / Lessons from 9/11 / Emerging Science Note/Sponge Optics / Grazing in the Grass

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Living on Earth: August 29, 2003

Fri, 29 Aug 2003 17:00:00 -0000

The Secret Life of Lead, part 1 / The Secret Life of Lead, part 2 / The Secret Life of Lead, part 3

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Living on Earth: August 22, 2003

Fri, 22 Aug 2003 17:00:00 -0000

California Cleaning / Bug Splats / Almanac/Hot Air Balloon / Family Ties / Shirt Scraps / Zen Garden / Emerging Sciences Note/Sensitive Robots / Bypassing Bycatch

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Living on Earth: August 15, 2003

Fri, 15 Aug 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Public Enemy #1 / One Silo at a Time / Emerging Health Note/Nursing Home Sleep / Almanac/Going Up! / Revolutionary Lighting / Light Up the World / Ode to Dirt / Emerging Science Note/SoyScreen / The Healing Land / Park Neglect

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Living on Earth: August 8, 2003

Fri, 08 Aug 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Space Junk / Comfy Camping / Environmental Health Note/Airport Noise / Almanac/Merzbacher Lake / Filtering Seawater / Skulls and Bones / Pigeons in the Park / Emerging Science Note/WTC Fallout / Silver Valley

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Living on Earth: August 1, 2003

Fri, 01 Aug 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Fast Food O'Natural / EV Obit / Almanac/Atomic Power / Research at What Cost / Stinging Barbarians / Emerging Science Note/Deep Sea Chemical Reactions / The Politics of Petroleum

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Living on Earth: July 25, 2003

Fri, 25 Jul 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Battle Over Missouri River / Judging Judges / Almanac/Lutefisk / Climate Stars / The Last Kayak / A Gap in Nature / Emerging Science Note/Genderbending Aquatics / Black Sea Treasures / Potter Revisited

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Living on Earth: July 18, 2003

Fri, 18 Jul 2003 17:00:00 -0000

L.A. Retro / Fire Toads / Environmental Health Note/Can You Hear Me Now? / Almanac/Timber! / Eco-village, Indian Style / Lewis & Clark Trail / Better Safe Than Sorry / Emerging Science Note/Herbs Under Wraps / Sound-off on Sonar / Inter-species Linguistics

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Living on Earth: July 11, 2003

Fri, 11 Jul 2003 17:00:00 -0000

West Coast Green Party / Chompin' Invasives / Health Note/Blind and Fat / Almanac/Shooting Pool, Not Elephants / Miniature Monsters / Organic Exports / Book Review/Raven's End / Emerging Science Note/Moving by Moonlight / Rethinking Hotspots / Wilderness Squatters

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Living on Earth: July 4, 2003

Fri, 04 Jul 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Destructive Airstrip / Disappearing Lead / Almanac/Birthday Suit / Migrant Jaguars / Animal House / Emerging Science Note/Wizard Tree / Healthier Water / Dean Florez / Commodified Oxygen

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Living on Earth: June 27, 2003

Fri, 27 Jun 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Democrats on the Environment, part 1 / Democrats on the Environment, part 2 / Democrats on the Environment, part 3 / Audio from the entire forum

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Living on Earth: June 20, 2003

Fri, 20 Jun 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Whitman Successor / Interior Associations / Environmental Health Note/Men & Pesticides / Almanac/The Truth About Tomatoes / Nature Conservancy Changes / Zuni Eagles / Gambian Giant Pouched Rat / Emerging Science Note/GM Java / / Slow Food Nation / Tony's Inner Nature Child

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Living on Earth: June 13, 2003

Fri, 13 Jun 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Human Testing / On the Road That's Travelled / Almanac/Big Apple Splash / Revitalizing An Industry / Aging Plants / Lewis & Clark Trails / Silence is Golden / Emerging Science Note/Green Robot Thumb / Cactus Thieves / Call of the Wild /

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Living on Earth: June 6, 2003

Fri, 06 Jun 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Ocean Distress / U.S. Commission on Oceans / Environmental Health Note/Prenatal Smoke / Almanac/Piping Plovers / Shareholders Unite / Gap in Nature / / Gecko Tape / Emerging Science Note/Dragonfly Hide & Seek / Fanning the Flames on the Forest Fire Debate

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Living on Earth: May 30, 2003

Fri, 30 May 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Sound Science or Fertilization Folly? / Consumer Note/Recycling Deli Containers / Almanac/Cool Lube / Mitigating Medflies / / Rodent Roadsigns / Emerging Science Note/Bee It Hot or Cold / Cruise Control / Life on the Hill / Mortal Musings

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Living on Earth: May 23, 2003

Fri, 23 May 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Whitman Resigns / Dangerous Crossing / Emerging Science Note/Microbing Michaelangelo / Almanac/Shine a Light / The Politics of Population / Verichip / Letters / / Environmental Health Note/Saving Cassava / WTO Showdown / Saving Forests, One Bow at a Time

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Living on Earth: May 16, 2003

