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EPA Under Attack
The Trump administration has announced plans to roll back multiple environmental regulations, cut EPA spending and push back environmental justice programs. We cover how recent federal actions impact environmental policy as well as the role Christine Todd Whitman played as the former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency during the Bush administration.
Plastic Containers Linked to Heart Failure
Plastics can contain thousands of chemicals like phthalates and PFAS which are harmful to human and animal health. A new study published in the journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, found that higher exposure to disposable takeout containers, was linked to a higher risk of congestive heart failure in both humans and animals. We discuss this study, and others related to plastics and health.
Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation
Some of America’s most important women trailblazers shared a connection with the natural world in their girlhood. Author Tiya Miles’ book Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation shows how this time spent in the outdoors prepared these women to become pioneers in their fields.
NY Climate Superfund
To help cover the rising costs of climate impacts like extreme floods and sea level rise, New York State has enacted a law that asks major fossil fuel companies to pay up, based on their historic sales of coal, gas and oil. We discuss how the revenues would fund climate adaptation and resilience.
Gaps in Greenland Ice Sheet
A new study shows that crevasses or cracks on the Greenland Ice Sheet are widening more rapidly than expected due to climate change, which may accelerate ice loss and global sea level rise.
On the Greenland Ice
With its staggering volume of ice, the Greenland ice sheet is surely a sight to behold, and Living on Earth’s Explorer in Residence Mark Seth Lender brought back this memory from a visit to that otherworldly place.
Trump Tries to Limit Environmental Reviews
Major fossil fuel projects like LNG terminals could become harder to oppose on environmental grounds because of a Trump executive order that tries to weaken agency compliance with NEPA, the National Environmental Policy Act. And environmental concerns may take a backseat under the new project review process.
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EPA Under Attack
The Trump administration has announced plans to roll back multiple environmental regulations, cut EPA spending and push back environmental justice programs. We cover how recent federal actions impact environmental policy as well as the role Christine Todd Whitman played as the former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency during the Bush administration.
Plastic Containers Linked to Heart Failure
Plastics can contain thousands of chemicals like phthalates and PFAS which are harmful to human and animal health. A new study published in the journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, found that higher exposure to disposable takeout containers, was linked to a higher risk of congestive heart failure in both humans and animals. We discuss this study, and others related to plastics and health.
Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation
Some of America’s most important women trailblazers shared a connection with the natural world in their girlhood. Author Tiya Miles’ book Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation shows how this time spent in the outdoors prepared these women to become pioneers in their fields.
This Week’s Show
March 14, 2025
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EPA Under Attack
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The Trump administration has announced plans to roll back multiple environmental regulations, cut EPA spending and push back environmental justice programs. We cover how recent federal actions impact environmental policy as well as the role Christine Todd Whitman played as the former Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency during the Bush administration.
Plastic Containers Linked to Heart Failure
listen / download
Plastics can contain thousands of chemicals like phthalates and PFAS which are harmful to human and animal health. A new study published in the journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, found that higher exposure to disposable takeout containers, was linked to a higher risk of congestive heart failure in both humans and animals. We discuss this study, and others related to plastics and health.
Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation
listen / download
Some of America’s most important women trailblazers shared a connection with the natural world in their girlhood. Author Tiya Miles’ book Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation shows how this time spent in the outdoors prepared these women to become pioneers in their fields.
Special Features
Field Note: "On the Greenland Ice"
Living on Earth's Explorer-in-Residence, Mark Seth Lender, shares observations about visiting the Greenland ice sheet.
Blog Series: Mark Seth Lender Field Notes
Field Note: "The Silence"- Lava Tubes of Iceland
Living on Earth's Explorer-in-Residence, Mark Seth Lender, provides insight into the writing of his essay "The Silence".
Blog Series: Mark Seth Lender Field Notes
...Ultimately, if we are going prevent large parts of this Earth from becoming not only inhospitable but uninhabitable in our lifetimes, we are going to have to keep some fossil fuels in the ground rather than burn them...
-- President Barack Obama, November 6, 2015 on why he declined to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline.
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