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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

Spectrum 08/21/2018

From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW

On this week's Spectrum: An apple a day keeps the doctor away - We take a look at how South Africa has become a world leader in penis transplant...

Spectrum 05/15/2018

From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW

On this week’s show, it’s all about insects… An unbelievable collection of data gathered by the entomological society in Krefeld shows that the bio...

Bought by KRZA

Living Planet 03/16/2018

From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Living Planet: Environment Matters ~ from DW

This week on Living Planet: Caribbean after the storm - In 2017, two hurricanes of the highest intensity — Category 5 — wreaked havoc on the ...

Bought by KRJF-lp, WXDU, KRZA, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], WEJP-LP 107.1 and more

Spectrum 03/13/2018

From: DW - Deutsche Welle
Series: Spectrum: World of Science & Technology ~ from DW

Spectrum: Germany’s wild boar Problem - For German hunters, it’s open season on wild boars all year round. There is, perhaps, good reason for t...

Bought by KRJF-lp, KRZA, WYAP, KNVC Carson City Community Radio, WNMU-FM and more

Part 2: Flint water crisis a turning point for Green movement

From: Great Lakes Today
Series: New Faces, New Issues

Caption: WT Stevens replaces a pipe under a Flint street, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream

Part 2 of series -- Historically, the environmental movement hasn’t always been welcoming to people of color – and issues that are important to the...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WCPN, WBFO, WDET Detroit Public Radio and more

Unstable ice leads to a deadly winter

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: New York State Police / Snowmobile , Credit: New York State Police

More than 30 snowmobilers and fishermen have died after breaking through lake ice in the northeast and Great Lakes region this winter. The toll wou...

Bought by WBFO, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WDET Detroit Public Radio, North Country Public Radio and more

N.Y. snowmobilers add to toll in deadly winter

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: A sign on Conesus Lake directs sportsmen to an access point., Credit: Veronica Volk

In part two of a series on fatalities associated with thin ice this winter, we hear the story of two men who disappeared one night after taking a l...

Bought by WCPN, WRVO Public Media, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO

Illegal dumping plagues Great Lakes and other waters

From: Great Lakes Today

two cut-and-copies on illegal dumping, taken from a Here & Now interview with Great Lakes Today editor Dave Rosenthal

Bought by WXXI Rochester and WBFO

Great Lakes may hold clues to beginning of life on Earth

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Diver prepares to head into waters of Lake Huron, Credit: Ben Thorp

Scientists are trying to figure out how Earth developed an atmosphere rich in oxygen. The answer to this billion-year-old mystery may lie in an unl...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, Interlochen Public Radio, WCPN, North Country Public Radio and more

Can drownings be eliminated on the Great Lakes?

From: Great Lakes Today
Series: DANGEROUS WATERS

Caption: Lifeguards performing a drill at Silver Beach County Park, Credit: Elizabeth Miller

With lifeguards, warning signs, 911 phones and education efforts, beaches across the Great Lakes are preparing for emergencies. But how effective a...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh, WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUK, WXXI Rochester and more

Great Lakes drownings hit small Michigan county

From: Great Lakes Today
Series: DANGEROUS WATERS

Caption: Waves crash against pier near Silver Beach, Credit: Elizabeth Miller

Berrien County, Mich., is a tourist destination because of its beautiful beaches and 50 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. But the community also ha...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WMUK, WXXI Rochester, WCPN and more

Deadly currents -- why they hit the Great Lakes

From: Great Lakes Today
Series: DANGEROUS WATERS

Caption: Silver Beach County Park in St. Joseph, Michigan, Credit: Elizabeth Miller

Since 2002, powerful currents in the Great Lakes have caused more than 150 drownings, researchers say. A look at the science behind the currents.

Bought by WVBI-LP, WRST-FM Oshkosh, WRVO Public Media, WMUK, Delta College Public Radio and more

Part Three: The Small But Mighty Rice Farm

From: KBIA
Series: Shortage in Rich Land

Caption: Chuck Earnest's rice fields near Steele, Mo., are a waterfowl sanctuary during the non-growing season., Credit: Kristofor Husted

For such a small region, this sprawling landscape of the Bootheel has some of the most productive farmland in the U.S. A solid water supply and nut...

Heat of the Moment: Sea Level Rise

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Climate change is here affecting weather conditions and sea levels. In India it's also having a more surprising influence on the country's tigers. ...

Bought by WRIR

Seismic Airgun Testing

From: Anna Hamilton
Series: Watershed

100,000 times louder than a jet engine. Every 10 seconds. 7 days a week. For weeks and months. This is seismic air gun testing.

Life of the Law #44 – Living With Wolves

From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law

Bringing wolves back to the West has tested the legal system’s tolerance for restoring wild places Especially when humans live nearby. This year...

Bought by PRX Remix and KALW

Not In Our Backyard: Fighting Pollution in Richmond, California

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Richmond, California is one of the lowest-income communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s also one of the most toxic. On this edition, we’ll...