Fri, 16 May 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Eye on the Nature Conservancy / Teamsters and Turtles Undone? / Almanac/Watching Fish / Counting Appeals / Cultivating Weeds / / Modern Thoreau / Emerging Science Note/GM Experiments / Oregon Land Use, Thirty Years On / Mail Order Chickens

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Living on Earth: May 9, 2003

Fri, 09 May 2003 17:00:00 -0000

The Secret Life of Lead, part 1 / The Secret Life of Lead, part 2 / The Secret Life of Lead, part 3

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Living on Earth: May 2, 2003

Fri, 02 May 2003 17:00:00 -0000

The High Price of Colombia's Drug Trade / Environmental Health Note/Chemical Sensitivities / Effects of Coca Spraying / Letters / The Fish That Changed the World / Emerging Science Note/Sequencing Sargasso / Leafy Toxins / Debate Over Farmed Salmon Grows

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Living on Earth: April 25, 2003

Fri, 25 Apr 2003 17:00:00 -0000

National Petroleum Reserve / Remote Sensing / Health Note/Tea Boosters / Almanac/Guide Dogs / Perils of PBDEs / San Joaquin's Salted Fields / Pigeons in the Park / Emerging Science Note/SoyScreen / Colombia's Civil War and the Environment

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Living on Earth: April 18, 2003

Fri, 18 Apr 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Black & White - & Green / Environmental Health Note/Grocery Gap / Almanac/Holy Rollers / City Life / Hedgehog Roundup / Emerging Science Note/Sex & the Single Worm / Coalminer's Daughter Turned Activist Wins Top Enviro Prize / Coal Water Fish / Not-So-Wholesome Maple Syrup

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Living on Earth: April 11, 2003

Fri, 11 Apr 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Green Tanks? / Garden State Shines / Environmental Health Note/ Poisoned Artifacts / Almanac/Oncomouse / Avoiding Armageddon / News Follow-up / Birdfeeder Jeopardy / Emerging Science Note/Colorful Beaks / Shoshone Sisters Fight for Land / Lewis & Clark Trail

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Living on Earth: April 4, 2003

Fri, 04 Apr 2003 17:00:00 -0000

War & Environment Advocates / Emerging Science Note/Cell Abnormalities & Plasticizers / Almanac/Refuge Centennial / SARS Update / Precious Wonder / California Drinking / Environmental Health Note/Networked Health Workers / Iraq's Water Economy / Reach Out and Cyber-touch

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Living on Earth: March 28, 2003

Fri, 28 Mar 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Restoring Iraq's Garden of Eden / Health Note/Tracking Gulf War Syndrome / Almanac/Iraqi Gold / Oil's Origins / Kuwait Cleanup / News Follow-up / Emerging Science Note/Bio-camouflage / From Mesopotamia to Iraq

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Living on Earth: March 21, 2003

Fri, 21 Mar 2003 17:00:00 -0000

The Matter of Oil / No Go on ANWR / Emerging Science Note/From the Belly of a Penguin / Household Pollutants / A Journey Down Two Rivers (part 1) / A Journey Down Two Rivers (part 2) / The Waiting Season

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Living on Earth: March 14, 2003

Fri, 14 Mar 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Natural Gas on the Rise / Environmental Health Note/Gene Alert / Natural Gas on the Rise (part 2) / Sizing Up Supplements / The Long, Cold Winter / Emerging Science Note/Fill 'er up Jojoba / The Healing Land / Horse Therapy

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Living on Earth: March 7, 2003

Fri, 07 Mar 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Chemical Weapon Destruction / Freeze Frame / Health Note/Drug Absorption / Almanac/Deep Sea Travel / Velvet Antler / Angling for Trout / Wired Camping / Emerging Science Note/Space Fun / Chromium Pollution Exposure

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Living on Earth: February 28, 2003

Fri, 28 Feb 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Green Dream Deferred / Health Note/De-worming RX / Almanac/Merzbacher Lake / Eco-friendly Road Assistance / Ethiopian Java Crisis / Baby Talk / Emerging Science Note/Hydrogen Power / Hopi Tribe Seeks to Reclaim Water From Peabody Energy / Lewis & Clark Trails

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Living on Earth: February 21, 2003

Fri, 21 Feb 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Charging Solar / UNEP Initiatives / Health Note/Larded Lunches / Almanac/Fete du Limon / Space Junk / Occidio Installation / Gap in Nature / Emerging Science Note/Ghost Nets / Journal of Sun / Sounds of Nature

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Living on Earth: February 14, 2003

Fri, 14 Feb 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Change Lawsuit / Rising Tides / Health Note/Chemo-Prevention / Almanac/Teddy's Bear / High Dose/Low Dose / Natural Drains / Cold Comfort / Emerging Science Note/Snow White / Toxic Sprays on Bouquets / The Biology of Love

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Living on Earth: February 7, 2003

Fri, 07 Feb 2003 17:00:00 -0000

Water for Profit / Technology Note/Toggle Science / Almanac/Gator Tales / Pigs on the Run / News Follow-up / Emerging Science Note/WTC Fallout / White House Hydrogen Initiative / Honda's Green Car / Grass Art

