Ranked #1
Ep. 20: The Red State Paradox
Ep. 20: The Red State Paradox
Arlie Russell Hochschild spent five years in some of the most polluted parishes of Louisiana trying to find out why some... Read more
30 Aug 2017
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29mins
Ranked #2
Climate Change: How Bad Can it Be?
Climate Change: How Bad Can it Be?
You’ve probably heard by now that, according to a new UN report, the world has just over a decade to get climate change ... Read more
10 Oct 2018
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21mins
Ranked #3
Rick Perry Made Me Do It
Rick Perry Made Me Do It
President Trump says a key phone call at the center of the Ukraine scandal was Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s idea. But P... Read more
17 Oct 2019
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18mins
Ranked #4
Trump and the Philosophy of Climate Denial
Trump and the Philosophy of Climate Denial
How do you change the minds of climate deniers and people -- say the President -- who doubt the scientific process in ge... Read more
26 Sep 2019
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22mins
Ranked #5
What’s the Future of Global Climate Policies?
What’s the Future of Global Climate Policies?
The Paris Climate Agreement was put in place to prevent catastrophic and runaway global warming. And since taking office... Read more
28 Nov 2019
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18mins
Ranked #6
The Pollution Police
The Pollution Police
What happens when environmental laws and rules aren't enforced? When the environmental cops just aren't on the beat? Und... Read more
20 Feb 2019
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23mins
Ranked #7
Murray Energy, A Major Trump Ally, Goes Bankrupt
Murray Energy, A Major Trump Ally, Goes Bankrupt
President Trump came into office promising to save coal and coal jobs. Instead, the industry has continued to slide. The... Read more
14 Nov 2019
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29mins
Ranked #8
One Man's Quest to Transform American Energy
One Man's Quest to Transform American Energy
Wildfires have once again spread across California...and millions of residents have been living without power for weeks.... Read more
8 Nov 2019
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29mins
Ranked #9
Who's Watching the Hogs?
Who's Watching the Hogs?
Last month, the USDA quietly issued a new rule changing meat inspection standards for pork. Not only would the new rule... Read more
9 Oct 2019
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24mins
Ranked #10
How the UK Won its War on Coal
How the UK Won its War on Coal
Coal was the engine of the Industrial Revolution and employed nearly 1.2 million people in Britain at its height. But th... Read more
9 Aug 2018
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15mins
Ranked #11
Strengthening Transparency or Silencing Science?
Strengthening Transparency or Silencing Science?
Word leaked a few weeks ago that the EPA is poised to finalize a rule to limit the types of scientific studies that can... Read more
12 Dec 2019
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29mins
Ranked #12
Ep. 44: Goodbye Scott Pruitt, Hello Andrew Wheeler
Ep. 44: Goodbye Scott Pruitt, Hello Andrew Wheeler
For months on end, Pruitt seemed to defy the laws of gravity at the EPA, maintaining his job through more than a dozen s... Read more
11 Jul 2018
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15mins
Ranked #13
Ep. 45: Brett Kavanaugh is Trump's Pick. Should Environmentalists Be Worried?
Ep. 45: Brett Kavanaugh is Trump's Pick. Should Environmentalists Be Worried?
Less than a week after the announcement that Justice Anthony Kennedy would retire, President Trump nominated DC Circuit ... Read more
12 Jul 2018
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31mins
Ranked #14
A Surge of Black Lung Disease in Appalachia
A Surge of Black Lung Disease in Appalachia
This week we're bringing you a interview with NPR's Howard Berkes about the proliferation of black lung disease among co... Read more
8 Feb 2019
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35mins
Ranked #15
Zinke's Out. What's the Damage to Public Lands?
Zinke's Out. What's the Damage to Public Lands?
The federal government is the nation's largest landowner, managing 500 million acres under the Department of the Interio... Read more
10 Jan 2019
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24mins
Ranked #16
Ep. 43: Could the Endangered Species Act go Extinct?
Ep. 43: Could the Endangered Species Act go Extinct?
When Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act on December 28, 1973, it made the United States the only nation on ... Read more
28 Jun 2018
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26mins
Ranked #17
Environmentalists Could Change Election Outcomes. They Just Need to Vote.
Environmentalists Could Change Election Outcomes. They Just Need to Vote.
Historically, polls have shown that environmentalists are terrible at voting. In the 2014 midterm election, more than 15... Read more
31 Oct 2018
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19mins
Ranked #18
Bonus Episode: Michael Mann’s Journey Through the Climate Wars
Bonus Episode: Michael Mann’s Journey Through the Climate Wars
Today we're bring you an episode of a podcast we've been enjoying lately. Democracy Works, produced by Penn State's McCo... Read more
4 Oct 2018
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37mins
Ranked #19
The Green New Deal: Two Takes
The Green New Deal: Two Takes
Now that a proposal is on the table, some see it as a chance to create jobs and equalize the economy. But critics say it... Read more
20 Mar 2019
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24mins
Ranked #20
Will Climate Change Matter in 2020?
Will Climate Change Matter in 2020?
There wasn't a single question about global warming in the 2016 presidential debates. Will 2020 be different? There are ... Read more
23 May 2019
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30mins