Sustainability Archives

Fighting Fire With Fire

by Brett Myers, Casey Miner, Elizabeth Shogren, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Steven Rascón, Claire Mullen, Amy Mostafa, Sarah Mirk, Kevin Sullivan, Al Letson and Lakshmi Varanasi September 4, 2021September 20, 2021

As climate change continues making wildfires worse, how do we learn to live with fire?

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Sustainability

Timber Wars

by Brett Myers, Brett Simpson, Jim Briggs, Najib Aminy, Fernando Arruda, Kevin Sullivan and Al Letson July 10, 2021July 15, 2021

Thirty years ago, a fight over old-growth forests and the spotted owl forever transformed the way we see – and fight over – the natural world.

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Sustainability

Life in the drill zone

by Elizabeth Shogren June 15, 2021August 3, 2021

More than a decade ago, the U.S. made a big bet on natural gas as a path to reduced emissions and energy independence. But has that bet gone bad for communities – and the climate?

Sustainability

Emission control

by Elizabeth Shogren, Mohamed Al Elew, Michael Montgomery, Taki Telonidis, Soo Oh, Esther Kaplan, Amy Mostafa, Sarah Mirk, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Steven Rascón, Claire Mullen and Kevin Sullivan June 12, 2021July 1, 2021

If we want to slow climate change, we have to slash methane pollution. Methane is heating up the planet and threatens the health of people who live near drill sites.

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Sustainability

Timber Wars

by Brett Simpson, Brett Myers, Al Letson, Amy Mostafa, Jim Briggs and Fernando Arruda February 13, 2021July 1, 2021

Thirty years ago, a fight over old-growth forests and the spotted owl forever transformed the way we see – and fight over – the natural world.

https://d1m3w2qdkx2ozg.cloudfront.net/707_Reveal_PC.mp3

Sustainability

Nicaragua to crack down on conflict beef

by Nathan Halverson December 9, 2020June 30, 2021

After dozens of Indigenous people were murdered in land disputes, Nicaragua has moved to monitor its cattle industry. Beef raised on protected lands likely made its way to U.S. consumers.

Environment, Voting

The American divide

by Kevin Sullivan, Deborah George, Elizabeth Shogren, Najib Aminy, Al Letson, Amy Mostafa, Taki Telonidis, Michael Montgomery, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda and Mwende Hinojosa November 7, 2020July 1, 2021

Reveal host Al Letson talks to a first-time voter, whose struggles reflect the divisions this country faces after a historic election.

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Climate Change

America’s ring of fire

by Ike Sriskandarajah, Al Letson, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Kevin Sullivan, Najib Aminy, Brett Myers, Cheryl Devall, Emmanuel Martinez, Scott Pham, Eric Sagara and Amy Mostafa September 12, 2020July 1, 2021

Wildfires are getting bigger, more expensive and closer to people’s homes. We examine how wildfires got so dangerous – and how some are fighting back.

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