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Living on Earth: January 31, 2003

Fri, 31 Jan 2003 17:00:00 -0000

George W. Bush's Environmental Report Card / Health Note/Fashionable Filters / Almanac/Battle of the Camels / Save the Tigers / Supermarket Compost / Say No to SUVs / Emerging Science Note/Fighting Blazes / Chronic Wasting Disease / The Nature of Death

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Living on Earth: January 24, 2003

Fri, 24 Jan 2003 17:00:00 -0000

On My Honor / Enviro MBAs / Almanac/Up the Mountain / Ode to a Hot Dog Stand / News Follow-up / Emerging Science Note/Connect the Dots / World Legacy Awards / Road Rules

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Living on Earth: January 17, 2003

Fri, 17 Jan 2003 17:00:00 -0000

The Right to Refuse? / GM Wheat / Almanac/Vestmannaeyjar Volcano / Tainted H2O / Chemical Bio-ethics / Area 51 / Emerging Science Note/Aussie Solar Tower / Dolphin-safe / Skulls and Bones / The Rural Life

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Living on Earth: January 10, 2003

Fri, 10 Jan 2003 17:00:00 -0000

108th Congress Begins / Hybrid Car Roll-out / Health Note/Childhood Lead Exposure / Almanac/Spindletop / The Future of Fusion / A History of Science / Lewis & Clark Trails / Emerging Sciences Note/Sensitive Robots / Western Water / Utah Water Use

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Living on Earth: January 3, 2003

Fri, 03 Jan 2003 17:00:00 -0000

The State of Our Ecosystems / Conservation Cows / Health Note/Curry Consumption / Almanac/Warm Winter Wind / Precision Agriculture / High Tech Booty Hunt / Ecological Indicators / Animal Note/Frenzied Ants / Oil in the Sea / The Grid & the Village / Ode to a Snow Plower

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Living on Earth: December 27, 2002

Fri, 27 Dec 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Diane Ferlatte / André Aciman / Jay O'Callahan

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Living on Earth: December 20, 2002

Fri, 20 Dec 2002 17:00:00 -0000

No Gore in 2004 / Health Note/Music & Exercise / Almanac/Polar Night / Neo-Pagans / In Search of Hairy Spiders / Letters / Factory Farm Rules / Business Note/Cell Phone Recycling / Rethinking Timber / Stewardship Contracting / Mistletoe Memories

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Living on Earth: December 13, 2002

Fri, 13 Dec 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Cheney's Energy Task Force / Environmental Oversight / Health Note/Averting River Blindness / Almanac/Moonwalk / A Living Learning Space / In Search of Home / News Follow-up / Animal Note/Wake-up Call / Rolling Rainforest / The Cofans of the Amazon

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Living on Earth: December 6, 2002

Fri, 06 Dec 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Israeli Water Crisis / Health Note/Mercury & Vaccines / Almanac/London Smog / Plundering Paradise / Gap in Nature / Unlikely Eco-campaigns / Tech Note/Sticky Solution / Auto-immune Disease Clusters / Regreening the Medina

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Living on Earth: November 29, 2002

Fri, 29 Nov 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Endangered Forest / Almanac/Antarctica Territory / The Rural Life / Lewis & Clark Trail / Conscious Shopping / Health Note/Antibiotic Resistance / Planetary Protection / Canadian Wine Marketing

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Living on Earth: November 22, 2002

Fri, 22 Nov 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Environmental Reassessment / Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions One Silo at a Time / Business Note/A Greener Staples / Almanac/Happy Birthday, Harriet! / Cancer Causes / Cutting Basic Science / Tree-sitting, Suburban-style / Health Note/Fighting Polio / The Eagle's Shadow / Too Many Pets

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Living on Earth: November 15, 2002

Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:00:00 -0000

The Rivers South, Part 1 / The Rivers South, Part 2 / News Follow-up / Animal Note/Lizard Lounge / Valles Caldera / Fine Animal Gorilla

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Living on Earth: November 8, 2002

Fri, 08 Nov 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Election Wrap-up / Colorado Energy Tax / Almanac/Lights Out / California Cleaning / Precious Waters / First Frost / Health Note/Urban Distress / Species Preservation / Humpback Whale Song / EarthEar

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Living on Earth: November 1, 2002

Fri, 01 Nov 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Preparing for a Changing Climate / Filtering Seawater / Health Note/Spud-aid / Almanac/Blowin' in the Wind / Revolutionary Lighting / Light Up the World / Cosmos Chorus / Tech Note/Personal Beacons / Lead Paint Mistrial / Lead Committee / Deceit and Denial

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Living on Earth: October 25, 2002

Fri, 25 Oct 2002 17:00:00 -0000

New Hampshire Senate Candidates in Dead Heat / Health Note/Airport Noise / Almanac/Don't Fence Me In / Public Enemy #1 / Kyoto Follow-up / A Gap in Nature / Animal Note/Tough Love / Lake Tahoe Mansions / Dark Skies / EarthEar

