Yesterday, former Michigan governor Rick Snyder and eight other top officials were indicted with forty-two charges—ranging from willful neglect of duty and involuntary manslaughter to obstruction of justice and perjury—after a new investigation into the Flint water scandal of 2014. Today on the show, WORT news director Chali Pittman takes this opportunity to do a […]
Project Drawdown’s Mission of a Net-Zero Emissions Future
It’s one of the major questions of this generation: how can we solve the problem of global warming? For today’s show, we focus on the collaborative solutions offered by Project Drawdown, a climate initiative focused on reaching “Drawdown”—the point in the future when we’ll finally see greenhouse gas levels start to decline. We’re joined by […]
Erin Brockovich on America’s Water Crisis
Twenty years ago, Erin Brockovich became a household name thanks to the award-winning film about her historic class-action lawsuit against the energy company Pacific Gas and Electric in California over groundwater contamination. Today, Erin Brockovich join Patty on the show to discuss her new book, Superman’s Not Coming, about our national water crisis. Erin Brockovich […]
Natural Resources Board Delays Implementing PFAS Standards
Nearly two-thirds of Wisconsin’s 744 fire departments are storing foam that contain harmful chemicals known as PFAS, according to a state Department of Natural Resources survey conducted this spring. The survey estimates that disposing of the foam could cost millions of dollars. PFAS chemicals are known as forever chemicals, because they linger in the environment […]
Mauritius Oil Spill and Environmental Issues in Africa
On July 25, a Japanese shipping vessel struck a coral reef off the coast of the island nation of Mauritius, resulting in a massive oil spill in the Indian Ocean. Earlier this week, Mauritius declared a state of environmental emergency. “The oil spill has badly impacted on the pristine lagoons, coral reefs, mangrove forests and […]
Opposition to Proposed Enbridge Line 5 Upgrades
For the first part of today’s show, we hear about the opposition to a proposed new segment of Enbridge Line 5 and the risks it poses to Wisconsin waters with Rob Lee, staff attorney at Midwest Environmental Advocates. Cover image: “Worker tight – Enbridge Oil Spill pipeline removal 2” by the US Environmental Protection Agency, […]
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