Living on Earth
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Living on Earth

by World Media Foundation

As the planet we call home faces a climate emergency, Living on Earth is your go-to source for the latest coverage of climate change, ecology, and human health. Hosted by Steve Curwood and brought to you by PRX.

100 episodes
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1
Vanguard Retreats from ESG, Running Free from Pricey Gas—EVs, A Vision of a Wind-Powered Venezuela and more.
51:40 Mar 20, 2026
2
Fires and Logging Justice, Back to the Moon, Pioneering Women in Science and more.
51:38 Mar 13, 2026
3
Justice Advances in Cancer Alley; Trump, Glyphosate and Cancer; Stinky Seaweed Menace and more.
51:52 Mar 6, 2026
4
Bonaire Residents Fight for Climate Justice, The Possibility of Tenderness, Wastewater to Wealth and more.
51:52 Feb 27, 2026
5
Trump Canceling Climate Regs, Stormy Weather for Climate Science, Bluetooth Butterfly Tracking and more.
51:52 Feb 20, 2026
6
US Losing Economic and Energy Edge to China, Wind Power Headwinds, Daisy Rewilds and more.
53:10 Feb 13, 2026
7
The Law and Environmental Justice, The Power of Black history, The Quest for Env. Justice in Shiloh and more.
52:15 Feb 6, 2026
8
Hot Prospects for Geothermal Energy, Do Aliens Speak Physics? Global Health Under Trump and more.
53:24 Jan 30, 2026
9
US Leaves Top Climate Science Body, Health and Economic Costs of Fossil Fuels, Gardening for Special Needs and more.
53:10 Jan 23, 2026
10
Trump Ices Climate Diplomacy, Western Water Crisis Boiling Over, Fungi and Climate Resilience, and more.
51:53 Jan 16, 2026
11
Environment and Rule of Law Under Trump, Sea of Grass and the Disappearing Prairie, An Indigenous Bison Harvest and more.
52:51 Jan 9, 2026
12
A City on Mars and the Perils of Settling Space; and Out-of-this-World Discoveries from 2025
51:52 Jan 2, 2026
13
The Earth Is Our Home For the Holidays and Always
51:52 Dec 26, 2025
14
Winter Solstice Stories and Songs
51:52 Dec 19, 2025
15
Bill McKibben on Abundant Solar and the Waning Power of Fossil Fuels, and more.
51:53 Dec 12, 2025
16
AI Power Demand and the Climate, MAHA and MAGA Divide Over Pesticides, and Robin Wall Kimmerer on The Serviceberry.
51:52 Dec 5, 2025
17
Bonus: Sy Montgomery on "The Chicken Universe", Earth Heat for Cozy Homes, and Hiking on Wheels
41:44 Dec 2, 2025
18
Wildfire Threats and Resilience
51:54 Nov 28, 2025
19
Tropical Forests, Forever? Air Pollution Pioneers, and Thanksgiving Feast Favorites.
51:52 Nov 21, 2025
20
Energy Powers Democratic Wins, Earth’s Cryosphere On Thin Ice, Rights of Nature for Stingless Bees and more.
51:39 Nov 14, 2025
21
UN Climate Talks Kick Off in Brazil, Pope and King Share a Prayer for Creation, Hurricane Melissa Recovery Effort and more.
51:40 Nov 7, 2025
22
Climate Monster in the Caribbean, Gwich’in People Resist Arctic Drilling, Serial Killers and Lead Exposure, and more.
51:30 Oct 31, 2025
23
The Forest Cost of Beef, Media and the Meat Habit, Rebuilding Back Better After Wildfire and more.
51:57 Oct 24, 2025
24
Coalition Defends Solar for All, Taming the Monsters of Halloween Waste, Chicago River Restored to Health and more.
51:53 Oct 17, 2025