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Living on Earth: October 18, 2002

Fri, 18 Oct 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Southern Tipping Point / No-Fishing Zone / Almanac/Like Buttah / Cruising for Crusoe / Grains of Sand / Ask Dr. Tatiana / Technology Note/Solar Surgery / Letters / Butt Out/NYC / Wellstone Faces Tough Challenge in Minnesota Senate Race / EarthEar - "Platte Convergence"

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Living on Earth: October 11, 2002

Fri, 11 Oct 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Clean Water Act / Don't Drink the Water / Business Note/Paper Wizard / Almanac/Stealth Dolphins / House Raising / Shirt Scraps / News Followup / Health Note/ Nursing Home Sleep / Silver Valley / EarthEar

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Living on Earth: October 4, 2002

Fri, 04 Oct 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Colorado Senate Race / G-E Labelling / Health Note/Hepatitis B Research / Almanac/Behold the Perm / Park Neglect / Ode to Dirt / Letters / Zen Garden / Animal Note/Insect Tune-Out / 4-H Youth / Family Ties / EarthEar

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Living on Earth: September 27, 2002

Fri, 27 Sep 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Cleaner Diesel Engines / Full Speed Ahead / Almanac/Tainted Tylenol / A Bird's Life / Ready for Fall / Letters / Global Warming Suit / Health Note/Resisting Brain Disease / Endocrine Disruptors / Radioactive Dumping / Soundscape/Earth Ear

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Living on Earth: September 20, 2002

Fri, 20 Sep 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Afghan Seed Bank / Waiving Laws for Military Readiness / National Security and the Loggerhead Shrike / Almanac/Going Up! / Herbicide Toxicity / Comfy Camping / On the Beach / News Follow-up / Health Update/Malaria Vaccine / Environmental Justice / Safer Schools / EarthEar

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Living on Earth: September 13, 2002

Fri, 13 Sep 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Homeland Security / Ogonowski Legacy / Almanac/Hadrian's Wall / Kuwait Cleanup / German Elections / Redwood Threat / Health Note/Euro Itch / The Roadless Yaak

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Living on Earth: September 6, 2002

Fri, 06 Sep 2002 17:00:00 -0000

From the World Summit in Johannesburg / Almanac/Rio Summit / White House P.O.V. / Small Scale Nuke / Solar Salon / Health Note/Save the Children / South Africa Water / Corporate Accountability / Voice of the People

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Living on Earth: August 30, 2002

Fri, 30 Aug 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Thailand's Tigers / Health Note/Alcohol & Dementia / Almanac/First Refrigerator / Bringing Back Buffalo / Wide-Open Night / Noise Map / Animal Note/Caterpillar Repellant / Web Promo / The Ethics of Nature Photography / Earthear

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Living on Earth: August 23, 2002

Fri, 23 Aug 2002 17:00:00 -0000

An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood / Animal Note/Desert Beetle / Almanac/Atomic Tourism / Myco-Medicine / Dragonfly Dating / Recycled Runway / Health Note/Tick Spit / Night Light / Snow Geese

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Living on Earth: August 16, 2002

Fri, 16 Aug 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Preserving Language / Health Note/Curry Consumption / Almanac/Fragrant Firsts / Bhopal Today / Waste Not, Want Not / Fear the Fake Fox / Business Note/Recycling Cellphones / Considering the Eel / A Lesson In Sight

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Living on Earth: August 9, 2002

Fri, 09 Aug 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Watching for Fire / Health Note/Teen Eating / Almanac/Deep Sea Hot Springs / Maggot P.I. / Coral Spawning / Hand-me-down Feathers / Tech Note/Travelpod / Alaska Wonderland / EarthEar

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Living on Earth: August 2, 2002

Fri, 02 Aug 2002 17:00:00 -0000

World Summit on Sustainable Development / Biz Note/Power of Pizza / Almanac/Hot Air Balloon / Deconstruction / Bug Splats / LOE Today: Book Reading / Wild Thing / Health Note/Vacation from Vacation / Generation Next: A Better Me / EarthEar

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Living on Earth: July 26, 2002

Fri, 26 Jul 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Green Party Momentum / California Sludge / Health Note/CA Cancer Registry / Almanac/The Ultimate Disc / Oregon Property Rights / Letters / In Memoriam / Climate Change Roundup / Technology Note/Chicken Chips / Bypassing Bycatch

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Living on Earth: July 19, 2002

Fri, 19 Jul 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Voracious Snakehead / Animal Tumors / Health Note/Eat Your Spinach / Almanac/Rat Catcher's Day / Nocturnal Birds / Alewife Survival / Spitting Fish / Animal Note/Flavorful Pesticide / A Life With Chimps / Queen of the Woodchucks

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Living on Earth: July 12, 2002

Fri, 12 Jul 2002 17:00:00 -0000

California Dealing / Coal and The Economist / Almanac: Crop Over Festival / Sludge / Organic Labels / Listener Letters / Coffee Law / Health Note: Aroma Therapy / Maya Mural / Sound Art

