The Endangerment Finding Explained — and What It Means for Climate Adaptation
In episode 248 of America Adapts, host Doug Parsons is joined by Professor Mark Nevitt of Emory University School of Law to unpack the repeal of the Clean Air Act's Endangerment Finding and wh...
2 Mar 27min
Advancing Adaptation with the McKinsey Global Institute
In episode 247 of America Adapts, host Doug Parsons hosts Dr. Mekala Krishnan, partner at the McKinsey Global Institute, for an inside look at how one of the world's most influential private researc...
17 Feb 49min
Public Participation and Climate Adaptation in China
In episode 246 of America Adapts, host Doug Parsons hosts Dr. Shiran Victoria Shen, assistant professor at Washington University in St. Louis, for a closer look at how climate adaptation actually eme...
2 Feb 27min
The Heat Will Still Kill You First with Jeff Goodell
In episode 245 of America Adapts, host Doug Parsons is joined by legendary climate journalist Jeff Goodell, author of The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet for a conve...
20 Jan 38min
Arizona's Climate Change Adaptation Playbook: Heat, Water, Wildfire
In episode 244 of America Adapts, we adapt in the southwest! Welcome to the desert proving ground for climate adaptation. In my home state of Arizona—Phoenix, Tucson, and Flagstaff—we get right down...
29 Des 20251h 37min
North: The Future of Post-Climate America
In episode 243 of America Adapts, host Doug Parsons welcomes back recurring guest and leading adaptation scholar Dr. Jesse M. Keenan to discuss his new book, North: The Future of Post-Climate Ame...
15 Des 202553min
FEMA at a Crossroads: What's Breaking, What's Working, and What Comes Next with NRDC
In episode 242 of America Adapts, host Doug Parsons checks in on FEMA at a moment of rapid change. With funding delays, political uncertainty, and major reforms underway, FEMA's role in national res...
1 Des 20251h 1min
The Federal Climate Retreat and the Rise of a New Adaptation Ecosystem
In episode 241 of America Adapts, host Doug Parsons explores what happens when federal climate services retreat—and a new adaptation ecosystem rises to fill the gaps. As agencies like NOAA, FEMA, and ...
17 Nov 20251h 14min
