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Living on Earth

As the planet we call home faces a climate emergency, Living on Earth is your go-to source for the latest coverage of climate change, ecology, and human health. Hosted by Steve Curwood and brought to ... Read more

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Ranked #1

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The Great Displacement, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us, and more

The Great Displacement, An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us, and more

Climate change is already making some places across the country unlivable and seems likely to uproot millions of America... Read more

11 Aug 2023

52mins

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Saving the Second Lung of the Planet, “Don’t Look Up” and the Absurdity of Climate Inaction, Jellyfish Age Backwards, and more

Saving the Second Lung of the Planet, “Don’t Look Up” and the Absurdity of Climate Inaction, Jellyfish Age Backwards, and more

The Congo Basin in Central Africa is a critical biodiversity hotspot and linchpin in the fight against climate disruptio... Read more

4 Aug 2023

52mins

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Extreme Heat in Texas Prisons, The United Arab Emirates’ Climate Pledge, Europe’s New Nature Restoration Law, and more

Extreme Heat in Texas Prisons, The United Arab Emirates’ Climate Pledge, Europe’s New Nature Restoration Law, and more

The summer of 2023 has seen extreme heat waves around the world. From Texas, how heatwaves have proven particularly dang... Read more

28 Jul 2023

52mins

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A Call to Cool the Earth, Financial Sector in Climate Denial, California Targets Bogus Carbon Offsets and more

A Call to Cool the Earth, Financial Sector in Climate Denial, California Targets Bogus Carbon Offsets and more

Earth is choked by too much carbon in the atmosphere and running a fever that is only bound to get worse if we fail to r... Read more

21 Jul 2023

51mins

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Rethinking the Recycling Symbol, The Risks of ‘Chemical Recycling’, Restoring the “River of Grass” and more

Rethinking the Recycling Symbol, The Risks of ‘Chemical Recycling’, Restoring the “River of Grass” and more

The chasing arrow symbol that many consumers think means a plastic product is recyclable often doesn’t mean that in prac... Read more

14 Jul 2023

52mins

Ranked #6

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Landmark Youth Climate Trial, Antarctic Deep Ocean Currents Slowing, and A New War on Cancer

Landmark Youth Climate Trial, Antarctic Deep Ocean Currents Slowing, and A New War on Cancer

The first constitutional climate suit in the U.S. has made it to trial. Sixteen youthful plaintiffs allege that the stat... Read more

7 Jul 2023

52mins

Ranked #7

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PFAS Added to Plastic Containers, New Shell Plastics Plant Pollutes, Bringing Back the Endangered Species Act, and more

PFAS Added to Plastic Containers, New Shell Plastics Plant Pollutes, Bringing Back the Endangered Species Act, and more

PFAS “forever chemicals,” linked to cancer, liver problems and more, are leaching into cosmetics, household cleaners, an... Read more

30 Jun 2023

52mins

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EU Passes Deforestation-Free Products Legislation, An Introduction to Queer Ecology, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands and more


EU Passes Deforestation-Free Products Legislation, An Introduction to Queer Ecology, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands and more


The European Union’s new deforestation-free regulation blocks certain products made from cattle, cocoa, coffee, palm oil... Read more

23 Jun 2023

52mins

Ranked #9

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Juneteenth: An Urgent Call for Climate Solutions + Robert Smalls’ Heroic Escape from Slavery

Juneteenth: An Urgent Call for Climate Solutions + Robert Smalls’ Heroic Escape from Slavery

Generations of Black Americans have faced racism, redlining and environmental injustices, such as breathing 40 percent d... Read more

16 Jun 2023

52mins

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The Double-Edged Sword of Disinfectants, Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden, A World Without Plastic Pollution and more

The Double-Edged Sword of Disinfectants, Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden, A World Without Plastic Pollution and more

New research is showing that antimicrobial chemicals called quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs), which are widely used ... Read more

9 Jun 2023

53mins

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