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Terra Verde delivers news and views about the most critical environmental issues across California and globally. From agriculture and wildlife to energy and climate change, industrial pollution to design solutions, Terra Verde brings you stories of struggle and triumph that will determine the future of our planet.
In recent years, the movement to decarbonize the buildings where we live, work, and otherwise spend our time has picked up speed. It’s no wonder. The climate crisis is escalating, and building operations account for a significant portion of our greenhouse gas emissions here in the United States, somewhere around 30 percent. Reducing these emissions … Continued
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
In his latest book, Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization, veteran climate activist and author Bill McKibben makes a deeply-researched and passionate argument that the path out of our planetary crisis s lit by the sun. Additionally, he says, a massive, and rapid, pivot to … Continued
Here in the United States, most of us have a lot of stuff. We have things that we use everyday, and keep using for years, and others that we use a few times and then outgrow. We have books and magazines we’ve read but don’t want to discard, and junk drawers filled with trinkets that … Continued
In what advocates call the most significant rollback in decades, California has enacted sweeping changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a landmark environmental law that has shaped land-use decisions since 1970. These changes came as part of the 2025 state budget deal, with Governor Newsom signing state budget bills into law that exempt … Continued
Researchers at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) recently released a report documenting more than 400 attacks on science by the Trump administration in the first six months since his inauguration. Earth Island Journal editor-in-chief and Terra Verde cohost Maureen Nandini Mitra talks with two of the four coauthors of the report — Darya Minovi and Kristie Ellickson of UCS’ Center … Continued
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
The Palisades and Eaton fires scorched more than 40,000 acres and destroyed at least 12,000 buildings, sending remnants of household appliances, batteries, flame retardant, debris and other chemicals into coastal waters. Scientists and advocates are racing to assess not only the immediate contamination and public safety risks but also the long-term ecological consequences that threaten … Continued
