Living On Earth

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Hosted by Steve Curwood, the award-winning environmental news program "Living on Earth" delves into the leading issues affecting the world we inhabit.

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Hosted by Steve Curwood, the award-winning environmental news program "Living on Earth" delves into the leading issues affecting the world we inhabit. As the population continues to rise and the management of the earth's resources becomes even more critical, "Living on Earth" examines the issues facing our increasingly interdependent world. "Living on Earth" presents riveting features and commentary on everything from culture, economics and technology to health, law, food and transportation. It covers topics from the small challenges of everyday life to the future state of the environment and the health and well-being of the world's inhabitants. Curwood and company draw from an impressive array of experts, commentators and journalists, including Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of New York's Hayden Planetarium; Mark Hertsgaard, author of "Earth Odyssey"; Janet Raloff of "Science News"; author Sy Montgomery; and award-winning producer Terry Fitzpatrick. "Living on Earth" is a truly compelling hour of radio journalism. Hide full description

Hosted by Steve Curwood, the award-winning environmental news program "Living on Earth" delves into the leading issues affecting the world we inhabit. As the population continues to rise and the management of the earth's resources becomes even more critical, "Living on Earth" examines the issues facing our increasingly interdependent world. "Living on Earth" presents riveting features and commentary on everything from culture, economics and technology to health, law, food and transportation. It covers topics from the small challenges of everyday life to the future state of the environment and the health and well-being of the world's inhabitants. Curwood and company draw from an impressive array of experts, commentators and journalists, including Neil deGrasse Tyson, director of New... Show full description


286 Pieces

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The European Union’s new deforestation-free regulation blocks certain products made from cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soya, and wood, from ente...

  • Added: Jun 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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PFAS “forever chemicals,” linked to cancer, liver problems and more, are leaching into cosmetics, household cleaners, and even food stored in plast...

  • Added: Jun 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Treatments for cancer are better than ever, but cases continue to rise and cancer is still the second leading cause of death in the US. And with en...

  • Added: Jul 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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The chasing arrow symbol that many consumers think means a plastic product is recyclable often doesn’t mean that in practice, since most plastics a...

  • Added: Jul 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Earth is choked by too much carbon in the atmosphere and running a fever that is only bound to get worse if we fail to restore its balance. Why soa...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Extreme heat waves threaten inmates in Texan prisons without air conditioning. Also, the United Arab Emirates plans an expansion of fossil fuel gen...

  • Added: Jul 28, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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The United Nations promises to protect biodiversity in the Congo and around the world. And the hit Netflix movie “Don’t Look Up” uses the metaphor ...

  • Added: Aug 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Living on Earth’s summer reading special brings you a collection of interviews with the authors of the latest and greatest environmental books. Whe...

  • Added: Aug 11, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Sixteen young plaintiffs have won their suit against the state of Montana over its refusal to protect them from climate change. Also, koalas begin ...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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New York state has adopted a law aimed at using federal funds to boost public power from renewables and shut down six polluting “peaker” gas power ...

  • Added: Aug 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Because of its unique geography, the United States is particularly vulnerable to nearly every kind of natural disaster: tornadoes, hurricanes, wild...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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As extreme heat linked to climate disruption becomes more common during the school year, many U.S. schools lack adequate cooling and ventilation sy...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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In 2022 the US EPA opened a civil rights investigation into whether the State of Louisiana overburdens Black communities along “Cancer Alley” with ...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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At the UN Climate Ambition Summit in New York, developed nations promised more money to help vulnerable countries adapt, but big emitting countries...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Ninety years after the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps, the Biden administration is mobilizing a national workforce to tackle today’s c...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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As the 2024 campaign season heats up, some young Republicans want their party to move on from climate denial and offer solutions. Also, the spacecr...

  • Added: Oct 06, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Pope Francis is back with an even bolder update to Laudato Si’, his climate change encyclical. His new text “Laudate Deum” takes on climate denial ...

  • Added: Oct 13, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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The Biden administration is invoking special powers to waive more than 20 environmental laws so it can fast-track a new section of border wall. The...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Wealthy nations have agreed to pay low-income countries for some of the loss and damage caused by the climate crisis. But rich and poor nations are...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Striking auto workers won higher wages, better benefits, and more ability to unionize electric vehicle battery plants that supply the “Big Three” U...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2023
  • Length: 59:00