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[Broadcast] Racial Justice and Eco Health, COVID-19 and Healthy Buildings, Climate Loss and Damage from Big Oil, and more

[Broadcast] Racial Justice and Eco Health, COVID-19 and Healthy Buildings, Climate Loss and Damage from Big Oil, and more

FromLiving on Earth


[Broadcast] Racial Justice and Eco Health, COVID-19 and Healthy Buildings, Climate Loss and Damage from Big Oil, and more

FromLiving on Earth

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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Jun 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Race and Environmental Justice / Beyond the Headlines / COVID-19 and Healthy Buildings / Red-Billed Oxpeckers and Black Rhinos / Coronavirus Reduces Rhino Poaching / Climate Liability Cases Seek Big Damages from Big Oil / Lyme Disease Risk is High in City Parks, Too


Environmental pollution and exposure to climate risks like heat waves are closely linked with systemic racism. Yet national environmental organizations have long sidelined Black organizers working for environmental justice.




Also, the pandemic continues to spread, with over 7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide by June 12, and research has shown that much of this spread has happened indoors. What we can do in our own homes, buildings, and even cars to reduce the risk of transmitting the virus.




And several coastal counties and cities in California are suing Big Oil to seek compensation for the steep costs of adapting to sea level rise. Now the litigation is one step closer to trial.




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Released:
Jun 12, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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As the planet we call home faces a climate emergency, Living on Earth is your go-to source for the latest coverage of climate change, ecology, and human health. Hosted by Steve Curwood and brought to you by PRX.