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Health Care’s Climate Change Contradiction

From: Tradeoffs

The U.S. health care system is responsible for 8.5% of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. We discuss how health care contributes to climate ch...

Bought by KUFM - Montana Public Radio

Demand for Power

From: Claudine Ebeid McElwain
Series: Broken Ground

Caption: by the Southern Environmental Law Center

An elderly couple steps up to defend their farm and neighbors when pipeline developers won’t back down from a risky, environmentally damaging proje...

Special Report: Whose Economy Is It? Ours

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

Our city's economy – what is it for? New York's has been very good at piling up profits and building tall buildings. But all that private profit ha...

Bought by KDNK

Rising Green From the Ashes

From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions

Wildfire victims rebuild all solar, all electric homes with help from their community energy program. Hear one family's story, learn what makes a h...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio, WFHB, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer and more

Can Oakland successfully curb illegal dumping?

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: A mountain of mattresses in West Oakland, Credit: Todd Whitney

For over a decade, Oakland has attempted to abate the illegal dumping of mattresses, electronics, furniture, and other large items onto city street...

Will Bay Area Bike Share expand on its downtown success?

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: The Bay Area Bike Share station in front of San Francisco City Hall, Credit: Isabel Angell

The success of Bay Area Bike Share depends on one place: downtown San Francisco. Back in August, the program. made a well-calculated gamble and stu...

What electricity choices could look like

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: Mike Parker reviewing his energy bill, Credit: Laura Flynn

You might have heard about CleanPowerSF. It’s a program that would allow San Franciscans to choose where their electricity comes from. This model o...

In Amish Country, Fracking Here to Stay

From: Reid Frazier

$Caption: A Chesapeake Energy rig in Carroll County, Ohio, where fracking is taking place in Amish communities. , Credit: Reid R. Frazier$

In Ohio, some of the best pockets of oil and gas in the East run right under Amish country. Reid Frazier found the drilling boom is confronting the...

As Renewables Boom, California Struggles to Quit Coal

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads

Caption: The coal-fired San Juan Generating Station in New Mexico. , Credit: Matt Preusch

California is known for its "green" reputation. Just look at all the new solar and wind farms popping up around the state. So it might be a surpris...

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WDSE and more

The View from Coal Country in the Age of Green

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads

Caption: Coal miner, Larry Myer., Credit: Kimberly Paynter

Coal produces nearly half the electricity in the U.S., but the mercury, sulfur dioxide and carbon dioxide it emits also make it one of the most con...

Bought by KSVR Studios: Skagit Valley Radio, Louisville Public Media, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting and more

A Difficult Path for Clean Coal

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Coal at the Crossroads

Caption: Taking measurements during carbon storage project in Canton, Ohio., Credit: Courtesy ODNR

Coal generates half of all the electricity in the U.S. It’s also the biggest source of global-warming emissions and other air pollution. The coal i...

Bought by Louisville Public Media, Oregon Public Broadcasting, WRFA-LP, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, WDSE and more

High unemployment, toxic environment – one solution

From: KALW

Caption: Tony Lanz (left) and Noel Yakubu (right) suit up for work at EPA lead remediation site, Credit: Callie Shanafelt

The city of Oakland has received more than $140 million in stimulus money over the past three years for workforce development and energy efficiency...

#4: E-Waste Programs Reach Milestone

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America

Caption: E-waste circuit boards, Credit: QUEST

Every year, Americans throw away more than 300 million outdated lap tops, cell phones, printers, broken computer monitors and old television sets. ...

Bought by KSRQ, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WTIP

#3: Bioplastic Boom

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America

Caption: Bioplastic packaging, Credit: QUEST

Companies like Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Heinz ketchup have determined that plastic made from plants — not oil — makes sense both for the environment a...

Bought by Kansas Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and WTIP

#2: Revisiting Mandatory Recycling

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America

Caption: City recycling worker, Credit: QUEST

Until very recently Philadelphians recycled a dismal five-percent of their trash. But all that began to change a few years ago when the city steppe...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio and WTIP

#1: Boom Times For The Recycling Industry

From: KQED
Series: QUEST: Recycling in America

Here's one silver lining to a slow economy: High recycling rates. Americans are wasting far less, and recycling far more. Nowhere is the trend as s...

Bought by KZYX, WRVO Public Media, WTIP, and WAMC Northeast Public Radio

Heavy Weather (Part II)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

On this edition, we’ll hear part two of a documentary called Heavy Weather, produced by freelancer Barbara Bernstein. She’ll look at how climate c...

Heavy Weather (Part 1)

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Tillamook Floodplain, Credit: Barbara Bernstein

On this edition, we’ll hear part one of a documentary called Heavy Weather, produced by freelancer Barbara Bernstein. She’ll explore the connection...

Bought by WUAL and The Neighborhood

Tapped Out: Clean Water in Peril (1-hour version) with Newshole

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

From a grassroots toxic canal clean up to a long-standing watershed war, we’ll hear from U.S. water stewards across the country. They’re people wor...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston and WRPI

Tapped Out: Clean Water in Peril

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Gowanus Canal, Credit: brainware3000 on flickr

From a grassroots toxic canal clean up to a long-standing watershed war, we’ll hear from U.S. water stewards across the country, working to protect...

Bought by CKMO

Searching For Farming's Future in its Past

From: Rachel Leventhal

Searching For Farming's Future in its Past is part of a series produced by Rachel Leventhal for the NRDC about the impact individuals can make on t...

Bought by KUT, New Hampshire Public Radio, and KFAI Minneapolis