Appalachia’s Silent Killer

January 22, 2019 Economics, Environment, Health

Howard Berkes contributed to a joint Frontline-NPR investigation about how government regulators responded to toxic mine dust and joins us to share stories about miners dying from dirty lungs.

Rethinking Recycling

December 17, 2018 Environment, Global Issues

Beth Porter, climate and recycling director for Green America, joins us to talk about recycling strategies for both individuals and municipalities.

Fresh From The Lab: It’s Your Dinner

November 14, 2018 Environment, Health, Science and Technology

Jacy Reese joins us to talk about efforts to grow artificial meat and end factory farming.

The Modern World Closes In On The Amazon

October 24, 2018 Current Events, Environment, Global Issues

National Geographic reporter Scott Wallace joins us to talk about how a thirst for natural resources is threatening indigenous groups in Brazil and Peru.

Can A Carbon Tax Curb Climate Change?

October 17, 2018 Environment, Global Issues, Science and Technology

Jeff Nesbit, executive director of Climate Nexus, talks about the massive worldwide adjustments necessary to fix the problem – and what role a carbon tax might play.

Will The Rio Run Dry?

October 3, 2018 Environment

Naveena Sadasivam joins us to talk about how drought and heat waves are threatening the futures of the 6 million people who live in the Rio Grande Valley.

Forget The Planet – The Economics Of Fracking May Not Work

September 19, 2018 Economics, Environment

Bethany McLean joins us to discuss how new extraction techniques like fracking have promised huge future gains for the industry, and whether those anticipated returns are based on reality.

What Houston Learned From Harvey

September 4, 2018 Environment

Mimi Swartz joins us to talk about lessons learned from the Hurricane Harvey disaster.

What If We Just Let Wildfires Burn?

August 13, 2018 Environment

Richard Manning joins us to explain why wildfires are becoming increasingly common – and if it’s possible to prevent them.

That Time We Could Have Fixed Global Warming

August 9, 2018 Environment

Scientists began to understand the potential dangers of climate change in the 1980’s, yet that understanding wasn’t put into action. Writer Nathaniel Rich joins us to talk about why.

The World May Be Running Out Of Sand. Seriously.

August 7, 2018 Environment

Vince Beiser joins us to talk about the importance of sand as a natural resource – and about the very real possibility that we may be running out of it.

New Urbanism in North Texas

July 10, 2018 Environment

We talk about how we should rethink our most densely-populated urban areas with DART board member Patrick Kennedy and Texas State Representative Rafael Anchia.