Down to Earth: an Earthjustice Podcast

The Smell of Money: One Man's Fight to Clear the Air in His Hometown

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Mon, 7 July 2014 16:30:00 +0000

Hilton Kelley is a leading environmental activist who gave up a Hollywood acting career to move to Port Arthur, Texas, a town that's known for having some of the most toxic air in the country. For more than a decade, Hilton Kelley has worked to clean up Port Arthur's air by facing off against industrial polluters that literally surround the Texas town. These facilities include numerous refineries and chemical plants, a ship yard full of diesel-fueled barges, and even an incineration plant that just received a permit to burn chemical waste from Syria.

Fighting Fracking, And Winning

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Mon, 19 May 2014 16:30:00 +0000

Earthjustice Campaign Manager Kathleen Sutcliffe speaks with Helen Holden Slottje, a lawyer in upstate New York, who discusses her pioneering legal strategy to keep the controversial oil and gas development process known as "fracking" out of communities. Thanks in large part to Helen Slottje's efforts, more than 170 communities in New York have fracking bans or moratoriums on the books. In 2014, Helen’s hard work and bravery were rewarded with the Goldman Environmental Prize, often referred to as the "Green Nobel Prize."

Caution: Crude by Rail Crossing

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Mon, 31 Mar 2014 16:30:00 +0000

Earthjustice attorney Kristen Boyles discusses the fight to stop the expansion of crude-by-rail projects, which use trains to transport crude oil to facilities that then export it across the U.S. and internationally. Crude-by-rail has been around for some time, but recently it's received increased scrutiny due to a series of train accidents that have resulted in loss of life and leveled entire towns.

Defending the Endangered Species Act

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 16:30:00 +0000

Marjorie Mulhall is a legislative counsel on Earthjustice's Policy and Legislation team, located in Washington, D.C. She works with Congress and federal agencies to protect the Endangered Species Act and prevent legislative rollback of our legal victories. Marjorie spoke with National Press Secretary Kari Birdseye in November of 2013.

On the Fracking Frontlines

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:30:00 +0000

From the California coast to Maryland ports, Earthjustice is fighting to protect communities and special places from fracking. Deborah Goldberg is co-Managing Attorney of the Northeast regional office. She spoke with Associate Editor Jessica Knoblauch in September of 2013.

Feeling the Sting: Toxic Pesticide Threatens Honeybees

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:30:00 +0000

Earthjustice Attorney Greg Loarie discusses his work to get a toxic pesticide known as sulfoxaflor off the market, due to threats it poses to honeybees. Over the last few years, honeybees, which pollinate billions of dollars of U.S. crops annually, have been dying at unprecedented rates. Studies suggest that toxic pesticides like sulfoxaflor may be partly to blame. Greg works in the California regional office and spoke with Associate Editor Jessica Knoblauch in August of 2013.

"Never Ruin a Bear's Nap": An Interview with Wildlife Photographer Tom Murphy

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Thu, 15 Aug 2013 18:30:00 +0000

Tom Murphy is a wildlife photographer who has spent countless hours documenting the beauty and wildlife of Yellowstone National Park. He shares experiences from decades of hiking, camping and skiing across Yellowstone, a place he refers to as "one of the finest wild land ecosystems in the world." During that time he's had plenty of grizzly bear encounters, but he is still waiting to cross paths with the ever-elusive wolverine. Tom spoke with Associate Editor Jessica Knoblauch in August of 2013.

Dressing Up in Bird Costumes (And Other Dispatches from the Conservation World)

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Sat, 20 Jul 2013 08:00:00 +0000

Author Jon Mooallem describes the haphazard, and often inspiring, efforts of conservationists to protect endangered species. Jon Mooallem is a contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and author of the book "Wild Ones: A Sometimes Dismaying, Weirdly Reassuring Story About Looking at People Looking at Animals in America." Mooallem spoke with Associate Editor Jessica Knoblauch in July of 2013.

Keeping the Wolverine Wild

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Douglas H. Chadwick is a wildlife biologist and journalist. As a volunteer for the Glacier National Park Wolverine Project, Doug helped researchers track wolverines, fierce members of the weasel family who regularly face down grizzly bears. Climate change is threatening the wolverines' existence.

Ecology Without Equality

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 05:00:00 +0000

Environmental justice advocate Vernice Miller-Travis discusses why the fractured nature of green groups and the environmental justice movement undermines our overall political effectiveness.

The Fossil Fuel Body Burden

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Thurs, 6 Dec 2012 23:00:00 +0000

Acclaimed ecologist and author Sandra Steingraber discusses the need for meaningful reform of toxics regulation and why extreme energy extraction must end.

Bill McKibben on the Climate Crisis

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Fri, 9 Nov 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Bill McKibben is an environmental activist and the founder of 350.org, an organization that's building a global movement to solve the climate crisis.

