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Lead - The Pernicious Poison

From: Doug Wood
Series: Green Street News

Doug and Patti speak with "Lead Safe Mama" Tamara Rubin

Climate Connections August 5 - August 30, 2024

From: ChavoBart Digital Media
Series: Climate Connections

This month on Climate Connections New Jersey launches a heat awareness campaign, California moves to protect indoor workers from heat, a Maryland ...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, WNIJ, WNIN, Northwest Public Broadcasting and more

Are sewers the best way to deal with stormwater?

From: Possibly

Paved surfaces like roads, sidewalks, and driveways send stormwater into our sewers, but engineering solutions that filter water through the ground...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, and KICI Iowa City

Are we close to 100% renewable energy?

From: Possibly

For decades now, people have been installing solar panels, wind turbines and more to transition our energy to renewable sources – but we wondered, ...

Bought by KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, KTNA, and WRFA-LP

What are wilderness areas and why do they matter?

From: Possibly

For decades wilderness areas have provided access and protection to millions of acres of land. Today, climate change is shifting how we think about...

Bought by WRFA-LP

Why did I see a bunch of dead fish in the Providence River?

From: Possibly

One Possibly listener wondered why she saw so many dead fish in the water last spring. Turns out it’s called a fish kill – which can happen when th...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, and Raven Radio

How can buses become a climate solution?

From: Possibly

The transportation sector is the biggest contributor to greenhouse gasses in the U.S., and cars make up most of those emissions. So how can public ...

Bought by WRFA-LP, KIDE Hoopa Tribal Radio 91.3fm, and KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana

Below the Waterlines, Houston after Hurricane Harvey - Hour Long Special

From: KUHF
Series: Below the Waterlines, Houston after Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey was a seminal moment in the history of Houston. Five years later, where do things stand? Houston Public Media examines efforts to ...

527-Comet Groeller

From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night

My Catalina Sky Survey teammate Hannes Groeller was asteroid hunting with our Schmidt telescope on Mt. Bigelow, Arizona when he discovered his fir...

Bought by Simply Beautiful, Allegheny Mountain Radio, KENW, KRWG, WLPR and more

Moorings and Traps

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Making a living is a struggle this year for Maine lobster fishermen - due in part to strong conservation regulations.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Bats in Peril: White-nose Syndrome

From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes

Caption: An infected little brown bat., Credit: Ryan von Linden/New York Department of Environmental Conservation

A fungal disease has been destroying bat colonies in the northeastern United States and is now spreading south and west across the country. What is...

Bought by KENW