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From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour

Two episodes that include uncomfortable but necessary conversations.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)

The 806: Climate Change, Agriculture, and Changing Ways of Life in the Texas Panhandle

From: Stories from Deep in the Heart, a project of Texas Folklife
Series: The Folklorist Next Door

Caption: The Folklorist Next Door, Credit: Jeannelle Ramirez

Host mónica teresa ortiz examines the experiences and cultural shifts of communities impacted by climate and disaster in the Texas Panhandle. Lea...

But Next Time, Episode 3: Rising Waters

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Jaime is speaking to members of the National Low Income Housing Coalition about the 12 Moms initiative., Credit: But Next Time

In cities around the globe community organizers and direct service agencies are often the first line of response when a climate fueled natural disa...

Bought by WXDU

The Young Environmental Activist

From: Ruxandra Guidi
Series: Surviving California

Caption: The Allen Co. drilling site in South Los Angeles., Credit: Photo by Claire Heddles

Generation Z has been called a lot of things: The internet generation. The Instagram generation. And as some say: the activist generation. Claire H...

Rising Green From the Ashes

From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions

Wildfire victims rebuild all solar, all electric homes with help from their community energy program. Hear one family's story, learn what makes a h...

Bought by KGNU Community Radio, WFHB, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., RadioFreePalmer and more

Oh, Give Me a Home | Episode 5 | Heirs to the Most Glorious Heritage

From: Auricle Productions
Series: Threshold

Caption: Jane and Bob Heppel, Credit: Amy Martin

In 1908, the National Bison Range was created by carving 18,000 acres out of Montana's Flathead Reservation. Now, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic...

Bought by KPIP-LP, PRX Remix, New Hampshire Public Radio, Prairie Public, Yellowstone Public Radio and more

A House Built on Sand

From: New Hampshire Public Radio
Series: Outside/In

There’s a very robust debate going on right now as to exactly how much sea level rise we’re in for, and the Cliffs Notes version is that it’s betwe...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass.

Blowing the Whistle on a Poisoned Marsh

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: Felix Smith, Credit: Kerry Klein

Kesterson Wildlife Refuge had a little known problem back in 1982: selenium contamination was leading to birth defects and death in fish and birds....

Bought by WNJR

Blowing the Whistle, Paying the Price

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Caption: A deformed baby duck found at Kesterson NWR, Credit: U.S. Geological Survey

The internet has put whistleblowers in the public eye, and the government’s crosshairs. The world’s biggest institutions are running scared and cra...

Bought by WNJR and KMUN

Episode 5: Dropping Like Flies

From: Criminal
Series: Criminal

Every year for the past few years, tens of thousand of flytraps have gone missing – from the wild, from gardens, from nurseries. And, really, nobod...

Bought by KALH, 90.5 WESA, and PRX Remix

Upstream

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Atlantic salmon numbers are dropping all over the world. In the US, they can only be found in seven rivers. All of them are in Maine.

Moorings and Traps

From: Salt Institute for Documentary Studies

Making a living is a struggle this year for Maine lobster fishermen - due in part to strong conservation regulations.

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio

Bats in Peril: White-nose Syndrome

From: Marfa Public Radio
Series: Nature Notes

Caption: An infected little brown bat., Credit: Ryan von Linden/New York Department of Environmental Conservation

A fungal disease has been destroying bat colonies in the northeastern United States and is now spreading south and west across the country. What is...

Bought by KENW