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From: Wyoming Public Radio
Series: Mountain Time Podcast Hour

Two stories about local government.

Bought by KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio) and KHOL (Jackson Hole Community Radio)

From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions

Two men address their fear of climate change by getting their cities to declare a climate emergency and commit to rapidly lowering emissions.

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], KRZA, KICI Iowa City, and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]

Women of Color Lead the Way

From: Laura Flanders
Series: Laura Flanders & Friends

At the 2019 Progressive Strategy Summit members of Congress and progressive change makers came together to build a movement that won’t only win bac...

Bought by C89.5 - KNHC Seattle, KDNK, and RadioFreePalmer

The Healing Power of Trees

From: Wendy Ring
Series: Cool Solutions

Caption: Volunteers planting trees in Louisville

Health researchers are planting 8,000 trees in Louisville to learn how trees prevent cardiac death. No crystals and woo woo. This is solid scienc...

Bought by KICI Iowa City, WFHB, KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio], and 'The Sea'

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

Rising Seas in Silicon Valley

From: Generation Anthropocene

Sea level rise is a global concern, and on the whole, policy and funding for mitigation aren’t keeping pace. Today on Gen Anthro, producer Isha Sal...

Bought by KWMR and KRZA

Life of the Law #81: Rig the System

From: Life of the Law
Series: Life of the Law

Domestic oil drilling offers private landowners the promise of riches in their own backyard. But what if you don’t want to live next door to an oil...

Inside a coal fired power plant

From: Reid Frazier

Caption: The Homer City Generating Station in Pennsylvania., Credit: Reid Frazier

How do you clean up 100,000 tons of air pollution? Boatloads of air filters, and some basic high school chemistry. This story takes the listener in...

Bought by WABE

Heat of the Moment: Sea Level Rise

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Climate change is here affecting weather conditions and sea levels. In India it's also having a more surprising influence on the country's tigers. ...

Bought by WRIR

The People vs. Syngenta: Jackson County, OR bans GMO crops

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Outspent 3 to 1 by multinational seed companies, the citizens of Jackson County, Oregon successfully campaigned to ban GMO crops.

Not In Our Backyard: Fighting Pollution in Richmond, California

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

Richmond, California is one of the lowest-income communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. It’s also one of the most toxic. On this edition, we’ll...

When 'No' is Not an Option: Gas Boom Brings Problems to Surface Owners

From: Reid Frazier
Series: Breaking the Land: Marcellus Shale and the Gas Age

Caption: Marty Whiteman found himself in a struggle with Chesapeake Energy, which leased the gas under his farm. , Credit: Reid R. Frazier

What happens when your land sits on top of a rich natural gas deposit, but you don't own the mineral rights. In Wetzel County, West Virginia, many ...

The 100 Year Legacy of the Big Burn

From: Amanda Loder

Caption: The Aftermath of the 1910 Big Burn, Credit: US Forest Service

Evergreen Documentary: About a hundred years ago, one of the largest wildfires in US history taught Americans to fear flames. The Big Burn of 1910...

Water Rights: No Clear Solution

From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact

With untold profits to be made in controlling this vital resource, private entrepreneurs and corporations are vying to manage the world?s water. Bu...

Bought by KUSP