The Chesapeake Bay is full of history that is slipping away before our eyes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Chesapeake Bay is full of history that is slipping away before our eyes.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Final Episode: A Vanishing Island, the End of an Adventure

One envirnmental advocate has a unique way of bringing attention to the topic: hip hop music.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One envirnmental advocate has a unique way of bringing attention to the topic: hip hop music.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Hip Hop Forestry

Tom reflects on his relationship with a dear friend - an old rowboat.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom reflects on his relationship with a dear friend - an old rowboat.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

The  Old Rowboat

Can we engineer Earth's atmosphere to stop global warming?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can we engineer Earth's atmosphere to stop global warming?See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Climate Engineering as a Dangerous "Plan B" for Global Warming

LEAD

In Maryland over the last three years, there was a back-and-forth political battle between Republican Governor Larry Hogan and the Democratic-majority state legislature over a controversial insecticide called chlorpyrifos.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Maryland over the last three years, there was a back-and-forth political battle between Republican Governor Larry Hogan and the Democratic-majority state legislature over a controversial insecticide called chlorpyrifos.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

EPA Ban on Brain-Damaging Pesticide Follows Maryland's Lead

In a shallow bay of the Potomac River about an hour south of Washington, D.C., lie the remains of 214 wooden cargo ships from World War I, some of which have sprouted trees and become islands.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a shallow bay of the Potomac River about an hour south of Washington, D.C., lie the remains of 214 wooden cargo ships from World War I, some of which have sprouted trees and become islands.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay

The U.S. Senate passed an infrastructure bill that includes $7.5 billion for the construction of electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S. as a step toward combating climate change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The U.S. Senate passed an infrastructure bill that includes $7.5 billion for the construction of electric vehicle charging stations across the U.S. as a step toward combating climate change.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Bumps in Road for Electric Cars

There is a growing movement to measure the worth of nature by quantifying its economic value.  What, then, is the value of fireflies? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There is a growing movement to measure the worth of nature by quantifying its economic value.  What, then, is the value of fireflies? See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Fading of the Fireflies

It’s been a summer of record-breaking heat, wildfires, floods. So people can’t avoid thinking about climate change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s been a summer of record-breaking heat, wildfires, floods. So people can’t avoid thinking about climate change.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Landfill Methane Pollution

Temperatures in the Pacific Northwest got so hot in June – hitting a record 121 degrees in British Columbia – that hundreds of people died and more than a billion clams and mussels cooked in their shells.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Temperatures in the Pacific Northwest got so hot in June – hitting a record 121 degrees in British Columbia – that hundreds of people died and more than a billion clams and mussels cooked in their shells.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Record-Breaking Heat Raises Temperature on Climate Debate

The Environment in Focus, hosted by Tom Pelton, is a weekly perspective on the issues and people changing our natural world.  Pelton is a national award-winning environmental journalist, author, and public radio host.

Tom always hits the nail on the head. These are succinct, well written and well reported, powerful little episodes.

Spot On

The Environment in Focus

Next Wednesday, April 22nd, is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day.  So even though we’re living in strange and difficult times – with the coronavirus keeping most of us at home – it is an appropriate time to take stock of how we’re treating our home, the Earth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Next Wednesday, April 22nd, is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. So even though we’re living in strange and difficult times – with the coronavirus keeping most of us at home – it is an appropriate time to take stock of how we’re treating our home, the Earth.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

For The 50th Anniversary Of Earth Day, Reflecting On The Founder’s Vision

In these times of the coronavirus, the public health strategy of “social distancing” is hard on people because humans are, by their nature, a social species.We evolved to hunt, live, play and survive in groups.  But the virus takes advantage of our evolution and spreads through groups.  So we have to know our enemy and work against our very nature to save lives.In my effort to practice an extreme form of “social distancing” – and escape the claustrophobia of working at home – I set off with my kayak and a few supplies to the most isolated place I could think of: the pathless, maze-like wilderness of rivers and marshes at the heart of the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In these times of the coronavirus, the public health strategy of “social distancing” is hard on people because humans are, by their nature, a social species. We evolved to hunt, live, play and survive in groups. But the virus takes advantage of our evolution and spreads through groups. So we have to know our enemy and work against our very nature to save lives. In my effort to practice an extreme form of “social distancing” – and escape the claustrophobia of working at home – I set off with my kayak and a few supplies to the most isolated place I could think of: the pathless, maze-like wilderness of rivers and marshes at the heart of the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Extreme Social Distancing In The Age Of Coronavirus

Kavin Senapathy is a freelance journalist who was drawn to the field of science blogging nine years ago. It was just after her first child was born and she found herself obsessed with and terrified about her daughter’s health.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kavin Senapathy is a freelance journalist who was drawn to the field of science blogging nine years ago. It was just after her first child was born and she found herself obsessed with and terrified about her daughter’s health.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

A “Science Mom’s” Dance With An Herbicide Manufacturer

During a recent press event, President Trump declared that he is urging his Environmental Protection Agency to weaken federal water conservation standards because of troubles that unnamed friends of his have been having with their toilets.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During a recent press event, President Trump declared that he is urging his Environmental Protection Agency to weaken federal water conservation standards because of troubles that unnamed friends of his have been having with their toilets.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Making America’s Toilets Great Again

Populations of frogs and other amphibians have been declining around the world and biologist Lisa Schloegel believes that she may have discovered why.Schloegel and her fellow researchers concluded that the breeding and farming of bullfrogs in Brazil, Taiwan and China, and the international sales of these live frogs may be spreading a fungus that causes a disease called chytridiomycosis, which is often deadly in amphibians.Although bullfrogs are native to North America part of the natural ecosystem here, their sale, release and multiplication around the world is also creating an invasive species problem in other countries, as the large and aggressive bullfrogs gobble up smaller frogs and amphibians.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Populations of frogs and other amphibians have been declining around the world and biologist Lisa Schloegel believes that she may have discovered why.Schloegel and her fellow researchers concluded that the breeding and farming of bullfrogs in Brazil, Taiwan and China, and the international sales of these live frogs may be spreading a fungus that causes a disease called chytridiomycosis, which is often deadly in amphibians.Although bullfrogs are native to North America part of the natural ecosystem here, their sale, release and multiplication around the world is also creating an invasive species problem in other countries, as the large and aggressive bullfrogs gobble up smaller frogs and amphibians.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Bullfrog Farming Spreads Deadly Fungus

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