August 16 Terra Verde
August 16 Terra Verde
Terra Verde
10:30 AM Pacific Time: Fridays
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.
This week’s Terra Verde episode lifts the hood on America’s disaster recovery and climate resilience workforce. While these workers are the ones rebuilding our homes after hurricanes or harvesting food during extreme wildfires, they often face inordinate exploitation in these unstable and invisibilized sectors. Pressure to change industry standards is growing with support from organizations … Continued
PFAS are a class of about 15,000 chemicals known as “forever chemicals” (because they don’t naturally break down). Exposure to these harmful chemicals — which are often found in clothing and textiles, cosmetics, food packaging, and even menstrual products — has been linked to a range of critical health problems. While cleaning up environmental PFAS … Continued
Forty years ago, the Supreme Court established what would become a bedrock principle in administrative law. Known as Chevron deference, the principle required that courts defer to the expertise of federal agencies when interpreting any ambiguities in the laws they were tasked with implementing. In late June, six of the nine supreme court justices joined … Continued
Special Event Programming: Democracy Now at the RNC
Today’s show is preempted by the second hour of Democracy Now, broadcasting from the RNC in Milwaukee. The first hour can be found here.
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A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
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A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.
Bioregional regeneration is a land stewardship approach focused on undoing past harms and reversing environmental degradation, while bringing back biodiversity and cultivating ecological resilience. Solar Punk Farms is a queer-led climate hub dedicated to bioregional regeneration in Guerneville, CA. Through a radically inclusive approach that incorporates science, art, and collaboration, the farm engages queer folks, … Continued
Energy Transfer – the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline or DAPL – is suing Greenpeace USA for $300 million, claiming that the environmental group and not the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, organized the resistance against DAPL at Standing Rock in 2016-17. The suit is another Big Oil strategy to shut down opposition to its climate-damaging … Continued
Carbon capture and storage, often referred to by insiders as CCS, isn’t exactly a new concept — the first carbon capture plan was proposed back in the 1930s. But recently, as the stark reality of the climate crisis has set in, interest in the idea has ticked up considerably, particularly among government and industry actors. … Continued