Living On Earth

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 you by PRX.

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Hey X, we’re moving! Follow our new Bluesky account @livingonearthradio.bsky.social for the latest news on climate change, ecology, & human health 🌍

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Announcement: We are partnering with the New England Aquarium to host Exploring the Deep Sea, with Susan Casey.
December 5 | 6:30 pm
In person at the Simons Theatre or via live stream
Register here: https://t.co/242tZd3X7F

Photo credit: Joe MacInnis

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We are saddened to announce that our contributor Peter Dykstra died of pneumonia on Wednesday morning.

We will broadcast a tribute to Peter later this month. If you would like to share your memories of him on the show, please reach out to us at [email protected].

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In 2022, the EPA started investigating environmental justice concerns in Louisiana's Cancer Alley. But the inquiry closed when the state's Attorney General sued, claiming 'reverse discrimination.'

Monique Harden of @DSCEJ explains: https://t.co/BCqopbBgDY

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@OutsideInRadio @paradisjustine @nhpr @EnvSchool Who else will we be seeing there? 👀

https://t.co/c3Q1kBnQRJ

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Thanks to the country's geography, the United States is particularly vulnerable to natural disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, and blizzards. And climate change is only making it worse.

How can we prepare for these disasters? Learn more: https://t.co/ZZ69gkbrX9

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"These endocrine-disrupting chemicals are found everywhere.”

- Professor Shanna Swan spoke with us about the compounds helping fuel fertility declines, the environmental injustices of the issue, and her 2021 book “Count Down."

Listen here: https://t.co/tSDsIAq9eA

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Recycling in California relies heavily on unhoused residents, but the state has rarely supported their informal labor.

Reporter @izavarise digs into the story to learn more.

Listen here: https://t.co/F0MrwrTmZt

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"We need to invest in solutions that are going to mature today and solutions that are going to mature in 10 and 20 years. We’re still going to be fighting this for a long time.”

-@SkidmoreCollege's Kristofer Covey on methane & climate

Listen here: https://t.co/uq4PHmdCLH

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In-person #event alert! Author of The Great Regeneration, Dorn Cox will be speaking about his book as part of @livingonearth's Book Club! 📚️

🗓️ 14 Sep
⏰ 6 - 7pm EDT
📍: Dover Public Library, NH, 🇺🇸
🎟️: https://t.co/SVVUI0CD9w

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"This is what I found was the greatest gift of falconry. Just like friendships with different people, relationships with individuals of other species have lessons to teach us."

- @SyTheAuthor on her book “The Hawk's Way"

Listen here: https://t.co/d0JW54oEku

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9/14 is our next live book club event with @EnvSchool @nhpr & Dover Public Library

Author #DornCox shows how regenerative agriculture can combat climate change and food scarcity - tune in live, on Zoom or in person!

Register here: https://t.co/HkP1LT0YPs

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Tonight! Will we see you there? 👀

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Join us for our free live event this Wednesday, where 'Soil' by Camille T. Dungy is the latest chapter in the Living on Earth Book Club.

In partnership with @soulfirefarm, @EnvSchool, and @Orion_Magazine, we'll see you on Zoom at 7pm EDT!

Learn more: https://t.co/Aliz2ObEo7

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Join us for our free live event this Wednesday, where 'Soil' by Camille T. Dungy is the latest chapter in the Living on Earth Book Club.

In partnership with @soulfirefarm, @EnvSchool, and @Orion_Magazine, we'll see you on Zoom at 7pm EDT!

Learn more: https://t.co/Aliz2ObEo7

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Coming up on 3/2: our next book club event with @EnvSchool and @ifawglobal!

@DanielleClode joins us to discuss her new book #Koala, so tune in live on Zoom! Learn where these enigmatic animals come from and what their future may hold.

Sign up here: https://t.co/RI0xOl5yMN

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Resilience and rebuilding in #PuertoRico on this week’s episode ... out now!

▶ Listen on your local public radio station, https://t.co/d1YYOSQUVs, or click below to find us on your favorite podcast app! https://t.co/87uyZXwAK0

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Alongside the devastating human toll of Russia’s war on Ukraine, marine scientists have documented recent mass strandings of dolphins and porpoises in the Black Sea, likely due to military sonar, explains @AlixKroeger.

Listen here: https://t.co/0tiXfq1Y5U

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What does it mean for #COP28 that oil executive Sultan Al Jaber will be the session president of this year’s UN climate treaty negotiations? We talk with @mayboeve from @350 to find out.

Listen here: https://t.co/Jl3DQOwjLx

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@pdykstra takes us #BeyondTheHeadlines to talk about gas stovetops, the new @housescience Chair @RepFrankLucas, and Richard Nixon’s pro-nature stance in his 1970 State of the Union Address. Listen here:

https://t.co/6aI4GbF7zF