Legal expert Valerie Baron from Natural Resources Defense Council joins to discuss the existential threat to safe, available drinking water across the United States. Topics include The Clean Water Act and regulatory standards, PFAS and other contaminants in the water supply, the effects of climate change, and new leadership at...

This week's featured guest on Greenhorns Radio is Matt Alward. Matt was born and raised in Berkeley, CA where he grew up working construction with his father. After graduating High School he drove up the Alcan Highway and ended up in Homer, Alaska. He supported himself with construction work and...

Des Moines is suing upstream counties for agriculture pollution in municipal water. Is this the new paradigm? Find out on a brand new episode of What Doesn't Kill You as Katy Keiffer is joined by friend of the show Tom Philpot to discuss, amongst other things, water quality, nitrogen, drainage...

When Katy Keiffer and Tom Philpott talk about the pork industry, you better listen. This week on What Doesn't Kill You, the two discuss JBS's acquisition of Cargill pork production and the impact that exports have on the industry. Tom Philpott is the Food and Ag Correspondent for Mother Jones...

This week on What Doesn't Kill You, Katy Keiffer is talking about one of her favorite topics - fecal engineering! She's joined by Craig Scott of Bion Environmental Technologies, a provider of comprehensive livestock waste treatment technology. They discuss anaerobic digesters, Pennsylvania Senate Bill # 994, livestock production, TMDL regulations...

Katy Keiffer is back from Australia and in the studio for another episode of What Doesn't Kill You. She's joined by writer Tom Philpott, the Food and Ag Correspondent for Mother Jones and the cofounder of Maverick Farms, a center for sustainable food education in Valle Crucis, North Carolina. He...

Emma Straub Paul Greenberg. Emily is broadcasting off-site today, but she's still got a fun and jam-packed episode of Sharp Hot!. First, Emily is joined by Emma Straub, author of The Vacationers - an irresistible, deftly observed novel about the secrets, joys, and jealousies that rise to the...

What does Hormel have to do with the water supply in Nebraska? What are the issues facing workers in the pork industry? Find out on a pork-themed episode of What Doesn't Kill You as Katy Keiffer chats with expert Ted Genoways. Ted Genoways is editor-at-large at OnEarth, the magazine of...

Find out what makes oysters such a sustainable and environmentally sound crop in this special recording on the HeritageRadioNetwork.org! Sari Kamin talks with Kevin Joseph of the Billion Oyster Project about the filtration capabilities of oysters, and how oyster reefs create habitat and promote biodiversity. Find out how Kevin and...

This week on Burning Down the House, Curtis B. Wayne is joined by registered architect and landscape architect, Susannah Drake of dlandstudio. Curtis and Susannah are discussing eco-friendly urban landscaping, and what landscape architecture can mean for New York City's protection from future storms like Hurricane Sandy. Hear about sanitation...