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Tropical Storm Harvey: Special Report

August 28, 2017 Environment

We get the latest from reporters who have witnessed the destruction, hear from residents whose lives have been upended and get a glimpse of Harvey’s future with the chief forecaster for the National Weather Service.

Profiles In Conservation

August 24, 2017 Environment

Miriam Horn joins us to talk about the intersection between feeding the country and carrying for its environment.

“An Inconvenient Truth” Revisited

August 10, 2017 Environment

Directors Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk join us to talk about their new film “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.”

Lessons From A Disaster: The 1964 Alaska Quake

August 8, 2017 Environment

Henry Fountain joins us to tell the story of the geologist who studied the quake’s aftermath and redefined our understanding of plate tectonics.

Fire In The Texas Panhandle

July 28, 2017 Best of Think, Environment

Skip Hollandsworth joins us to tell the story of a prairie fire in the Texas Panhandle and the effect it had on young ranchers living outside Amarillo.

National Parks In Peril

July 18, 2017 Best of Think, Environment

Environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams joins us to talk about how we can better care for national parks.

The (Un)natural Lakes of Texas

June 28, 2017 Environment

Andrew Sansom joins us to talk about how our lakes are managed, the role they play in supplying water to the state, and why the majority of our large lakes are manmade.

The Making Of The Gulf Of Mexico

April 26, 2017 Environment

University of Florida environmental history professor Jack Davis joins us to talk about the relationship between the Gulf of Mexico and the people who live nearby.

Chasing Coral

April 20, 2017 Environment

Producer Larissa Rhodes joins us to talk about the documentary, “Chasing Coral,” which follows a team of divers that study reefs around the world to find out how we can take better care of them.

Protecting Urban Populations From Climate Risk

April 5, 2017 Environment

Matthew Kahn joins us to talk about how replacing our highways, bridges, airports and electrical grid can also help fight climate change.

The Myth Of Conscious Consumerism

March 23, 2017 Environment

Alden Wicker joins us to talk about “conscious consumerism” and how we can make the most ethical and environmental choices when we spend our money.

Containing Our Nuclear Waste

January 9, 2017 Environment

Harvard professors Robb Moss and Peter Galison join us to talk about the effort to contain radioactive waste, the subject of their Independent Lens documentary “Containment.”