Environment

Conditions appear just right for a spring superbloom after a rainy winter, meaning colorful California hillsides and fields are coming.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Reporter Susanne Rust explains why California's plastic bag ban created more waste.

from Good Food

Kids want to take care of the Earth as much as you do!

How to teach kids about climate action

Kids want to take care of the Earth as much as you do!

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

Residents want a nearby landfill — where a chemical reaction is happening underneath — to shut down to preserve their health. Months later, it’s still operating.

Hear from sick neighbors of the infamous Castaic landfill

Residents want a nearby landfill — where a chemical reaction is happening underneath — to shut down to preserve their health. Months later, it’s still operating.

from KCRW Features

This week, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Indigenous ecologist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass speaks about the virtues of moss and how one of the smallest and humblest plants on the planet…

Midweek Reset: The wisdom of moss

This week, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Indigenous ecologist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass speaks about the virtues of moss and how one of the smallest and humblest plants on the planet…

from Life Examined

Should I prioritize planting drought-tolerant or native plants?

How to cultivate a climate-friendly yard

Should I prioritize planting drought-tolerant or native plants?

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

Tens of thousands of bird enthusiasts are watching Jackie and Shadow, a bald eagle pair, on a live camera. With three eggs laid, hatch time is imminent.

When will eagle eggs hatch? Big Bear residents wait on edge

Tens of thousands of bird enthusiasts are watching Jackie and Shadow, a bald eagle pair, on a live camera. With three eggs laid, hatch time is imminent.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Food and ag journalist Tom Philpott debunks the pro-ethanol POV.

Why is the US so devoted to corn-based ethanol when there are better ways to produce energy?

Food and ag journalist Tom Philpott debunks the pro-ethanol POV.

from Good Food

Two recent fires in the Mojave Desert killed millions of Southern California’s Joshua trees. Camels are helping make sure the iconic yucca species survives.

Camels are helping ensure the Joshua tree’s survival

Two recent fires in the Mojave Desert killed millions of Southern California’s Joshua trees. Camels are helping make sure the iconic yucca species survives.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Caleigh and Candice end the “chicken vs. fish” debate, once and for all.

Which is better, chicken or fish?

Caleigh and Candice end the “chicken vs. fish” debate, once and for all.

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

The deluge of rain over California has created a unique, shallow lake in California's Death Valley National Park. Rangers are even welcoming kayakers.

Death Valley is the hottest place on earth. How did a lake appear?

The deluge of rain over California has created a unique, shallow lake in California's Death Valley National Park. Rangers are even welcoming kayakers.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Overwhelmed by climate change? Here are some ways to manage the anxiety.

I have dread. Lots of dread.

Overwhelmed by climate change? Here are some ways to manage the anxiety.

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

A seven-minute shower uses about 13 gallons of water. One group is trying to prove that efficient home upgrades can make that amount feel like plenty all day.

How to live on 13 gallons of water a day without even trying

A seven-minute shower uses about 13 gallons of water. One group is trying to prove that efficient home upgrades can make that amount feel like plenty all day.

from KCRW Features

What does the Tulare Lake Basin water crisis mean for the future of farming in California?

The Central Valley town of Corcoran is sinking due to overpumping of groundwater

What does the Tulare Lake Basin water crisis mean for the future of farming in California?

from Good Food

Your practical, personal guide to protecting the planet will be back with new episodes starting February 21!

The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast is back! Season 2 trailer

Your practical, personal guide to protecting the planet will be back with new episodes starting February 21!

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

Designed to quickly channel water out to sea, the concrete waterway protects lives and property but limits how much rain percolates into groundwater reservoirs.

Much maligned LA River kept flooding catastrophe at bay

Designed to quickly channel water out to sea, the concrete waterway protects lives and property but limits how much rain percolates into groundwater reservoirs.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Greenland’s Jakobshavn glacier is one of the fastest deteriorating glaciers in the world. But some researchers say they may have figured out a way to save it.

To try to save a fast-melting glacier, scientists use geoengineering

Greenland’s Jakobshavn glacier is one of the fastest deteriorating glaciers in the world. But some researchers say they may have figured out a way to save it.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

“The Big One” in California often refers to an earthquake. But seismologist Lucy Jones warns of another “Big One”: sustained rain storms that overwhelm flood control systems.

In California, are rainstorms deadlier than earthquakes?

“The Big One” in California often refers to an earthquake. But seismologist Lucy Jones warns of another “Big One”: sustained rain storms that overwhelm flood control systems.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Parts of LA County are getting half a year’s worth of rain in a single storm. Santa Monica Mountain communities like Topanga and Malibu are getting hit the hardest.

Heavy rainfall in LA turns Topanga Canyon into a river

Parts of LA County are getting half a year’s worth of rain in a single storm. Santa Monica Mountain communities like Topanga and Malibu are getting hit the hardest.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Trillions of dollars worth of lithium could be bubbling up from the ground in the Imperial Valley, which is one of the hottest and poorest areas of California.

Imperial Valley: Domestic source for lithium to power the nation?

Trillions of dollars worth of lithium could be bubbling up from the ground in the Imperial Valley, which is one of the hottest and poorest areas of California.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand