Environment

The Monterey Bay Aquarium has been fostering abandoned sea otter pups for later release into the wild.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This is an episode of TED Climate we think you’d enjoy, a podcast from the TED Audio Collective, which is back for a new season.

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

Hilton Carter, a.k.a. The Plant Doctor, is out with “The Propagation Handbook.” He shares his tips on how to propagate plants such as pothos, ficus, succulents, and more.

‘The gift that keeps on giving’: How to propagate your houseplants

Hilton Carter, a.k.a. The Plant Doctor, is out with “The Propagation Handbook.” He shares his tips on how to propagate plants such as pothos, ficus, succulents, and more.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The southbound 101 freeway in Agoura Hills will be closed nightly for the next few weeks — as Caltrans continues building a massive wildlife bridge.

Animal highway in Agoura Hills: Construction means freeway closures

The southbound 101 freeway in Agoura Hills will be closed nightly for the next few weeks — as Caltrans continues building a massive wildlife bridge.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Mexico City, home to 22 million people, is facing drought, drying reservoirs, and leaky infrastructure. Some parts of the city have no running water at all.

North America’s largest city is running out of water

Mexico City, home to 22 million people, is facing drought, drying reservoirs, and leaky infrastructure. Some parts of the city have no running water at all.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Yes, you can live your green values all the way to the grave.

What’s the greenest kind of funeral?

Yes, you can live your green values all the way to the grave.

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

The people in charge of California’s state parks once focused on just preserving land, but now they’re tasked with saving it from climate-driven collapse.

Climate change pushes CA state parks to re-think their goals

The people in charge of California’s state parks once focused on just preserving land, but now they’re tasked with saving it from climate-driven collapse.

from KCRW Features

Hundreds of locals flocked to the Griffith Park Observatory to witness Southern California’s partial eclipse.

Griffith Park spectators awestruck at partial solar eclipse

Hundreds of locals flocked to the Griffith Park Observatory to witness Southern California’s partial eclipse.

from KCRW Features

Journalist Shane Mitchell won two James Beard Awards for shining a light on the exploitation in America's onion fields.

Warning: The exploitation of onion field workers will make you cry

Journalist Shane Mitchell won two James Beard Awards for shining a light on the exploitation in America's onion fields.

from Good Food

Anticipating Monday’s total solar eclipse, Angelenos are flying and driving thousands of miles to get the best view – and, possibly, to be changed.

LA eclipse chasers hit the road seeking a cosmic connection

Anticipating Monday’s total solar eclipse, Angelenos are flying and driving thousands of miles to get the best view – and, possibly, to be changed.

from KCRW Features

The damage is still unfolding from Taiwan’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake. But strong building codes and community preparedness helped lessen the disaster. We look at how LA compares.

Taiwan’s earthquake prep is robust. What about California’s?

The damage is still unfolding from Taiwan’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake. But strong building codes and community preparedness helped lessen the disaster. We look at how LA compares.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Where should you start with greening your home, and how do you get it subsidized?

How to hack rebates to upgrade your home

Where should you start with greening your home, and how do you get it subsidized?

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

What’s the best way to offset the planetary damage of your air travel?

Do carbon offsets help with airplane emissions?

What’s the best way to offset the planetary damage of your air travel?

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

Christy Spackman tracks how municipal water systems have spent billions eliminating taste from our tap water.

Why does tap water taste like nothing?

Christy Spackman tracks how municipal water systems have spent billions eliminating taste from our tap water.

from Good Food

Pine Mountain Club, about an hour north of LA, has suffered hundreds of break-ins and thousands of dollars of bear-related damage over the past decade.

All-out bear assault comes to this SoCal town every year

Pine Mountain Club, about an hour north of LA, has suffered hundreds of break-ins and thousands of dollars of bear-related damage over the past decade.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Topanga is one of the riskiest places in LA County for fires and floods. One of the area’s oldest residents explains why she still calls it home after 92 years.

Fires, quakes, floods – 92-year-old Topangan has seen ‘em all

Topanga is one of the riskiest places in LA County for fires and floods. One of the area’s oldest residents explains why she still calls it home after 92 years.

from KCRW Features

Here’s a hint: keep the conversation alive.

What do you do when you want to change a mind?

Here’s a hint: keep the conversation alive.

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

Conditions appear just right for a spring superbloom after a rainy winter, meaning colorful California hillsides and fields are coming.

Superbloom season is here. Where to go see kaleidoscope of wildflowers

Conditions appear just right for a spring superbloom after a rainy winter, meaning colorful California hillsides and fields are coming.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Reporter Susanne Rust explains why California's plastic bag ban created more waste.

Why did California's plastic bag ban fail?

Reporter Susanne Rust explains why California's plastic bag ban created more waste.

from Good Food

Kids want to take care of the Earth as much as you do!

How to teach kids about climate action

Kids want to take care of the Earth as much as you do!

from The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast