Tag Archives: Environment
Extra Edition: California Bans Gas Cars.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 PROGRAM # 9732 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: California Bans Gas Cars. California bans the sale of new gasoline cars to move the state to zero emissions by 2035. Washington and Massachusetts are announcing similar mandates. What are the challenges ahead for the ambitious state plan? This and other topics are discussed […]
Wildlands Fire Protection. Also, Preparing to Survive Disasters.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 PROGRAM #9733 12:00 PM PT Wildlands Fire Protection. Western states are at higher risk of deadly wildfires, which are getting worse as each year more areas are burned. Why so many wildfires? How can those disasters be averted? An expert shares findings of a study to reduce fuel and protect communities from […]
Dangerous Air from Wildfires.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 25 PROGRAM # 9726 12:00 PM PT Dangerous Air from Wildfires. A number of homes burnt by a wildfire forcing the evacuation of a small town in the state of Washington. As the worst of the wildfire season may be still to come, how can neighboring communities prepare and protect against the bad […]
Climate and Tax Bill and Latinos. New Plan Against Water Crisis. Calls for “Human Right to Water.”
MONDAY, AUGUST 15 PROGRAM # 9714 12:00 PM PT Climate and Tax Bill and Latinos. President Biden is expected to sign a sweeping tax, health and climate package, after the House passed it. The bill, called the Inflation Reduction Act, includes funding for a number of programs to help the nation fight climate change and […]
Dangerous Air from Wildfires. Also, Worker Protections Against Summer Heat.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 11 PROGRAM # 9712 12:00 PM PT Dangerous Air from Wildfires. A number of homes burnt by a wildfire forcing the evacuation of a small town in the state of Washington. The worst of the wildfire season is still to come. The toxic smoke from the fires is putting in danger the health […]
Climate, Health Care and Tax Bill.
MONDAY, AUGUST 8 PROGRAM # 9707 12:00 PM PT Climate, Health Care and Tax Bill. Congress worked through the weekend on the Inflation Reduction Act and Democrats are expected to pass it through the budget reconciliation process. The legislation, funded in part by a corporate minimum tax, would spend big on energy and climate change, […]
Biden’s Orders on Climate Change.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27 PROGRAM # 9696 12:00 PM PT Biden’s Orders on Climate Change. New climate change measures.I New Biden’s Actions on Climate Change. As deadly heat waves hit the US and as sweeping climate legislation is being derailed by the opposition in the Senate, President Biden announced executive actions aimed at climate change. He […]
A Hot, Dry and Burning West.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 20 PROGRAM # 9689 12:00 PM PT A Hot, Dry and Burning West. The U.S. West is experiencing another summer of extreme heat, droughts, wildfires and smoke, destructive events that are all escalating because of climate change. After two years of devastating summers, the forecasts for new major disasters are ominous. Summer used […]
Drought and Water Supply; Wildfire Season.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 13 PROGRAM # 9682 12:00 PM PT Drought and Water Supply; Wildfire Season. As the historic drought worsens, unregulated industries turn to open new agricultural wells and over pumping groundwater, threatening the water supplies for disadvantaged communities. To protect the stressed aquifers and communities, Gov. Newsom released an executive, drought-emergency order, requiring new […]
Extra Edition: Combating Deadly Heat Threat in the Fields (Program Repeat.)
THURSDAY, JULY 7 PROGRAM # 9676 11:00 AM PT Extra Edition: Combating Deadly Heat Threat in the Fields (Program Repeat.) Millions are under heat watches as a dangerous heat wave is warming the fields throughout the US South and Southwest. Exacerbated by climate change, temperatures for this summer season are expected to be worse than […]
