Managed Retreat: When Climate Hits Home

December 23, 2021

When it comes to rising seas and other climate threats, how do we figure out when to stay and when to go?  The concept of managed retreat –...

2021: This Year in Climate

December 17, 2021

From extreme weather events to COP26 in Glasgow to the passage of the bipartisan infrastructure deal, 2021 has been a banner year. In this special...

Climate Miseducation

December 10, 2021

Climate change science isn’t taught accurately — or equally — across the country. Science standards and school curricula are always...

What the Infrastructure Deal Means for Climate

December 3, 2021

After months of negotiations, Congress finally passed President Biden’s infrastructure act and he signed it into law. Though cut back from the...

REWIND: Finding the Heart to Talk About Climate

November 25, 2021

More than half of Americans surveyed by Pew have talked about climate change one to two times in recent weeks – and that number is even higher...

Taking Stock of COP26

November 19, 2021

After two weeks of negotiations, presentations and protests in Glasgow, the huge international climate summit known as COP26 is over. World...

Climbing, Conservation and Capitalism

November 12, 2021

The outdoor clothing and gear company Patagonia is known for its commitment to sustainability and environmental health, but its prices often make...

Geoengineering: Who Should Control Our Atmosphere?

November 5, 2021

Solar geoengineering – such as putting sulfate aerosols into the stratosphere to reduce the amount of the sun’s heat from reaching the earth...

Electrify Everything

October 29, 2021

In the not-to-distant future, your entire home could be electric – from your stove to your water heater to the car you drive. And all of it...

What’s on Tap at COP26 in Glasgow

October 22, 2021

Delegates from around the world are set to convene in Glasgow at the international climate summit known as COP26 – ideally to hammer out...

Zen and Coping with Climate

October 15, 2021

More and more of us are seriously worrying about what we’ve done to the earth’s climate. But while climate predictions can be scary, Sister...

Firefight: How to Live in the Pyrocene

October 8, 2021

We’ve experienced yet another summer of record wildfires in the western U.S., endangering lives, displacing communities, and sending unhealthy...

Katharine Hayhoe on Hope and Healing

October 1, 2021

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres referred to the most recent IPCC report as a “code red for humanity.” But do we fully acknowledge...

Preparing for Disasters We Don’t Want to Think About

September 24, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed structural weaknesses and inequities that existed long before 2020. Like the COVID-19 pandemic, climate disruption...

Diet for a Threatened Planet

September 17, 2021

Diet for a Small Planet is celebrating 50 years this fall. It’s been a hugely influential book in the environmental movement and has inspired...

Water and Civilization: Resilience and Collapse

September 10, 2021

Water is essential for life, and throughout human history we have sought to control and make use of it. As Giulio Boccaletti explores in his new...

The Fight Over Pipelines

September 3, 2021

Canadian company Enbridge is building an oil pipeline from the Alberta tar sands through Minnesota to the Wisconsin border. The new pipeline,...

Should We Have Children in a Climate Emergency?

August 27, 2021

Listener Advisory: This episode contains some content related to a suicide. If you or someone you love is thinking about suicide, the National...

Which Way Are Swing Voters Swinging on Climate?

August 20, 2021

In early August, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report unequivocally connecting global warming and extreme weather to...

30x30: This Land Is Whose Land?

August 13, 2021

This episode was underwritten in part by Resources Legacy Fund. President Biden has set a goal of conserving 30% of the nation’s land and waters...