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An Effort to Protect California’s Frontline Communities from Environmental Health Risks

November 21, 2021 | Clip

More than seven million Californians live within a mile of an oil or gas well, which studies show can create silent health hazards. Now, there are efforts to put more distance between people and pollutants. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Tom…

MetroFocus

Jerome Foster II, the Youngest Ever White House Advisor, Discusses Climate Justice

November 19, 2021 | Clip

At 19, Jerome Foster II is the youngest White House Advisor ever. In March he was appointed to President Joe Biden's Environmental Justice Advisory Council. MetroFocus talks to him about his role in the Biden administration, COP26, climate justice, and more.

The Sweaty Penguin

Climate Change Makes It Harder to Grow Coffee Beans, What Does That Mean for Us?

November 19, 2021

Coffee is a ridiculously sensitive plant, meaning even the tiniest changes in climate can eliminate many of the world’s current coffee growing regions and put farmers who often make as little as $2-3 per day in an even more difficult…

MetroFocus

Katie Worth Debuts “Miseducation: How Climate Change is Taught in America”

November 18, 2021 | Clip

Damning evidence from Katie Worth reveals that American children learn that climate change may or may not actually be happening—even when alarming evidence that it is can be found in their backyards.

PBS NewsHour Weekend

Barely a Cloud in the Sky and Portland, Maine Is Flooding

November 15, 2021 | Clip

The Gulf of Maine is one of the fastest warming bodies of saltwater on the planet. In Portland, Maine, sea levels are expected to rise 10 to 17 inches by 2030 from the levels in 2000. Christopher Booker reports on…

The Peace Studio

The Time to Act Is Now: A Conversation with Climate Activists Adrian Grenier, Jamie Margolin, and Anna Buretta

November 11, 2021 | Episode

In this conversation, Actor Adrian Grenier and Gen Z climate activists Jamie Margolin and Anna Buretta explain why the time to act is now.

PBS NewsHour Weekend

Is Mass Timber the Building Material of the Future?

November 8, 2021 | Clip

A new kind of construction with a not-so-new material is taking off in the U.S. Mass timber can replace steel and concrete in large buildings and proponents say it's greener and faster to build with. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Megan…

PBS NewsHour Weekend

How Behavioral Science and Cultural Awareness Could Help Cope With Extreme Weather

November 7, 2021 | Clip

Biden's infrastructure bill includes $50 billion for climate resiliency funding to help mitigate and adapt to global warming. Tom Casciato reports on a unique partnership in California that uses behavioral science and cultural awareness in climate studies to help communities…

The Sweaty Penguin

Orangutans: The “Gardeners of the Forest” Are Endangered

November 5, 2021

Today, orangutans are confined to just two islands in Indonesia and Malaysia, and due to forest loss, poaching, and climate change, they’re endangered. And although there’s tons of conservationists doing interesting work to protect orangutans, finding a long-term solution for…

Amanpour and Company

Barbadian Prime Minister Calls on Rich Nations for Climate Financing

November 1, 2021 | Clip

Mia Mottley discusses the responsibility of larger developed nations to act in behalf of Barbados and other small nations at risk.

Amanpour and Company

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Hosts COP26

November 1, 2021 | Clip

COP26 convened 120 world leaders to work out international concords that would try to limit global warming to 1.5°C by 2100.

Amanpour and Company

How Big Oil Has Misled the Public on Climate Change

November 1, 2021 | Clip

House oversight hearings on October 28, 2021 called upon six major fossil fuel companies to attest to their part in climate change.

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