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PDX-Earth Episode 85
Today's show discusses the runaway wildfires devastating Los Angeles and its surrounding neighborhoods, Donald Trump's opposition to wind power, the odyssey of Jimmy Carter's White House solar panels, how rising seas might sink major ports, an interview with Oregon Capital Chronicle reporter Alex…

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PDX-Earth Episode 84
Today's show discusses Montana's ruling that guarantees the right to a stable climate system, how Donald Trump's promised tariffs will hurt environmental programs, the growing call for a global treaty to end fossil fuels, oil spills in Russia, Oregon's new environmental laws, new…

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PDX-Earth Episode 83
Today's show discusses the invasion of Burmese pythons in The Everglades, the changing habits of L.A. mountain lions, failure to reach agreement on the spread of global deserts, an interview with America Research & Policy Campaign Director Celeste Meiffren-Swango regarding Coca-Cola's rollback of…

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PDX-Earth Episode 82
Today's show discusses the Malibu wildfires that forced Cher and Dick Van Dyke to flee their homes, federal protection for Monarch butterflies, the Chinese gold mine that threatens Congo's okapis and forests, the rapid growth of global deserts, an interview with Portland State…

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PDX-Earth Episode 81
Today's show discusses why the Biden Administration is rushing to get Inflation Reduction Act money out the door before Donald Trump arrives, the Trump Administration's plans to gut environmental programs, a lifeline for the Monarch butterfly and the Canada lynx, the disappointing results…

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PDX-Earth Episode 80
PDX-Earth Episode 80 Top stories include why the Biden Administration is asking Congress for $100 billion for disaster relief, the White House's refusal to back a cap on plastic production as part of United Nations treaty, heat and drought across the U.S., Bird…

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PDX-Earth Episode 79
PDX-Earth Episode 79 Today's show discusses how we know 2024 will be the hottest year on record - for the 2nd straight year, why the U.N. thinks rich nations should help poor nations battle climate change, the oil industry's alarming wish list for…

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PDX-Earth Episode 78
A discussion regarding what Donald Trump's 2nd presidency will mean for the environment (spoiler alert: it's not good), Los Angeles County's lawsuit against Coca Cola and PepsiCo over plastic pollution, how electric school buses might save New York City's power grid, the sudden…

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PDX-Earth Episode 77
Why the world is on track to get twice as hot by 2100 rather than 1.5 degrees Celsius as agreed, Maine's request that hunters not eat the deer, turkeys and other animals they shoot due to "forever chemicals" in the meat, the extinction…

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PDX-Earth Episode 76
PDX-Earth Episode 76 Why the nations of the world are so far behind meeting environmental goals as the United Nations gathers in Colombia, a survey reveals that most teens and young adults are worried about how climate change will affect their future, Romania…

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