25
China’s Climate Pledge, Balcony Solar, Remembering Jane Goodall and more.
51:51 Oct 10, 2025
26
Youth Climate Case, Salmon Run Fattens Bears, The Practice of Re-Enchantment and more.
51:55 Oct 3, 2025
27
Trump Denies, China Leads on Climate; Highway Reborn as Public Park; An Extraordinary New Telescope; and more.
51:48 Sep 26, 2025
28
Heat Waves Linked to Company Emissions, Insurance and Homeowners Underwater, The Light Between Apple Trees and more.
51:53 Sep 19, 2025
29
Trump Stalls Offshore Wind, Huge Danger from Permafrost Loss, The Health Risks of Noise and more.
51:51 Sep 12, 2025
30
PFAS Polluters Pay Up, Tylenol Upcycled from Plastic, Roadless Rule Under Fire, and more.
51:52 Sep 5, 2025
31
Oyster Trash to Treasure, The Outlaw Ocean, A “Little Sea” with a Big Champion and more.
51:52 Aug 29, 2025
32
Life as an Incarcerated Firefighter, An Ancient Climate Solution, Crossings: How Road Ecology is Shaping the Future of Our Planet, and more.
51:50 Aug 22, 2025
33
Sounds of Soil, “Depaving” the Way to Greener Neighborhoods, The Light Eaters and more.
51:53 Aug 15, 2025
34
Complex Air Pollution and Public Health, Under Alien Skies: A Sightseer’s Guide to the Universe, Animal Self-Medicating
51:52 Aug 8, 2025
35
Slippery Beast: A True Crime Natural History, with Eels, Uprooted By Climate, Starborn: How the Stars Made Us and more.
51:42 Aug 1, 2025
36
EPA Cuts Scientific Research, Censorship in US National Parks, Zombie Fires in Canada and more.
51:58 Jul 25, 2025
37
Weakening Disaster Prep, Climate-Resilient Coffee, Clearing Air in Cancer Alley, and more.
51:31 Jul 18, 2025
38
Congress Busts Carbon Budget, Climate Disruption Worsens Flood Risks, and America’s Rural Sanitation Crisis.
52:00 Jul 11, 2025
39
Trump Faces Youth Climate Lawsuit, Tempered Hope for COP30, EPA Employees Speak Out and more
52:21 Jul 4, 2025
40
EPA Ignores Climate Dangers, From Plastic Trash to Art, and Just Earth: How a Fairer World Will Save the Planet.
52:29 Jun 27, 2025
41
Juneteenth and Striving for Ecological Justice
52:23 Jun 20, 2025
42
US Disrupts African Food Tech; Pumping the Earth Dry; Saving a Sacred Mountain in Mongolia and more.
52:44 Jun 13, 2025
43
Hurricane Forecasting in 2025, Saving Corals Amid Record Bleaching, Protecting Farmworkers from Wildfire Smoke and more.
51:51 Jun 6, 2025
44
CA Clean Air Tool Revoked, Cuts to Clean Energy Tax Credits, Turbulence and Climate Change and More.
52:09 May 30, 2025
45
Public Lands Reprieve, Trump Ignores Social Cost of Carbon, Seagrass “Gardening” and more.
52:09 May 23, 2025
46
Pope Leo and Creation Care, Autism and Chemicals, Oystercatchers Bounce Back and more.
52:09 May 16, 2025
47
Trump Sues State Climate Action, Climate Wayfinding with Katharine Wilkinson, “Depaving” the Way to Greener Neighborhoods and more.
52:11 May 9, 2025
48
Air Gets Worse, NOAA Climate Science Cuts, Parrot Brains and Our Own and more.
52:11 May 2, 2025
49
Pope Francis and the Climate, Fighting PFAS, and “Evening” Poem by Dorianne Laux.
52:18 Apr 25, 2025
50
Earth Day Celebration, The Health Toll of L.A. Oil Wells, Fighting Climate Change with Geothermal and more
52:12 Apr 18, 2025
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