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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...

Stanford considering the fate of century-old dam threatening endangered trout

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

Caption: Searsville Dam, Credit: Wikimedia commons user Gazebo

The Searsville Dam is causing big trouble on the peninsula. The 122-year-old, 65-foot-tall dam is closed to the public, hidden away on 1,200 acres ...

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...

A New Orleans Skate Park Comes With A Water Management Plan

From: WWNO

Caption: A rendering of the 'Sunny Side' section of Parisite Skate Park, Credit: Emilie Taylor / Tulane City Center

There are many ways to handle neighborhood flooding, beyond pumping stations and sewers. Some cities have realized that skate parks, of all places,...

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...

Fracking: a small town deals with big oil

From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents

$Caption: Pennsylvania farmer sees fracking's effects on farms., Credit: Credit Under CC license from Flickr user Public Herald$

Hydraulic fracturing, commonly known as “fracking,” could be a revenue bonanza for California. The nation’s largest reserve of deep-rock oil is in ...

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