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The primary cause of environmental degradation is human disturbance.

  • Added: Jan 30, 2023
  • Length: 04:37
Caption: Remember the toxic red sludge chemical disaster, 2010, in Hungary? This photo shows a reservoir containing red mud of an alumina factory near Ajka, Hungary, 2006., Credit: EPA | Sandor H. Szabo
Toxic chemicals released into watersheds and waterways remain a persistent problem despite the sounding of alarms, which for decades have railed ag...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2014
  • Length: 05:27
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In her new book: “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate”, Naomi Klein argues that while it’s too late to stop climate change, we can ...

Bought by KMUN and WNJR


  • Added: Oct 21, 2014
  • Length: 29:59
  • Purchases: 2
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Why is death such a difficult subject to talk about? From hospital mortuary to the grave, The D-Word explores our complex relationship with death...

  • Added: Jan 23, 2012
  • Length: 30:30
Caption: Jeff Hoffman working in the shuttle's cargo bay, Credit: Nasa
In an extended interview, former Nasa astronaut Jeff Hoffman reflects on 30 years of the space shuttle

Bought by PRX Remix


  • Added: Feb 20, 2011
  • Length: 29:53
  • Purchases: 1
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Tucson, Arizona, lives on water from the Colorado River, which is hundreds of miles away and half a mile downhill. This is the story of how it gets...

Bought by KBGA 89.9 FM, KDNK, WMPG, and Remix Radio


  • Added: Jun 08, 2009
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 4
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Salmonlands is a journey into the land of salmon, why they are so significant to the culture and community of the Pacific Northwest, and what it wi...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KXOT Public Radio, KALW, KRCB 104.9, and KSUT


  • Added: Jul 20, 2005
  • Length: 52:41
  • Purchases: 5