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CAFOs crowd thousands of animals into tight spaces, generating massive amounts of pollutants that have separately been linked to cancer, notes Brian Bienkowski of @thenewlede.bsky.social.
Researchers have found that elephants raised without elders behave differently, highlighting how crucial survival skills are passed down through generations. www.loe.org/shows/segmen...
“English is not a native language to us, and Rio Tinto, when it went on to the land, it used the language as a weapon.”
@goldmanprize.bsky.social winner Theonila Roka Matbob on her ongoing fight for justice after mining devastated her community in Papua New Guinea. www.loe.org/shows/segmen...
When Nigerian wildlife ecologist @irorotanshi.bsky.social rediscovered the endangered short-tailed roundleaf bat, it was a thrilling moment. But the fight to protect the species and its fragile habitat was just beginning. www.loe.org/shows/segmen...
Lithium is essential to electrifying transport, but its extraction carries serious environmental and social costs. @triofrancos.bsky.social explains how a more just energy transition could benefit us all. www.loe.org/shows/segmen...
Living near many large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) may increase your risk of cancer, according to a study from Yale. www.loe.org/shows/segmen...
Can pop stars help amplify the climate movement? Indie-pop band AJR thinks so. Bassist @adambmet.bsky.social shares how music can mobilize fans to make a real difference. www.loe.org/shows/segmen...
The 2026 FIFA World Cup could be the most emissions-intensive sporting event in history, producing the CO2 equivalent of about 6.5 million cars being driven for a year, according to @responsiblesci.bsky.social's Stuart Parkinson. www.loe.org/shows/segmen...
Climate news stories across the globe have dropped nearly 40% since 2021, notes @maxboykoff.bsky.social, director of UC Boulder’s Media and Climate Change Observatory. www.loe.org/shows/segmen...
An informative segment with
@livingonearthradio.bsky.social
about the UN resolution to welcome the 2025 climate advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice. Times are troubled, but 141 nations affirmed climate-care duties.
