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The race to save Yosemite's giant sequoia trees
From1 big thing
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Length:
12 minutes
Released:
Jul 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
A wildfire in Yosemite National Park has expanded almost 10 times to 2,000 acres since it started on Friday. The rapidly growing Washburn Fire in California is threatening some of the world’s oldest sequoia trees…and around 1,600 people have been evacuated from the area.
Plus: the Biden administration tries to protect abortion providers.
And: some Venezuelan migrants are granted extra time in the U.S.
Guests: Dr. Maureen Kennedy, associate professor of wildfire ecology at the University of Washington Tacoma and Axios' Oriana Gonzalez.
Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Alex Sugiura, and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
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Biden extends Temporary Protected Status for eligible Venezuelans to March 2024 (Miami Herald)
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Plus: the Biden administration tries to protect abortion providers.
And: some Venezuelan migrants are granted extra time in the U.S.
Guests: Dr. Maureen Kennedy, associate professor of wildfire ecology at the University of Washington Tacoma and Axios' Oriana Gonzalez.
Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Lydia McMullen-Laird, Alex Sugiura, and Ben O'Brien. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893.
Go Deeper:
Life-saving abortions OK despite state bans, Biden administration says
Yosemite crews rush to protect sequoias as fire swells to over 2,000 acres
Biden extends Temporary Protected Status for eligible Venezuelans to March 2024 (Miami Herald)
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Jul 12, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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