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Features Dr. Renee McPherson of University of Oklahoma & SCIPP of NOAA and Dr. Jay Lund of UC Davis. Dr. Renee McPherson breaks down the technical definitions of meteorological drought, agricultural drought, hydrological drought and ecological drought, as well as the timelines and impacts of these droughts. Dr. McPherson expands the more newly defined ecological droughts impact on our environm...

"Extreme Heat, Climate Change and COVID-19 Pandemic" features Bob Henson, Meteorologist of Yale Climate Connections, and Dr. Laalitha Surapaneni of The University of Minnesota Medical School. Bob Henson breaks down the definition of extreme heat, the variance in different parts of the country, and the danger of heatwaves. Bob continues to speak about awareness and planning for heat, after a heatwa...

"The Economics of Climate Change", features Jesse M Keenan, Ph. D. of Tulane University, Rob Williams, Ph. D. of the University of Maryland and Jasmine Sanders of Our Climate. Dr. Williams breaks down how climate change and environmental and carbon taxes connect. Moreover, how taxes can serve as an economic form of environmental policy. Dr. Williams also expands on the most effective ways we can t...

Dr. Jeffrey Demain of the Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Center of Alaska, and Dr. David Dyjack of The National Environmental Health Association. Dr. Jeffrey Demain breaks down exactly how and why allergies occur and the wide variety of allergic reactions. He further notes that the increase in pollen and pollen potency, leads to more allergy diagnosises in the public. Thus, as the climate changes...

Featuring Jeffrey Shaman, Ph. D. of Columbia Public Health and Dr. Samantha Ahdoot of Pediatric Associates of Alexandria. Dr. Shaman speaks about pathogenic diseases and vector-borne diseases in relation to weather and climate change. Further, he breaks down the connection between climate change, the flu and COVID-19. Weather patterns and the spread of disease are intrinsically connected and the s...

Featuring Philip Wallach, Ph. D. of the American Enterprise Institute and Howard A. Learner of the Environmental Law and Policy Center. Dr. Wallach helps listeners understand how CO2 pollution, industrialization and our economy relate to one another. He also unpacks power, policy and wealth. Dr. Wallach speaks about the importance of reducing energy emissions and the breakthroughs we’ve seen durin...

Featuring Dana Nuccitelli of Yale Climate Connections and Citizen Climate Lobby and Tianna Arrendondo of 350.org. Dana reminds our listeners how climate change is caused and impacted by human behavior and moreover, how climate change impacts our planet. He shares insight into climate models and mapping and what we expect to see in the future as the planet continues to warm. Dana also speaks about...

Featuring Molly Rauch from Mom’s Clean Air Force. and Dr. Afif El-Hasan from the American Lung Association. Molly Rauch discusses why Mom’s Clean Air Force is such a powerful player in the clear air movement. She unpacks why our environment, childhood health, and air pollution are so intrinsically connected. Molly identifies some of the major sources of air pollution and places where are children...

Michael Morris of North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCTCOG) and Kay Shelton and Gordon Shattles of Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) join HLHP to speak about the environmental and health impacts of transportation on air quality, and alternative transit options to reduce your impact. Michael Morris of NCTCOG speaks about Clean Air in Texas and breaks down what a clean-air non-attainment st...

Dr. Maria Neira of the World Health Organization and Evelyn Mayo of Downwinders join HLHP to speak about the extensive health impacts of industry on air quality. Evelyn addresses the impact of particulate matter on communities and the environment. She breaks down the different types of pollutants, their sources, and their impacts. Evelyn uses the example of a cement plant and helps listeners truly...

Featuring Surili Patel of APHA and Dr. Lea Hildebrandt Ruiz of the University of Texas. Community Pulse segment featuring EarthX’s Michael Cain. Dr. Hildebrandt Ruiz begins by speaking about air pollution and why we should "care about what's in air."  Dr. Hildebrandt Ruiz breaks down the biggest polluters and the most common types of air pollution. In regard to our environment, carbon dioxide...

Peg Willingham explains that FairTrade was founded when people saw injustices around the world and called for equity. FairTrades works in over 120 countries, by partnering with farmers to adopt better practices and promote better, more equitable pay and working conditions. FairTrade works with companies in the USA like Ben and Jerry’s, Starbucks, Wholefoods, and Trader Joes. Peg notes that consume...

