Will Climate Change Matter in 2020?
There wasn't a single question about global warming in the 2016 presidential debates. Will 2020 be different? There are 23 Democrats vying for their party's nomination. Who has a plan to fight climate...
23 Maj 201930min
Climate change's big question: Can we get to zero carbon?
Recent reports stress the urgency of reducing carbon emissions to check the worst effects of climate change. On this episode we listen in as some very knowledgable experts wade into the possibilities,...
5 Maj 201939min
That Time We Could Have Stopped Climate Change. . .
Forty years ago, the U.S. government began to take climate change seriously and for a short time period, politicians from both parties endorsed taking actions to avert what was by then understood to b...
17 Apr 201938min
An Explosion in Drilling on Public Lands Driven by 'Energy Dominance'
President Trump's push to have oil and gas drilling on public lands has hit some snags lately. A federal court recently halted leasing on 300,000 acres of public land in Wyoming after the court ruled ...
4 Apr 201927min
The Green New Deal: Two Takes
Now that a proposal is on the table, some see it as a chance to create jobs and equalize the economy. But critics say it should laser focus on climate action.
20 Mars 201924min
The Pollution Police
What happens when environmental laws and rules aren't enforced? When the environmental cops just aren't on the beat? Under Trump, EPA inspections have fallen to a 10-year low. On this episode, we hear...
20 Feb 201923min
A Surge of Black Lung Disease in Appalachia
This week we're bringing you a interview with NPR's Howard Berkes about the proliferation of black lung disease among coal miners in Appalachia. It comes from our sister podcast called Energy Explaine...
8 Feb 201935min
Green New Deal. You've Heard the Phrase. Here's What it Means.
If there were a billboard top 100 for policy ideas, the Green New Deal would be at the top of the charts for several weeks running. It's not a policy, or a bill--more like aspirations that combine swi...
24 Jan 201928min
