WORT 89.9FM Madison · Wisconsin Heat Health Network Protects The Vulnerable Between 1982 and 2008, 116 people in Wisconsin died as a direct result of extremely hot weather. Those numbers […]
UW-Madison study says 50k lives per year can be saved by reducing air ...
New research from UW-Madison quantifies the health costs of air pollution. The study, just published in the journal GeoHealth, finds that cleaning up certain pollutants in the air could prevent […]
“Everybody Loves Cranes”
Everybody loves cranes—especially Paul Robbins, a self-proclaimed crane enthusiast and the dean of the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Today, he joins guest host Richelle Wilson for a fun and […]
The Anthropocene: Pushing the Limits of the Earth
Canadian filmmakers Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas De Pencier and Edward Burtynsky, creators of “Manufactured Landscapes” and “Watermark” release the final installment of their epic environmental documentary trilogy, “Anthropocene: The Human Epoch” […]
Extinction Rebellion and Science Fiction for the Future
On Monday, April 15, activists in cities all around the world staged demonstrations to draw attention to the urgency of climate catastrophe. For the first part of the program, Patty […]
This Weekend’s Tales From Planet Earth
Tony Castañeda speaks with Peter Boger, curator of the sixth annual environmental film festival Tales from Planet Earth, from the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. Films will screen this weekend, […]