
Climate Risk From ‘Zombie’ Rules
The 6-3 conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court is apparently poised to constrain climate action by the Environmental Protection Agency in a decision expected before the end of the SCOTUS term in June. The case, West Virginia v. EPA, involves the Obama Clean Power Plan regulations even though those rules no longer exist, and EPA is replacing them. Harvard Law Professor Richard Lazarus explains how a loss for EPA in this case could limit climate policies across multiple agencies.


Self-Immolation for the Climate
On Earth Day April 22 this year Wynn Bruce, a Buddhist, and environmentalist, set himself on fire on the steps of the Supreme Court to protest inaction on climate change. Brother Phap Dung, a Buddhist Dharma Teacher, talks about the urgent message behind this extreme action and how to find hope and purpose in the face of the climate emergency.


Mass Shooting and Eco-Fascism
The white suspect of the recent mass murder of Blacks in Buffalo is a self-proclaimed eco-fascist whose 180-page manifesto echoed the same kinds of racist ideas that have been espoused by eugenicists, Hitler, and the Nazis. Professor Betsy Hartmann of Hampshire College explains how eco-fascism relates to white supremacy and calls for the environmental movement to delegitimize the eco-fascist movement’s use of violence and racist ideology.

This Weeks Show
May 20, 2022
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Climate Risk From ‘Zombie’ Rules
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The 6-3 conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court is apparently poised to constrain climate action by the Environmental Protection Agency in a decision expected before the end of the SCOTUS term in June. The case, West Virginia v. EPA, involves the Obama Clean Power Plan regulations even though those rules no longer exist, and EPA is replacing them. Harvard Law Professor Richard Lazarus explains how a loss for EPA in this case could limit climate policies across multiple agencies.

Self-Immolation for the Climate
listen / download
On Earth Day April 22 this year Wynn Bruce, a Buddhist, and environmentalist, set himself on fire on the steps of the Supreme Court to protest inaction on climate change. Brother Phap Dung, a Buddhist Dharma Teacher, talks about the urgent message behind this extreme action and how to find hope and purpose in the face of the climate emergency.

Beyond the Headlines
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On this week's trip beyond the headlines Environmental Health News Weekend Editor Peter Dykstra and Steve Curwood discuss the Biden Administration’s cancellation of three oil and gas lease sales, a bill passed by the New York State legislation looking to limit the construction of industrial facilities near communities already burdened with pollution, and a look back to 1969 when folk singer Pete Seeger christened the Hudson River sloop Clearwater.

Mass Shooting and Eco-Fascism
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The white suspect of the recent mass murder of Blacks in Buffalo is a self-proclaimed eco-fascist whose 180-page manifesto echoed the same kinds of racist ideas that have been espoused by eugenicists, Hitler, and the Nazis. Professor Betsy Hartmann of Hampshire College explains how eco-fascism relates to white supremacy and calls for the environmental movement to delegitimize the eco-fascist movement’s use of violence and racist ideology.
Beautiful Mountain Bluebird
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Springtime means migratory birds have returned to the North and are preparing to nest and raise their chicks. Our Explorer-In-Residence Mark Seth Lender shares his observations of Canada's mountain bluebirds in the spring.
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