[Broadcast] Farmworkers and the Virus, Supreme Court Clean Water Win, Zoos and Aquariums Online, and more

Published: May 1, 2020, 5 p.m.

b"Farmworkers and the Virus / A Migrant Farmworker Shares COVID-19 Fears / Beyond the Headlines / Supreme Court Clean Water Win / Note on Emerging Science: The Days the Earth Stood Still / Zoos and Aquariums Online / Behind the Quarantine at the New England Aquarium / Sap-Iens: Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers\\t\\t\\t\\n\\n\\nFarmworkers are considered essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, and without them there will be food shortages. Migrant farmworkers face special risks as more than half of them are undocumented and many lack access to healthcare. We'll hear from a longtime California farmworker about his fears and frustrations about working with little protection in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nAlso, in a key decision for environmental law, by a 6-3 vote the US Supreme Court has created a major precedent that strengthens the Clean Water Act.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nAnd while zoos, aquariums, and wildlife centers have had to close their doors during the COVID-19 pandemic, many have gone online to continue their mission with virtual visits and critter cams.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nAll that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\nFind this week's transcript here: https://loe.org/shows/shows.html?programID=20-P13-00018. . . . \\n\\n\\nLEARN MORE about these stories and everything in our decades of archives at loe.org. We've got audio, transcripts, links, photos and more! . . .\\n\\n\\nPITCH IN with your tax-deductible contribution at https://loe.org/about/donate.html. Thank you for your support! . . .\\n\\n\\nFOLLOW US and join the conversation on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. . . .\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"