Cause of Death: Air Pollution

August 15, 2025

Pollutants from burning fossil fuels — from smokestacks, tailpipes, gas flares and more – are warming our world and poisoning our air....

Dead Heat: The Danger Of Home Power Shutoffs

June 20, 2025

Summer is here, temperatures are rising — and so are electric bills. That also means many Americans are facing a severely overlooked issue:...

What’s in My Air?

December 2, 2022

Key to addressing the climate crisis is having an accurate picture of greenhouse gas emissions. Over a 20-year period, methane is 80 times more...

Extreme Heat: The Silent Killer

June 25, 2021

Last week’s heat wave across the western United States busted more records – a trend that doesn’t seem to be going away.  Despite the...

Killer Combination: Climate, Health and Poverty

February 12, 2021

What happens when climate, public health and poverty converge?
Author and activist Catherine Coleman Flowers grew up in rural Lowndes County,...

Breaking Through: A Year of Climate Conversations

December 4, 2020

In this special episode we look back at the climate stories of 2020 by listening to excerpts from a year of climate conversations, beginning with...

COVID-19 and Climate: Implications for Public Health

April 17, 2020

Human incursion into remote ecosystems can have far-reaching effects on our health and well-being. Deforestation and changes in land use, often to...

REWIND: Exploring Climate Psychology / Getting Outside in the Digital Age

January 17, 2020

We all know about the environmental and physical effects of climate change. But what about its impact on our mental health?  According to some...

Mind Over Chatter: Exploring Climate Psychology

November 30, 2018

We all know about the environmental and physical effects of climate change. But what about its impact on our mental health? Therapists report that...

The Hidden Health Hazards of Climate Change

May 10, 2018

Climate change isn’t just an environmental problem – it’s also a health hazard. Air pollution and changing weather patterns give rise to...