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Living on Earth: July 5, 2002

Fri, 05 Jul 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Amtrak's Troubles / Zebra Mussels / Health Note/Vitamin E & Prostate Cancer / Almanac/Snail Showers / Antibiotics & Plants / Selous Game Reserve / Eau de Deception / Business Note/ EV L.A. / Generation Next: Designer Babies

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Living on Earth: June 28, 2002

Fri, 28 Jun 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Acrylamide / Utah Waste / Animal Note/Hopping to Safety / Almanac/In the Fast Lane / Urban Eco-village / Return of the Brown Pelican / Health Note/Nicotine Vaccines / King of Corn / To the Edge and Back

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Living on Earth: June 21, 2002

Fri, 21 Jun 2002 17:00:00 -0000

All Species Great and Small / Dancing Gnats / Health Note/Natural Insecticide / Living on Earth Almanac/By the Sea / Women of Discovery / News Follow-up / Tech Note/Jello Bandaid / Listener Letters / Nuclear Waste / Blowin' in the Wind

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Living on Earth: June 14, 2002

Fri, 14 Jun 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Activists vs. Law Enforcement / Earth Summit Prep / Health Note/Eat Your Greens / Almanac/Seahorse Dads / Diesel Regulations / More Roads, Less Trains / News Follow-up / Business Note/Consumption Barometer / LOE Today / The Endangered Sage Grouse / Sagebrush Territory

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Living on Earth: June 7, 2002

Fri, 07 Jun 2002 17:00:00 -0000

U.S. Climate Action / News Analysis / Global Goals / Animal Note/Frenzied Ants / Living on Earth Almanac/Firefly Festival / Estate Tax Battle / Lessons in Survival / Conservation Cows / Gurkha Training / Health Note/TV & Body Image / Cyborg Society

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Living on Earth: May 31, 2002

Fri, 31 May 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Powder River Gas Drilling / 9/11 Contrails / Health Note: Brains on Estrogen / Almanac: Yard Sales / Southwest Drought / Picky Pig / Traditional Medicines / Tech Note: Virtual Help for Parkinson's / Listener Letters / New Dairies

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Living on Earth: May 24, 2002

Fri, 24 May 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Ecuador Pipeline / Oil in the Sea / Department A/Health Note / The Living On Earth Almanac / Middletown / Cracker Childhood

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Living on Earth: May 17, 2002

Fri, 17 May 2002 17:00:00 -0000

West Virginia Flood / Airplane Air / Department A/Health Note / The Living On Earth Almanac / Rural Youth Loans / Malformed Frogs / Noise Map / Department B/Animal Note / Eucalyptus / Manatees

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Living on Earth: May 10, 2002

Fri, 10 May 2002 17:00:00 -0000

California Emissions / Forest Deal / Department A/Health Note / The Living On Earth Almanac / Salmon Farming / Cooking Controversy / Woodcocks / Department B/Biz Note / Cloning

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Living on Earth: May 3, 2002

Fri, 03 May 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Farm Bill / Wing Dams / Department A/Tech Note / The Living on Earth Almanac / Myopia / Listener Letters / Life With Abbey / News Follow-up / Department B/Health Note / Fish Out of Water / The Elusive Eel

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Living on Earth: April 26, 2002

Fri, 26 Apr 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Harbor Pollution / Blue Vinyl / Animal Note/Squirrels / The Living on Earth Almanac / Energy Bill / Thumper Trucks / Whooping Cranes / Health Note/Non-Traditional Jobs / New Chair for IPCC / Bush Earth Day Speech / Blind Walk

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Living on Earth: April 19, 2002

Fri, 19 Apr 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Superfund / Biodiesel / The Living on Earth Almanac / German Hens / Wilderness Commentary / Hornbill Feathers / Health Note/Tick Saliva / Listener Letters / Monarch Butterflies

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Living on Earth: April 12, 2002

Fri, 12 Apr 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Generation Next, Part 1, Xenotransplantation / Planetary Traffic Jam / Tech Note: Mosquito Needle / Turkey Trot / Snow Geese

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Living on Earth: April 5, 2002

Fri, 05 Apr 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Global Reporting Initiative / Drop-Dead Gorgeous / Animal Note: New Insect Order / Almanac: Nuclear Tourism / Gorillas in Their Midst / Moss / Rock Climbing Wrongs / Health Note: Spain Poisoning / Listener Letters / Everglades Restoration / **WEB EXTRA** Aquifer Storage and Recovery

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Living on Earth: March 29, 2002

Fri, 29 Mar 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Cheney Papers / Klamath Update / Health Note: Herbal Supplements / Almanac: World Coal Carrying Championships / Clean Fill / Rural Air / Ridgewood Family Night / Business Note: Weather Index / Nightlight / Surfrider

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Living on Earth: March 22, 2002

Fri, 22 Mar 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Dioxin Debate / LA Bus Riders / Health Note: Chewing Gum and Memory / Almanac: Fragrance Strips / Organic Food Benefits / Precision Agriculture / March Hares / Jeep Ad / Technology Note: Travel Pod / Winship Tribute / Preserving Languages / Wild Horses

