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Former Vice President Al Gore talked about his book An Inconvenient Sequel, in which he looks at the effects of climate change around the world.

Former Agriculture Undersecretary Robert Bonnie talked about the money spent by the federal government to fight wildfires.

Professor Andrew Isenberg talked about the rise of the environmental movement in the 1970s and how it impacted consumer and production practices. He described the Keep America Beautiful…

Stephanie Plowman highlighted items from Gonzaga University’s James O’Sullivan collection. Mr. O’Sullivan played an instrumental role in the development of the Grand Coulee Dam, about 90 miles northwest of…

House Natural Resources Committee Chair Rob Bishop (R-UT) talked about western wildfires, disaster aid to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, and his bill on national monuments, which would…

Professor Laura Watt talked about the evolution of a national park system and the effort to preserve pristine wilderness. She argued that this approach often obscures the ways humans have…

Emily Holden talked about the EPA’s decision to rollback the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan.

Professor David Haskell talked about his book The Songs of Trees, in which he examines the role of trees in the world and how they connect to human beings. He spoke at the 2017 Southern…

Muhammad Yunus talked about his book, A World of Three Zeros, about how to solve the problems of global poverty, unemployment, and climate change. He spoke with Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia…

California officials briefed reporters on the latest developments on the wildfires that had spread across the state and destroyed everything in their path. Several people were killed and…

Representative Mike Thompson (D-CA), co-chair of the Congressional Wine Caucus, spoke by phone about the wildfires in California.

Telephone lines were open for viewer calls and social media comments on wildfires in Northern California that had killed at least 17 people and destroyed at least 2,000 structures.

Telephone lines and social media were open for viewer comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) push to overturn Obama-era climate regulation policies.

Vice President Mike Pence announced that President Trump had approved a major disaster declaration for the state of California due to ongoing wildfires in the state. He was joined by…

Henry Fountain talked about his book The Great Quake: How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet, in which he recounts the largest earthquake…

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing on forest management techniques to mitigate wildfires. Forest management experts testified on the negative effects of…

Kathryn Miles talked about her recent Boston Globe Magazine article on the safety concerns surrounding the closing of a nuclear plant in Massachusetts.

Governor Rick Scott (R-FL) spoke to reporters at the White House on the ongoing recovery efforts in Florida and Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. He said that while his…

Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) briefed reporters on the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. He called on Congress to provide the necessary funds for the island territory to recover.

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke and Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Brock Long spoke with reporters outside the White House about Hurricane Maria response…