Living on Earth: Extra
Series produced by Living On Earth
LOE half-hour weekly extra program.
This is the series for the half-hour weekly extra program.
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June 19th marks the holiday known as Juneteenth, when African Americans gather to celebrate their ancestors’ emancipation from slavery with picnics...
- Added: Jun 19, 2020
- Length: 29:00
Environmental pollution and exposure to climate risks like heat waves are closely linked with systemic racism, yet the environmental movement has l...
- Added: Jun 12, 2020
- Length: 29:00
A group of Black scientists, birders, and nature enthusiasts recently convened on social media to create the first ever Black Birders Week. It’s gi...
- Added: Jun 05, 2020
- Length: 29:00
The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to be worse than average and bring three or more extremely dangerous storms, at a time when FEMA is...
- Added: May 29, 2020
- Length: 29:00
Long before the COVID-19 disruptions forced dairy farmers to dump of milk into fields, a third of all food produced was going to waste in the US. T...
- Added: May 22, 2020
- Length: 29:00
Paris Climate Agreement architect Christiana Figueres writes in her new book "The Future We Choose: Surviving the Climate Crisis" about the urgent ...
- Added: May 15, 2020
- Length: 29:00
The coronavirus has affected nearly all elements of the economy, and with grocery shortages and massive food dumping, one of the most visible effec...
- Added: May 08, 2020
- Length: 29:00
Farmworkers are considered essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and they face special risks as more than half of US farmworkers are undo...
- Added: May 01, 2020
- Length: 29:00
1970 saw the birth of Earth Day as well as major environmental laws including the Clean Air Act and NEPA. In the 50 years since, environmental law ...
- Added: Apr 24, 2020
- Length: 29:00
April 22nd, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the first Earth Day, when some 20 million Americans peacefully rallied for protecting the planet. De...
- Added: Apr 17, 2020
- Length: 29:00
COVID-19 appears to be deadlier to people with years of exposure to high air pollution, strengthening the case for cleaning up dirty air that alrea...
- Added: Apr 10, 2020
- Length: 29:00
New research finds that the mid-Delta region of the Mississippi River is ripe for growing more specialty crops such as fruits and vegetables, which...
- Added: Mar 27, 2020
- Length: 29:00
Wildlife trafficking is a highly lucrative form of organized crime with deadly consequences, because in addition to threatening ecosystems, it play...
- Added: Mar 20, 2020
- Length: 29:00
The Trump administration is rushing to wrap up its weakening of environmental rules, including methane regulations and auto efficiency standards, b...
- Added: Mar 13, 2020
- Length: 29:00
Former Vice President Joe Biden is running for President on a platform of bringing a divided nation together, on key issues including the environme...
- Added: Mar 06, 2020
- Length: 29:00
Scientists charge the FDA with stacking the deck against findings that link the chemical BPA to harmful health effects, ranging from birth defects ...
- Added: Feb 28, 2020
- Length: 29:00
Much of the anti-climate policy efforts in the U.S. can be traced back to one powerful man, Charles Koch, who sits at the helm of a fossil fuel-bas...
- Added: Feb 21, 2020
- Length: 29:00
The Trump Administration is under review by a House oversight panel for withholding funds that Congress designated for clean energy projects. Also,...
- Added: Feb 14, 2020
- Length: 29:00
In the face of the climate crisis, House Democrats released a draft of the CLEAN Future Act, a plan to put the United States on track for net-zero ...
- Added: Feb 07, 2020
- Length: 29:00
As a novel coronavirus began spreading from Wuhan, China in December 2019, scientists collaborated to isolate, sequence, and publish the complete g...
- Added: Jan 31, 2020
- Length: 29:00
