Lead in Newark’s Water
Newark, New Jersey is the latest US municipality to make national headlines for lead-contaminated water. The city handed out water filters to citizens when their plans to replace the lead piping system fell through. Erik Olson, the Senior Director of Health and Food joins us to discuss the lead water crisis.
'Forest Bathing' for Health
The Japanese practice of ‘shinrin-yoku’, or ‘forest bathing’ is gaining international popularity as a form of nature therapy. As Allegheny Front’s Kara Holsopple reports, a walk in the woods may be just what your health care provider ordered.
The Conservation Costs of Shutdowns
The government shutdown during the Trump administration began December 22nd, 2018. This resulted in the closing of such public lands as the National Mall and Joshua Tree National Park, subjecting them to massive amounts of litter, illegal off-roading, poaching and increased safety risks for visitors. Sally Jewell, former Secretary of the Interior, joins us to discuss what shutdowns mean for our public lands.
A Greener U.S. Congress
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. We discuss this new environmental majority in the House and related incoming committee chairs.
Kerala’s Ambitious Organic Pledge
Rising rates of cancer in the tropical south Indian state of Kerala have alarmed doctors and the public, and many blamed high levels of chemicals in food. So the government is working to make Kerala’s food supply all-organic by 2020.
Pesticide Peril in Paradise
Part of the success of Kerala’s efforts to reduce pesticide use will depend on middle class citizens who have taken up organic gardening as a hobby, or even a second career. They tend to their rooftop gardens, care for their backyard livestock, and sell extra produce at large organic markets where their chemical-free food sells for premium prices.
Nuclear Storage Crisis
The meltdown at Fukushima in Japan may be grabbing all the headlines, but with the Yucca Mountain project in perpetual limbo the United States has a nuclear storage problem on its hands as well.
The Great Lakes and Climate Change
In the last 30 years the largest fresh water lake in the world in terms of surface area, Lake Superior, has warmed nearly six degrees Fahrenheight. The increased temperature is a boon to some fish but warmer water is also more suitable for some species.
Bayou Community Struggles with Sinkhole
A huge sinkhole in the tiny swamp community of Bayou Corne is giving residents unique and unpleasant challenges. It is now approximately 20 acres in size.
Capitol Hill Panel on Climate Crisis
Kathy Castor (D-FL) is the newly-named Chair for the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. She joins us to talk about priorities for the committee and plans to coordinate with other committees, including Science, Energy/Commerce, and Transportation/Infrastructure, to keep a sharp focus on climate across the entire legislative agenda.
'Forest Bathing' for Health
The Japanese practice of ‘shinrin-yoku’, or ‘forest bathing’ is gaining international popularity as a form of nature therapy. As Allegheny Front’s Kara Holsopple reports, a walk in the woods may be just what your health care provider ordered.
The Conservation Costs of Shutdowns
The government shutdown during the Trump administration began December 22nd, 2018. This resulted in the closing of such public lands as the National Mall and Joshua Tree National Park, subjecting them to massive amounts of litter, illegal off-roading, poaching and increased safety risks for visitors. Sally Jewell, former Secretary of the Interior, joins us to discuss what shutdowns mean for our public lands.
This Week’s Show
January 11, 2019
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Capitol Hill Panel on Climate Crisis
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Kathy Castor (D-FL) is the newly-named Chair for the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. She joins us to talk about priorities for the committee and plans to coordinate with other committees, including Science, Energy/Commerce, and Transportation/Infrastructure, to keep a sharp focus on climate across the entire legislative agenda.
Beyond The Headlines
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Peter Dykstra joins us to take a look at the parallels between the scandals of Ronald Reagan’s and Donald Trump’s EPA and Interior Department chiefs. Then, we take a trip back to the Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919.
Lead in Newark’s Water
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Newark, New Jersey is the latest US municipality to make national headlines for lead-contaminated water. The city handed out water filters to citizens when their plans to replace the lead piping system fell through. Erik Olson, the Senior Director of Health and Food joins us to discuss the lead water crisis.
'Forest Bathing' for Health
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The Japanese practice of ‘shinrin-yoku’, or ‘forest bathing’ is gaining international popularity as a form of nature therapy. As Allegheny Front’s Kara Holsopple reports, a walk in the woods may be just what your health care provider ordered.
The Conservation Costs of Shutdowns
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The government shutdown during the Trump administration began December 22nd, 2018. This resulted in the closing of such public lands as the National Mall and Joshua Tree National Park, subjecting them to massive amounts of litter, illegal off-roading, poaching and increased safety risks for visitors. Sally Jewell, former Secretary of the Interior, joins us to discuss what shutdowns mean for our public lands.
Special Features
Field Note: Red-Tailed Hunter
Living on Earth’s Explorer-in-Residence Mark Seth Lender shares this field note with his thoughts on the predatory habits and special adaptations that make a Red-Tailed hawk a skilled and stealthy hunter.
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Field Note: Night Moves
Our Explorer-in-Residence Mark Seth Lender elaborates on the huffing sound African lions make, as depicted in his essay "Night Moves", and on how alternative forms of communication can contribute to a social group's success.
Blog Series: Mark Seth Lender Field Notes
...Ultimately, if we are going prevent large parts of this Earth from becoming not only inhospitable but uninhabitable in our lifetimes, we are going to have to keep some fossil fuels in the ground rather than burn them...
-- President Barack Obama, November 6, 2015 on why he declined to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.
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