Living on Earth: Extra

Series produced by Living On Earth

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LOE half-hour weekly extra program.

This is the series for the half-hour weekly extra program.


282 Pieces

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The burial of a nine-year-old enslaved girl on a plantation in Louisiana may halt construction of a new petrochemical plant on that land in the sta...

  • Added: Feb 24, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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An effort by oil giant ConocoPhillips to drill in Alaska on federal land is poised to move ahead if it can secure President Biden’s final approval....

  • Added: Feb 17, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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Some scientists predict that without emergency conservation measures, Great Salt Lake will dry up completely in the next five years, devastating mi...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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The births of at least 11 North Atlantic Right Whales this season is a bright spot for a species on the brink of extinction. And safer lobstering g...

  • Added: Feb 03, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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Sixteen municipalities in Puerto Rico sue the biggest fossil fuel companies alleging they knowingly contributed to climate change with their produc...

  • Added: Jan 27, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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Some Florida sugarcane growers near the Everglades still use the archaic method of burning fields to remove the tops and leaves before harvesting t...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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Weather records are routinely being shattered across the United States, with recent severe rainstorms in California, freezing temperatures in Texas...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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Cases like West Virginia v. EPA and legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act made 2022 a landmark year for environmental law, and now as 2023 g...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
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From care and concern for endangered animals that could be among the last of their kind, to uncommon encounters with common rabbits, and more, this...

  • Added: Dec 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
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Native American myths and tales help us endure or even enjoy the short days and long nights of winter. Living on Earth’s annual celebration of stor...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
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To try to address the biodiversity crisis that threatens as many as 1 million species with extinction, thousands of delegates from around the world...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
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The United Nations is working towards creating a treaty to tackle the plastic crisis all the way from production to disposal – its full “life cycle...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
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Entanglement in lobster fishing gear is one of the biggest threats to endangered whales, so the Marine Stewardship Council has suspended its sustai...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
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The United Nations climate talks in Egypt produced an unprecedented agreement for rich nations to pay for loss and damage from climate disasters in...

  • Added: Nov 23, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
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Wolf expert Rick McIntyre’s 2020 book "The Reign of Wolf 21" is the true love story of an alpha pair who lead their Yellowstone pack with grace, co...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
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California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom handily won re-election and now has 4 more years to work towards his goal of achieving carbon neutralit...

  • Added: Nov 11, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
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Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, is headed back to the Brazilian Presidency. In sharp contrast to defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, Lula ...

  • Added: Nov 04, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
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By some estimates there could be more plastic, by weight, than fish in the oceans in less than 30 years. A UN “Young Champion of the Earth” is help...

  • Added: Oct 28, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
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Fat Bear Week celebrates the bears of Katmai National Park in Alaska who stock up on plenty of fat reserves to get them through the long frigid Ala...

  • Added: Oct 21, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
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Some homes in the direct path of powerful Hurricane Ian were left intact and mostly unharmed thanks to strong doors, windows, and roofs mandated by...

  • Added: Oct 14, 2022
  • Length: 29:00