Democratic Debaters Urge Climate Action, Senator Murkowski Talks Public Lands, After Coal: Stories of Survival in Appalachia and Wales, and more
Democratic Debaters United on Need For Climate Action / Beyond the Headlines / Senator Lisa Murkowski Talks Up Public Lands / Trump Moves to Weaken NEPA / Note on Emerging Science: Plastic-Eating Mushrooms / After Coal: Stories of Survival in Appalachia and Wales\t\t\t\n\n\nAt the final Democratic primary debate before the 2020 Iowa caucuses, the six candidates onstage all discussed their concerns about climate impacts and their plans to meet this existential challenge.\n\n\n\nAlso, communities in Appalachia have been hit hard economically as coal production dropped. It's a story that has also played out in Wales in the UK. Now the "After Coal Project" is helping breathe new economic and cultural life into both communities.\n\n\n\nAnd Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, known for reaching across the aisle to broker bipartisan deals, sponsored the 2019 Dingell Act to protect and expand public lands. The Alaska Senator is entering her final year as Chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.\n\n\n\nAll that and more, in this episode of Living on Earth from PRX.\n\n\n\nFind this week's transcript here: https://loe.org/shows/shows.html?programID=20-P13-00003. . . . \n\n\n***\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\nJOIN US at our upcoming live FREE event in Boston January 30 with author Terry Tempest Williams! RSVP on Facebook or Eventbrite. . . .\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