Down to Earth with Dr. Alan Lockwood

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Mon, 1 Oct 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Dr. Alan Lockwood discusses coal's dirty characteristics, the recent Republican-led attacks on the U.S. EPA, and why cleaning up air pollutants could result in trillions of dollars of health-related benefits in the United States.

The Environmental Beef with Industrial Agriculture

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Earthjustice attorney Marianne Engelman Lado discusses confined animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, and their effects on people's health and the environment.

Florian Schulz on Icy Adventures and Arctic Stressors

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Tue, 17 July 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Acclaimed photographer Florian Schulz discusses his experiences in the rapidly changing Arctic.

The Dark Side of the Fracking Boom

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Tue, 26 June 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Managing Attorney Deborah Goldberg discusses the Northeast regional office's litigation on fracking, a controversial form of industrial gas drilling that can contaminate the air and water.

On Thin Ice

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Mon, 04 June 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Earthjustice staffer Jessica Knoblauch reports on the record-breaking ice melt that's occurring in the Arctic.

Restoring the Ocean Food Web

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Earthjustice attorney Andrea Treece discusses her work to protect forage fish species, like anchovies and sardines, which serve as the building blocks of the ocean food web.

Protecting Orca Whales in Puget Sound

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Mon, 7 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Earthjustice Vice President for Litigation Patti Goldman discusses efforts to protect the orca whales of Puget Sound, WA, whose existence is threatened by toxic contamination and starvation.

Photographer David Doubilet on Ocean Stressors

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

David Doubilet, an underwater photographer for National Geographic, discusses his first-hand experience with how ocean stressors negatively impact the aquatic environment.

Using Environmental Law to Protect the Oceans

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Attorney Steve Roady discusses Earthjustice's decades-long effort in using federal environmental laws to protect the oceans from pollution, overfishing, habitat loss and climate change.

Hawaii's Mākua Valley: The Stolen, Sacred Land

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Earthjustice attorney David Henkin discusses his work to force the U.S Army to stop live-fire training operations at the Mākua Military Reservation on Oʻahu.

Restoring the Nation's Oldest Fishery

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Earthjustice attorney Roger Fleming discusses his work with local fishermen to promote healthy ocean ecosystems along the East Coast.

GMOs: Engineering an Environmental Disaster

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:05:22 +0000

Earthjustice attorney Paul Achitoff discusses how genetically engineered crops harm the environment by increasing pesticide use, creating superweeds and contaminating other crops.

Attack of the Superweeds

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:05:22 +0000

Pesticide policy expert Charles Benbrook explains how genetically engineered crops have spawned the creation of superweeds that destroy entire crop fields.

GMOs: An Experiment in Food Safety

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:05:22 +0000

Environmental health attorney George Kimbrell discusses the food safety implications of genetically modified crops, which aren't labeled in the U.S. and are poorly regulated.

Organic Farmer Faces Off Against GMOs

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 13:05:22 +0000

Farmer Frank Morton discusses his battle to keep GMOs from contaminating his organic seed crops and ruining his business.

Cleaning Up Cruise Ship Pollution

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:05:22 +0000

Clean Water Activist Gershon Cohen talks about stopping the cruise ship industry from dumping millions of gallons of wastewater into Alaska's pristine waters.

Restoring Water Rights in Hawaii

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:05:22 +0000

Earthjustice attorneys Isaac Moriwake and Kapua Sproat discuss their efforts to restore water rights to the people of Hawaii.

Protecting One of America's Last Wild Places

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:05:22 +0000

Earthjustice attorney Tim Preso discusses climate change impacts in one of America's last wild places, the Crown of the Continent.

Wildlife of the Crown of the Continent

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:05:22 +0000

Earthjustice attorney Tim Preso talks about protecting endangered species like the wolverine in the Crown of the Continent—one of the last remaining wild places in North America.

Climate Change in Glacier National Park

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:10:17 +0000

Research ecologist Dan Fagre discusses how climate change in the Crown of the Continent could result in a glacier-free Glacier National Park by 2030.

Protecting the Rocky Mountain Front

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:05:22 +0000

Conservation activist Gene Sentz discusses his decades-long mission to keep dirty oil and gas wells out of the Rocky Mountain Front.

Environmentalist Risks Torture in Latin America

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:05:22 +0000

International activist Rodolfo Montiel Flores discusses being tortured by his own government for helping to save forest lands in southern Mexico.

Keeping Lake Tahoe Blue

webmaster@earthjustice.org (Earthjustice) — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:05:22 +0000

Michael Donahoe of the Tahoe Area Sierra Club discusses his efforts to keep private piers and buoys out of the publically-owned Lake Tahoe.