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Wolves at the Well: The Corporate Grab of Public Water

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Columbia River Valley from the Oregon Shore towards Washington, Credit: Chris Light, Wikimedia Commons

Water is critical to maintaining the balance of life. Some corporations claim ownership of fresh water sources to bottle and sell for profit. Other...

Bought by KVNF, C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, and WXDU

Declutter for Greater Happiness - Episode 11

From: Daisy Oz
Series: Happy News

Daisy presents a 2-part feature on Decluttering for more happiness. This first episode explores physical clutter's detriment to our overall well-be...

Utopian Dinner Table: How to feed the world in 100 years

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

You'll hear about ongoing food insecurity issues from food scholar Raj Patel, and hopeful solutions from families in the Black Creek community gard...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle

The 2017 Bee-Clipse

From: Science Update
Series: Science Update

Caption: The 2017 total eclipse on August 21, 2017, Credit: Susanne Bard

The 2017 total solar eclipse captured the public imagination and taught kids about bees.

Bought by WNED Buffalo, WMMT, WLPR , Spokane Public Radio, WTIP and more

Plastics in Paradise: Wavelengths Podcast Episode 1

From: Betsy Brown

Caption: Papah?naumoku?kea partners pose with debris collected from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2017., Credit: NOAA

Hear how trash is affecting wildlife in one of the world's most remote places.

Fog as Drinking Water

From: Coastridge Productions
Series: Planet Watch

Cal State University Monterey Bay college professor Daniel Fernandez talks about his fog catchers and how they can convert fog into water.

Bought by KFOI Radio

Great Lakes researchers worry about Trump cuts to climate change research

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Mud stored for climate change research at the Unviersity at Buffalo, November 2016., Credit: ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Mud stored for climate change research at the Unviersity at Buffalo, November 2016.

Climate change researchers in the Great Lakes region fear Trump administration could move forward with anti-climate change agenda.

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester and more

Maritime schools teach Great Lakes skills

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Students build a tugboat at The Maritime Academy of Toledo, Credit: Timothy Dubravetz

The Maritime Academy of Toledo is one of 56 schools around the country that incorporate skills like boat building and seamanship into its curriculum.

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WCPN and more

Working Coast Camp In Houma Teaches Children About Big Industry

From: WWNO
Series: Coastal Desk

Caption: The Working Coast campers set out fishing on their last day., Credit: Laine Kaplan-Levenson

South Louisiana’s Terrebonne Parish has low unemployment — there are lots of jobs in offshore services. So many that there could be a shortage of l...

Breaking Boundaries Together: Multi-Lingual Collaboration at South Philly High

From: On Blast

In South Philadelphia High School, students are coming together across racial & language barriers. As the School Safety Collaborative, Philadelphia...

The Last Mosquito

From: Anton Foek

According to scientists from all over the world approximately 1 million people die of malaria every year. The world community spends billions of d...

Bought by PRX Remix

Tapped Out: Clean Water in Peril

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Gowanus Canal, Credit: brainware3000 on flickr

From a grassroots toxic canal clean up to a long-standing watershed war, we’ll hear from U.S. water stewards across the country, working to protect...

Bought by CKMO