The Environment in Focus

317 - Final Episode: A Vanishing Island, the End of an Adventure

The Environment in Focus, hosted by Tom Pelton, is a weekly perspective on the issues and people changing our natural world. Pelton is a national award-winning environmental journalist, author, and public radio host.

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317 - Final Episode: A Vanishing Island, the End of an Adventure

Thu, 23 Sep 2021
316 - Hip Hop Forestry

Mon, 20 Sep 2021
315 - The Old Rowboat

Fri, 10 Sep 2021
314 - Climate Engineering as a Dangerous "Plan B" for Global Warming

Mon, 06 Sep 2021
313 - EPA Ban on Brain-Damaging Pesticide Follows Maryland's Lead

Thu, 26 Aug 2021
312 - Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay

Mon, 23 Aug 2021
311 - Bumps in Road for Electric Cars

Mon, 16 Aug 2021
310 - Fading of the Fireflies

Thu, 05 Aug 2021
309 - Landfill Methane Pollution

Wed, 28 Jul 2021
308 - Record-Breaking Heat Raises Temperature on Climate Debate

Wed, 21 Jul 2021
307 - Study Reveals The Climate Future Of Maryland

Wed, 21 Jul 2021
306 - A Trip Back in Time Along Bends in the Potomac River

Wed, 07 Jul 2021
305 - Climate Activists Protest Compromise on Infrastructure Bill

Thu, 01 Jul 2021
304 - Conowingo Dam Agreement Undermined by Muddy Numbers

Wed, 23 Jun 2021
303 - Beaver Boom Dams Up Pollution Control Projects

Wed, 16 Jun 2021
302 - Growing Tent Villages Of Homeless People Caused By The Pandemic

Wed, 09 Jun 2021
301 - Crab Population Survey Finds Record Low Juveniles, More Females

Wed, 02 Jun 2021
300 - How the U.S. Constitution Flowed from a Long-Forgotten Canal

Wed, 26 May 2021
299 - Emergence of Cicadas Inspires ‘Cicada-Licious’ Meat Alternatives

Thu, 20 May 2021
298 - ‘Eco-Bible’ Reveals the Ancient Roots of Environmental Movement

Mon, 10 May 2021
297 - The Powerful Medicine of Birdsongs and Streams

Thu, 29 Apr 2021
296 - Surveying the Music of Maryland’s Marshlands

Mon, 26 Apr 2021
295 - MD Climate Legislation Sunk By Clash Between Democrats

Sat, 17 Apr 2021
294 - MD Climate Legislation Sunk By Clash Between Democrats

Fri, 16 Apr 2021
293 - Cleaning Up Paper Mill Waste Subsidies and “Black Liquor” Pollution

Thu, 08 Apr 2021
292 - Blue Collar Environmentalism and the Red/Blue Divide in America

Fri, 02 Apr 2021
291 - Bills Aim to Protect the Poor from Electricity Ripoffs

Wed, 24 Mar 2021
290 - Landmark Court Decision Requires Regulation of Air Pollution from Poultry Houses

Wed, 17 Mar 2021
289 - Trying To Save The Giant Salamanders Hiding in Appalachian Streams

Wed, 10 Mar 2021
288 - Fight Over Environmental Impact of ‘Maglev’ High-Speed Rail

Thu, 04 Mar 2021
287 - Sharp Decline in Climate Pollution from Power Plants, Even Under Trump

Thu, 25 Feb 2021
286 - Maryland Lawmakers Debate Ban on “Forever Chemicals”

Wed, 17 Feb 2021
285 - In Wave of Coal Plant Closures, MD Considers Relief Payments to Workers

Thu, 11 Feb 2021
284 - Nature as a Refuge for Reflection on Death and Life

Thu, 04 Feb 2021
283 - Biden’s Pick to Run EPA Has Questionable Record on Farm Pollution

Mon, 01 Feb 2021
282 - Orchids: The Smartest Plants in the World

Wed, 27 Jan 2021
281 - MD Lawmakers Introduce Climate and Mass Transit Bills

Thu, 14 Jan 2021
280 - New Trump EPA Rule Against “Junk Science” Trashes Real Science

Thu, 07 Jan 2021
279 - Interbreeding of Ravens Echoes Human Genetic History

Wed, 30 Dec 2020
278 - Flowers in December a Sign of Climate Out of Balance

Thu, 24 Dec 2020
277 - The Future of Environmental Justice in the Biden Administration

Thu, 17 Dec 2020
276 - Exploring a Beautiful State Park with a Deadly Past

Thu, 03 Dec 2020
275 - On Socially-Distanced Holidays, Connect To Nature’s Internet

Wed, 25 Nov 2020
274 - BF’s Oyster Campaign Is More Fundraising Scheme Than Meaningful Solution

Wed, 18 Nov 2020
273 - What President-Elect Biden Could Mean for the Climate and Chesapeake Bay

Fri, 13 Nov 2020
272 - EPA Records Show Benzene from Refineries Leaking into Minority Neighborhoods

Wed, 04 Nov 2020
271 - Biden's Move Away From Oil Not Surprising to Wall Street

Thu, 29 Oct 2020
270 - Report: Allowing Trees to Grow on 15 Percent of Farmland Could Solve Environmental Crises

Wed, 21 Oct 2020
269 - Amid a Rising Sea of Vacant Malls, Developer Plans to Clear-Cut a Forest

Wed, 14 Oct 2020
268 - GOP’s Rejection of Science Comes Home with COVID in White House

Wed, 07 Oct 2020