Environment

Field trips to the Ballona Wetlands bring environmental education to kids who might not spend time in nature.

from KCRW Features

Ron Finley grew up in South LA surrounded by a severe lack of nature. It pushed him to transform sections of his neighborhood into lush edible gardens.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Life finds a way. National Park guide Joseph C. Ward explains how some Cheetos dust changed life in a New Mexico cavern.

The Cheetos bag that altered the ecosystem of a New Mexico cavern

Life finds a way. National Park guide Joseph C. Ward explains how some Cheetos dust changed life in a New Mexico cavern.

from Good Food

Acclaimed chef René Redzepi discusses how, to him, hiking is a spiritual experience.

Hiking helps remind Chef René Redzepi that life is beautiful

Acclaimed chef René Redzepi discusses how, to him, hiking is a spiritual experience.

from The Treatment

LA resident Josh Morgerman, star of the TV show “Hurricane Man,” built a second home in Mississippi to see powerful storms up-close.

‘Hurricane Man’ got his start in LA, now he chases storms worldwide

LA resident Josh Morgerman, star of the TV show “Hurricane Man,” built a second home in Mississippi to see powerful storms up-close.

from KCRW Features

California and eight other states mandate composting to reduce the amount of food sent to landfills. But so far, most of the laws haven’t done much, according to new research.

Enforcing composting laws: California fails, Massachusetts succeeds

California and eight other states mandate composting to reduce the amount of food sent to landfills. But so far, most of the laws haven’t done much, according to new research.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Starlink, owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, says it’s waived fees for customers in hurricane-affected areas. The company is growing, but rivals may be coming.

Starlink proves useful in aftermath of Hurricanes Helene and Milton

Starlink, owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, says it’s waived fees for customers in hurricane-affected areas. The company is growing, but rivals may be coming.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Does “working class” mean what it used to? Is fracking getting more attention than it deserves? Plus, KCRW examines what came out of one culture war in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Should we re-frame our idea of ‘working class’ voters?

Does “working class” mean what it used to? Is fracking getting more attention than it deserves? Plus, KCRW examines what came out of one culture war in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

from Left, Right & Center

After back-to-back major hurricanes hit the Southeast U.S. in two weeks, can FEMA and other federal agencies handle the response?

Hurricanes Milton and Helene are stretching aid to the breaking point

After back-to-back major hurricanes hit the Southeast U.S. in two weeks, can FEMA and other federal agencies handle the response?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This week Peter Wohlleben , renowned German forester and author of “The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate,” talks about the age-old connection between humans…

Midweek Reset: On Trees

This week Peter Wohlleben , renowned German forester and author of “The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate,” talks about the age-old connection between humans…

from Life Examined

Ten billion dollars doesn’t go far when it comes to adapting to climate change, but the state has a lot of projects planned, should this bond measure pass.

Prop 4: Here’s what’s in California’s $10B climate bond measure

Ten billion dollars doesn’t go far when it comes to adapting to climate change, but the state has a lot of projects planned, should this bond measure pass.

from KCRW Features

Hurricane Milton intensified from Category 1 to Category 5 in just nine hours.

How did Hurricane Milton get so strong so quickly?

Hurricane Milton intensified from Category 1 to Category 5 in just nine hours.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Our current recycling system isn’t set up to recycle textiles. But a new CA law gives clothing brands a deadline to figure out how to do it.

Clothing brands must recycle or reuse: New CA law

Our current recycling system isn’t set up to recycle textiles. But a new CA law gives clothing brands a deadline to figure out how to do it.

from KCRW Features

CA Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a law banning plastic grocery bags. Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing ExxonMobil. This is a big week in the state’s fight against plastic.

California bans plastic grocery bags and sues ExxonMobil

CA Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a law banning plastic grocery bags. Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing ExxonMobil. This is a big week in the state’s fight against plastic.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

What's it like to live without utilities? Residents in the landslide zone on the Palos Verdes Peninsula have no power, gas, or cable – and no end in sight.

Life without power or gas in Portuguese Bend landslide area

What's it like to live without utilities? Residents in the landslide zone on the Palos Verdes Peninsula have no power, gas, or cable – and no end in sight.

from KCRW Features

Investigative journalist Sharon Lerner unpacks how 3M lied to its employees — and by extension the American people — about the dangers of PFAS and PFOS.

How 3M knew for years that forever chemicals were leaching into our blood

Investigative journalist Sharon Lerner unpacks how 3M lied to its employees — and by extension the American people — about the dangers of PFAS and PFOS.

from Good Food

A woman searches for her cat. A small business owner serves free coffee to firefighters. Hear two stories from Wrightwood residents enduring the Bridge Fire.

After Bridge Fire evacuations, these Wrightwood residents returned

A woman searches for her cat. A small business owner serves free coffee to firefighters. Hear two stories from Wrightwood residents enduring the Bridge Fire.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The Line Fire has scorched The Keller Peak Fire Lookout Tower, which has been around for nearly 100 years, making it the oldest observatory in the Angeles National Forest.

Line Fire destroys historic lookout tower in SoCal. Can they rebuild?

The Line Fire has scorched The Keller Peak Fire Lookout Tower, which has been around for nearly 100 years, making it the oldest observatory in the Angeles National Forest.

from KCRW Features

SoCal is facing three big wildfires amid a blistering heat wave, including the Line Fire, which has burned more than 26,000 acres. How are firefighters coping?

Heat wave puts extra strain on firefighters tackling 3 blazes

SoCal is facing three big wildfires amid a blistering heat wave, including the Line Fire, which has burned more than 26,000 acres. How are firefighters coping?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A UC Davis scientist is trying to bioengineer cow microbes so they produce less methane.

Getting cows to release less methane: CA scientist turns to CRISPR

A UC Davis scientist is trying to bioengineer cow microbes so they produce less methane.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand