A firefighter’s wife and a corporate lawyer in different parts of the U.S. get pulled into solving separate mysteries. Something was making cows die and deer hemorrhage to death in West Virginia. That same something could also be giving firefighters cancer — all over the country.

When the lawyer and the firefighter’s wife met, they found out they were working on the same mystery.

The mystery was caused by a human-made chemical that environmental regulators should have known about but didn’t. A chemical that is said to be so toxic, it is unclear if any contact with it is safe.

The chemical was created by a corporate giant, and then another corporate giant began using it to provide the world with so-called revolutionary products. Products that come with a very steep price.

This is a fascinating story of two people unravelling a ball of yarn that would reveal the poisoning of the world.

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Haida Gwaii is a stretch of islands teeming with life just off the coast of British Columbia. The land, its skies, and the bodies of water around it have been protected for thousands of years by local Haida guardians. Protecting Haida Gwaii is a story about a First Nation that continues the fight for its rights, despite having inhabited the territory for thousands of years.

Read more about Haida Gwaii at Canada’s National Observer.

Written by Brandi Morin

Edited by Zahra Khozema

Cover art by Ata Ojai

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So much climate work happens in silos. But we can’t win the race against climate change if we’re not working together. Today, we’re breaking the silos.

Internationally acclaimed author Naomi Klein joins her brother, fellow author Seth Klein along with Linda Solomon Wood to discuss the path forward. Plus, Canada’s National Observer columnists Jesse Firempong and Julian Brave NoiseCat on the intersections of race, justice and climate action.

GUESTS:

• Julian Brave NoiseCat is a National Observer columnist and writer, as well as Vice President of Policy & Strategy for Data for Progress.
• Jesse Firempong is a columnist for National Observer and has worked with Greenpeace and Oxfam as well as on human rights projects in Canada, Ghana and Botswana.
• Naomi Klein is a filmmaker, activist and writer. Her most recent book is On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal. She’s currently an Associate Professor of Climate Justice at the University of British Columbia.
• Seth Klein is a contributor to National Observer. He’s the author of A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency. He is also an adjunct professor with Simon Fraser University’s Urban Studies program, the Director of Strategy with the Climate Emergency Unit, and was the founding director of the British Columbia office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

Correction to this episode: We wrongly introduce journalists Julian Brave NoiseCat and Jesse Firempong as being "both in their thirties."

CREDITS:

Final audio mix by Aftertouch Audio. Fact check by Luke Ottenhof. Artwork by Ata Ojani. Communications from Suzanne Dhaliwal. Original video sound in this episode from Brad Mueller, Guillotino Shuxley, Michael Toledano, and the Parkland Institute. Music provided by Blue Dot Sessions. Additional sfx from freed of freesound.org

CLIMATE NERD RESOURCES:

Links to studies we mention in the show:

• To see the full video from Michael Toledano, click here
• To see that video Polly can’t stop watching of the cows being rescued, click here
• To see Seth and Linda talk about his latest book

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