Evolutionary biologist Alex Dehgan dedicated his career to protecting Afghanistan’s unique environment and wildlife population from human destruction and joins us to talk about the effect war has on an area’s natural landscape.
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Evolutionary biologist Alex Dehgan dedicated his career to protecting Afghanistan’s unique environment and wildlife population from human destruction and joins us to talk about the effect war has on an area’s natural landscape.
Read moreUniversity of California, Davis history professor Sudipta Sen joins us to talk about the religious significance the Ganges River holds for Hindus – and the lifeline it provides to millions living in India. His new book is called “Ganges: The Many Pasts of an Indian River.”
Read moreGreg Jaczko, former head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, joins us to discuss the difficulty of running an agency with less political power than the industry it oversees, which he writes about in “Confessions of a Rouge Nuclear Regulator.”
Read moreHoward 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.
Read moreBeth Porter, climate and recycling director for Green America, joins us to talk about recycling strategies for both individuals and municipalities.
Read moreJacy Reese joins us to talk about efforts to grow artificial meat and end factory farming.
Read moreNational Geographic reporter Scott Wallace joins us to talk about how a thirst for natural resources is threatening indigenous groups in Brazil and Peru.
Read moreJeff 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.
Read moreNaveena 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.
Read moreBethany 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.
Read moreMimi Swartz joins us to talk about lessons learned from the Hurricane Harvey disaster.
Read moreRichard Manning joins us to explain why wildfires are becoming increasingly common – and if it’s possible to prevent them.
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