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Living on Earth: March 15, 2002

Fri, 15 Mar 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Saginaw / Drugs in Drinking Water / Almanac: Supersonic Bear / Free Trade / Lord Browne / Recycled Runway / Animal Note: Multi-purpose lungs / Listener Letters / World Wrap / Salt: A World History / Snow Plow Guy

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Living on Earth: March 8, 2002

Fri, 08 Mar 2002 17:00:00 -0000

The Search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Part 1 / The Search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker, Part 2 / Cornell & the Ivory-bill / News Follow-Up / Business Note: BP Cuts Political Spending / Almanac: Korean Bullfighting / Resignations / Geocaching

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Living on Earth: March 1, 2002

Fri, 01 Mar 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Maine Drought / Drought and Climate Change / Health Note: Sleeping Sickness / Almanac: Antarctica Marathon / Energy Task Force / Energy Bill / West Night / Toxic Exports / Animal Note: Smelly Elephants / Listener Letters / Bhopal / Kiwis / Superfund [audio only]

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Living on Earth: February 22, 2002

Fri, 22 Feb 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Green Japan / Mutant Fish / Health Note: Memory Aid / Almanac: Toothbrushes / GM Corn / New Source Commentary / Fake Foxes / Business Note / Buffalo for the Broken Heart / Camel Ice Cream

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Living on Earth: February 15, 2002

Fri, 15 Feb 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Bush on Climate Change / Health Note / Almanac: Underwater Oasis / Killer Compost / Mammoth Ski / News Follow-Up / Technology Note / Listener Letters / Bird Books / Audio Walks

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Living on Earth: February 8, 2002

Fri, 08 Feb 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Freedom Car / CAFE / Health Note: Preventing Alzheimer's / Almanac: Chinese New Year / Fresh Kills / California Drilling / Green Olympics / Animal Note: Musical Fish / Chernobyl Revisited / Yucca Mountain

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Living on Earth: February 1, 2002

Fri, 01 Feb 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Enron and Deregulation / Eagle Scout / Health Note: Nicotine Metabolization / Almanac: Darien Gap / California Moves Against CO2 / A Sturgeon in Sheep's Clothing / Ground Zero Dogs / Technology Note: Smog Dogs / Listener Letters / Nature Photography

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Living on Earth: January 25, 2002

Fri, 25 Jan 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Enron and the Energy Plan / OMB / Health Note: Healthy Drinking / Almanac: Giant Waves / National Academy of Sciences / Austin Mold / News Follow-up / Business Note: Solar-powered Gas Stations / Wild Health / Bird Songs

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Living on Earth: January 18, 2002

Fri, 18 Jan 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Bureau of Land Management / Wetlands / Animal Note: Artificial Spider Silk / Almanac: Chinook Wind / Hormones in the Environment / Nova Scotia Compost / News Follow-up / Health Note: Herbal Liver Toxicity / Mycomedicine / Plants Against Adversity

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Living on Earth: January 11, 2002

Fri, 11 Jan 2002 17:00:00 -0000

EPA Ombudsman / Ecological Indicators / Health Note / Almanac: Pier 39 / Toms River / Woburn Update / Listener Letters / Technology Note / Kitty Litter / The Grid and the Village / Wind Chill

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Living on Earth: January 4, 2002

Fri, 04 Jan 2002 17:00:00 -0000

Afghan Opium / Bird Watch 9/11 / Business Update / Almanac: Burning of the Clavie / Bio-Piracy / SUV Tickets / Health Note / Blue Frontier / Longwall Mining

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Living on Earth: December 28, 2001

Fri, 28 Dec 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Green Tobacco Sickness / Winter Beach / Health Note / Living on Earth Almanac: The Lorax / Dust / Recycled Prostheses / Mystery Moose / Animal Note: Knockout Spider / Golden Rice / Wae Rebo

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Living on Earth: December 21, 2001

Fri, 21 Dec 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Under the Mango Trees / Day of the Dead / Legend of the Poinsettia / Cuban Celebrations

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Living on Earth: December 7, 2001

Fri, 07 Dec 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Human Pesticide Tests / Bitterroot Logging / Celia Hunter Obituary / Health Note: Herbal Tea / Almanac: U.S.S. Arizona / Mountain Lions / Hanukah Light / All Thumbs / Tech Note: Tobacco and TNT / Downwind Ground Zero

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Living on Earth: November 30, 2001

Fri, 30 Nov 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Arctic Climate Change / Venison for the Hungry / Health Note: Bacterial Cancer Treatment / Almanac: Lost Peking Man / Fast Track / Fair Trade / Kabul Zoo / Animal Note: Scrub Jay Thieves / New Hampshire Forests / SEED Magazine / Coral Spawning

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Living on Earth: November 23, 2001

Fri, 23 Nov 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Sansonetti / Salmon Carcasses / Health Note: Herbal Certification / Almanac: Mr. Celsius / Unearthing Gotham / China Garden / Teamsters & ANWR / Tech Note: Detecting Fecal Contamination / Native Corporations

