Episodes

  • Here's how far behind the world is on reining in climate change

    Here's how far behind the world is on reining in climate change
    Oct 27 2022
    The world is set to start crucial climate change negotiations soon. To avoid extreme warming, nations have to make deep cuts in heat-trapping emissions, fast.
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    4 mins
  • Deforestation of tropical rainforests is causing droughts

    Deforestation of tropical rainforests is causing droughts
    Mar 27 2023
    The world's tropical rainforests are still getting hit hard by deforestation. Now, scientists are finding that's having an expected impact: causing droughts.
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    3 mins
  • Recycling plastic is practically impossible — and the problem is getting worse

    Recycling plastic is practically impossible — and the problem is getting worse
    Oct 24 2022
    A new report from Greenpeace found that people may be putting plastic into recycling bins — but almost none of it is actually being recycled. Meanwhile, plastic production is ramping up.
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    4 mins
  • 3 reasons why California's drought isn't really over, despite all the rain

    3 reasons why California's drought isn't really over, despite all the rain
    Mar 23 2023
    California has been deluged by storms this winter, but fixing the state's severe drought will take more than rain. The state had deeper problems in how it uses water.
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    3 mins
  • Meet the man who says wild horses could help prevent the next wildfire

    Meet the man who says wild horses could help prevent the next wildfire
    Oct 23 2022
    Wild horses out west are sometimes rounded up kept in captivity. William Simpson wants change that. He says the horses should be freed onto public lands where they can help mitigate forest fires.
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    8 mins
  • New UN report paints a grim picture for the future of the world's water

    New UN report paints a grim picture for the future of the world's water
    Mar 22 2023
    NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Richard Connor of UNESCO about Wednesday's report on the state of the world's water supply.
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    5 mins
  • Western wildfires are making far away storms more dangerous

    Western wildfires are making far away storms more dangerous
    Oct 21 2022
    Scientists are finding that Western wildfires can have far-reaching impacts. If they're burning while Central U.S. thunderstorms are forming, the rain and hail can be dramatically more destructive.
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    2 mins
  • They inhaled asbestos for decades on the job. Now, workers break their silence

    They inhaled asbestos for decades on the job. Now, workers break their silence
    Oct 20 2022
    While the U.S. considers finally banning the carcinogen, a group of men has come forward, saying they were exposed repeatedly while working at a chemical plant in New York.
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    11 mins