Featuring Juanita Constible of the NRDC and Dr. Juley Fulcher of Public Citizen. Dr. Fulcher and Juanita connect climate change, working conditions, rising heat, healthy work standards and worker's rights. Dr. Fulcher reminds listeners that rising temperatures are often overlooked, but are in fact a greater cause of death than hurricanes and other natural disasters. Unfortunately, our essential wo...

Emily Stengel of GreenWave and Dr. Miriam Goldstein of American Progress join HLHP Radio. Emily begins by explaining ocean agriculture to the listener. Underwater farming is affordable, scalable, replicable, and sustainable. By painting a true picture of these underwater farms, listeners are able to envision these zero input farms (no fertilizer, pesticides, animals, feed). The stark contrast to l...

Tina Johnson begins by defining climate justice, which is used in the frame of global warming and ethical and political issues; whereas environmental justice is a term coined by black and brown folks to address environmental racism. Tina contextualizes this (in)justice as occurring not just in the natural environment, but also where we play, eat, work and worship. The intersection between the two...

Ms. Diana Lopez and Dr. John Balbus join Healthy Living Healthy Planet Radio. Diana Lopez begins the conversation by defining Environmental Racism, Social Equity, and Environmental Justice. There is an inherent lack of consideration for vulnerable communities and people of color when implementing infrastructure, factories or military bases that pollute the environment and the people living nearby....

Ms. Brooklynne Palmer, Ms. Gabrielle Reyes, and Dr. David L. Katz join HLHP Radio to speak about the intersection of nutrition, the environment & our health. Ms. Palmer sheds light on the new and innovative field of culinary medicine, which is a holistic approach to health that links food and health. As a vegan herself, Ms. Palmer breaks down the difference between vegetarians, pescetarians, a...

Ms. Betty Murray and Dr. Susan Albers join Healthy Living Healthy Planet Radio. Ms. Murray enlightens listeners about outside influences on our food behavior, from marketing, smells, science and beyond. Ms. Murray goes on to draw an insightful connection between the way animals in their natural environment eat (intuitive eating) vs how humans eat (factory farming, rainforest destruction, monocultu...

Dr. Michael Clark from Oxford University and Dr. David Wallinga from the NRDC join HLHP Radio to speak about Food Systems in America and beyond, and how they impact our health and our environment. Dr. Clark begins by reminding listeners that it's essential to speak about food in regard to pollution because it's the single largest source of environmental damage globally. Our food production systems...

Dr. Paul Behrens of Leiden University and Sujatha Bergen of the NRDC join HLHP Radio to speak about the connection between our diets, our environment, and our health.   Dr. Behrens breaks down the connection between our food and climate. Our food systems have a wide impact across many different facets of our environment, from energy use, soil degradation, algal blooms, and an overall 15% cont...

Dr. Meredith McCormack and Professor Edward Avol join HLHP to talk about the health effects of transportation pollution. Dr. McCormack begins by reminding listeners that when we think about our bodies exposure to the environment we think about the outside body. But when we breathe in pollution our whole body is at risk for serious health problems. Dr. McCormack goes on to unpack asthma, COPD, and...

Aired 6/13/2020. Dr. Maz Zhang of Cornell and Dr. John Heywood of MIT join HLHP Radio to speak about transportation pollution, and our worst polluters, cars, trucks and planes, and the impact on our body and environment. Dr. Heywood explains how and why cars, trucks and planes all pollute differently by breaking down their engines and fuel types. Regardless, all forms of transportation emit massiv...

Aired 6/6/2020. Kaid Benfield of Placemakers, and Susan Polan of the American Public Health Association join HLHP Radio to speak about transportation pollution, mobility and the impact on our people and planet. Kaid connects our driving habits and the impacts on our environment. The effect of cars on environmental pollution has, no doubt, grown over the past century. In fact, statistic show our tr...

Dr. Nigel Sizer of Rainforest Alliance, and Dr. Joe Masabni of Texas Agrilife join HLHP Radio. Rainforest Alliance is deeply involved with sustainable agriculture and farming because the biggest threat to tropical rainforests and deforestation is non-sustainable agricultural practices. Rainforest Alliance has become an expert in the agricultural supply chain and are very involved in bananas, cocoa...

Airied 5/23/2020. Featuring, Patrick Shults of Washington State University Forestry Extension, Ian Leahy of American Forests, & Liz O'Brien PhD of Forest Research. Ian Leahy discusses the 145 year history of American Forests, a rich history that began with a group of activists institutionalizing the conservation movement, John Muir founding the Sierra Club, and Gifford Pinchot spear heading th...