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Living on Earth: November 16, 2001

Fri, 16 Nov 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Mexican Activists Freed / German Nuclear Transport / Health Note: Violence and Asthma / Almanac: Duck Calling Contest / Farm Subsidies / Cambodian Farmers / News Follow-up / Tech Note: Bacterial Sunscreen / House Hazards / Solar System Model

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Living on Earth: November 2, 2001

Fri, 02 Nov 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Sacrifice / Flu Shots / Animal Note: Desert Beetle / Almanac: Bald Eagles / Morocco / Pimm's World / Whale Sounds / Geologist on bin Laden Whereabouts / Health Note: Stress / Farm Bill

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Living on Earth: October 26, 2001

Fri, 26 Oct 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Having Faith / Animal Note / Almanac: Punkin' Chunkin' contest / California Sun / Jordan's Delight / The Fox / Health Note / Bats / Maggot P. I.

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Living on Earth: October 19, 2001

Fri, 19 Oct 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Smallpox / WTC Pets / Health Note / Almanac: The First Orchid Hybrid / Fire Lookouts / News Follow-up / Technology Note / Energy Update / Lost Hiker

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Living on Earth: September 28, 2001

Fri, 28 Sep 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Plutonium Reprocessing / Train Travel / Health Note / Almanac: Petrified Forest / Taliban Oil / Pipedreams / News Follow-up / Technology Note / Mystery Moose / Thai Tigers

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Living on Earth: September 21, 2001

Fri, 21 Sep 2001 17:00:00 -0000

EPA Monitors / Unsung Heroes / Animal Note / Almanac: Manhattan - Brooklyn ferry / Energy Policy / Central Asia / Routine / Silent Night / Technology Note / Bioterrorism Threat / Pilot Farmer

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Living on Earth: September 7, 2001

Fri, 07 Sep 2001 17:00:00 -0000

New Source Review / Wave Power / Health Note / Almanac: Green School Supplies / Native Virus / Lily Pads / News Follow-up / Tech Note / Eco-labels / Great Plains

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Living on Earth: August 31, 2001

Fri, 31 Aug 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Lyme Disease Surge / Green Architecture / Health Note / Almanac: Agricultural Fairs / Bulk Food / Chinko River / Animal Note / Hunger Roundtable / Elephant Band

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Living on Earth: August 17, 2001

Fri, 17 Aug 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Mad Tagger / Ira's Emissions / Health Note / Almanac: Insect Thermometers / Hiking / Fish Songs / Thirsty Bees / Animal Note / Trilobites / Amazing Moe

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Living on Earth: August 10, 2001

Fri, 10 Aug 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Malaria in Thailand / Tech Note / Almanac: Krakatau volcanic eruption / Ice Archeology / Delinquent Elephants / Health Note / Sea Turtles

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Living on Earth: August 3, 2001

Fri, 03 Aug 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Clean Air Act / Profile of a Scientist: Lucy McFadden / Health Note / Almanac: Lawn Sprinklers / Alternative Meat / Small Business Commentary / News Follow-up / Tech Note / Treehouses / Bioacoustics

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Living on Earth: July 27, 2001

Fri, 27 Jul 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Wrap / Reporter's Notebook / Health Note / Almanac: Chincoteague ponies / Fuel Efficiency / Toxic Cars / News Follow-up / Tech Note / Mexico Pollution / Antarctic Seals

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Living on Earth: July 22, 2001

Sun, 22 Jul 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Climate Change Chronology / Emerging Deal / Kyoto No / Health Note / Almanac: Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle / Germany's Crusade Against Climate Change / News Follow-up / Tech Note / Greenhouse Gamble / ecoPerth

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Living on Earth: July 20, 2001

Fri, 20 Jul 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Kyoto -- Yea or Nay? / Health Note / Almanac: Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle / Germany's Crusade Against Climate Change / News Follow-up / Tech Note / Greenhouse Gamble / ecoPerth

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Living on Earth: July 13, 2001

Fri, 13 Jul 2001 17:00:00 -0000

McCain on Climate Change / Global Warming Commentary / Global Warming Commentary / Health Note / Almanac: Moose Pooping Festival / Beach Restoration / Ethiopian Wolves / News Follow-up / Animal Note / Listener Letters / The Snake Scientist

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Living on Earth: July 6, 2001

Fri, 06 Jul 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Japan / Methane / Health Note / The Living on Earth Almanac / Wild Nights / Dragonfly / News Follow-up / Consumer Note / Maine Islands / Eagles

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Living on Earth: June 1, 2001

Fri, 01 Jun 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Spotting Owls / Rockefeller Gift / Animal Note / The Living on Earth Almanac / Botany of Desire / Poison Ivy / News Follow-Up / Health Note / Letters / Foot and Mouth

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Living on Earth: May 25, 2001

Fri, 25 May 2001 17:00:00 -0000

James Jeffords / Waxman Demands Probe / Health Note / The Living on Earth Almanac / Flavr Savr / Animal ER / News Follow-Up / Technology Note / Kofi Speaks / Straw Bale Homes / Straw Bale Homes

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Living on Earth: May 18, 2001

Fri, 18 May 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Oysters / Pigs / Animal Note / The Living on Earth Almanac / Orchid Fever / Fiddleheads / News Update / Health Note / Tongass, Part II

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Living on Earth: May 11, 2001

Fri, 11 May 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Energy Plan / SUV Skit / Health Note / The Living on Earth Almanac / Lobster Lady / Diver Dan / News Follow-Up / Technology Note / Golden Rice / Wae Rebo

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Living on Earth: May 4, 2001

Fri, 04 May 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Energy Plan / Vermont Wind / Health Note / The Living on Earth Almanac / Teamsters and Turtles / Recycled Prostheses / News Update / Tech Note / Roadless Rule / Tongass, Part I

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Living on Earth: April 13, 2001

Fri, 13 Apr 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Bush Budget / Solar Sam / Health Update / Listener Letters / Slurry Update / The Living on Earth Almanac / Condor Egg / Business Update / Trash Barge / Manila Trash / Amazing Moe

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Living on Earth: April 6, 2001

Fri, 06 Apr 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Forest Farewell / Witness / Health Update / Koala Bears / The Living on Earth Almanac / Kyoto / Technology Update / Listener Letters / Maine PVC / Tunnel Kids

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Living on Earth: March 30, 2001

Fri, 30 Mar 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Chlorination / Animal Update / Taking Heat on Climate Change / Kyoto Fallout / The Living on Earth Almanac / Dioxin / Health Update / Listener Letters / Central Park Drilling / Ishi Speaks

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Living on Earth: March 23, 2001

Fri, 23 Mar 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Arsenic / Bush on the Environment / Health Update / DC Sprawl / Green Architecture / The Living on Earth Almanac / Space Junk / Technology Update / Toxic Legacy / Puerto Rican Parrots

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Living on Earth: March 16, 2001

Fri, 16 Mar 2001 17:00:00 -0000

President Bush and CO2 / Clean Coal / Health Update / The Ape and the Sushi Master / The Living on Earth Almanac / Perrier / Business Update / Stafford Slide / Luna Mending / Naked Protest

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Living on Earth: March 9, 2001

Fri, 09 Mar 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Energy Plan / Moss Landing / Animal Update / Mad Cow / Cloning / The Living on Earth Almanac / Changing Tone on Climate Change / Health Update / Letters / Sea Turtles

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Living on Earth: March 2, 2001

Fri, 02 Mar 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Florida Drought / Great Lakes Water / Letters / Health Update / New Zealand Possums / The Living on Earth Almanac / Salmon Escapees / Tech Update / Artificial Reef / Sprawling Waistlines / Elephant Band

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Living on Earth: February 23, 2001

Fri, 23 Feb 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Melting Snow Caps / Rhode Island Talkings / Health Update / Yunnan River, Part II / Maine Butts / Meadows Obituary / Animal Update / Monk Parakeets / Trilobites

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Living on Earth: February 16, 2001

Fri, 16 Feb 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Hog Waste / Last Harvest / Consumer Update / Yunnan River / The Living on Earth Almanac / NYC Gardens / Health Update / School Buses / Ocean Health / Fish Songs

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Living on Earth: February 9, 2001

Fri, 09 Feb 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Celebration / Health Update / Eco-Marketing / Outhouse Races / The Living on Earth Almanac / Fire Ants / Business Update / Listener Letters / NYC Building Green / Energy Kids

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Living on Earth: February 2, 2001

Fri, 02 Feb 2001 17:00:00 -0000

ANWR Drilling / Rules & Regulations Primer / Health Update / Plant Rescue / Bulk Food / The Living on Earth Almanac / El Salvador Earthquake / Technology Update / NYC Heron / The Ban on Roads / Interview with Michelle Brown, Commissioner of Alaska's Dept. of Environmental Conservation ** Web Only

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Living on Earth: January 26, 2001

Fri, 26 Jan 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Campaign Finance and the Environment / Mexican Environment / Technology Update / Red Tide Mystery / Winter Beach / The Living on Earth Almanac / Thai Healers / Health Update / California Energy / Kaiser Aluminum / The Rink

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Living on Earth: January 19, 2001

Fri, 19 Jan 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Abraham and Energy / Homestead / Health Update / Ice Archaeology / The Living on Earth Almanac / California Cars / Business Update / Listener Letters / Fire Plan / Powder Burn

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Living on Earth: January 12, 2001

Fri, 12 Jan 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Clinton's Legacy / Health Update / Cap and Trade / Mad Tagger / The Living on Earth Almanac / Depleted Uranium Shells / Animal Update /

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Living on Earth: January 5, 2001

Fri, 05 Jan 2001 17:00:00 -0000

Bush's Picks / Bush & The Environment / Health Update / Lake Tahoe / The Living on Earth Almanac / Androgens / Technology Update / Hawaiian Frogs / Chinko River /

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