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America can\u2019t meet its goals of reducing carbon pollution from power plants unless power grids get major upgrades and rules to bring clean energy online are detangled. We\u2019ll explore the challenges and opportunities facing implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act.\xa0\n\nAlso, the Black residents of \u201cCancer Alley\u201d in Louisiana have filed a civil rights and religious liberty lawsuit against the parish council that has given a green light to these polluting facilities for decades. Learn the history of environmental racism and resistance in \u201cCancer Alley.\u201d\n\nAnd koalas begin life naked and tiny as a jellybean with none of the fur that makes them look so darn cuddly. As the little joeys grow inside their mothers\u2019 pouch, she feeds them a special, messy microbial \u201csoup\u201d to help them digest toxic eucalyptus leaves \u2013 and they lap it up!\xa0\n\n--\n\nThanks to our sponsors:\n\n\u201cNuclear Now\u201d, a new documentary from award-winning director Oliver Stone. Visit NuclearNowFilm.com to learn more.\n\nOregon State University. Find out more about how Oregon State is making a difference at oregonstate.edu/believe-it.\n\n--\n\nAlso, announcing our next Living on Earth Book Club event! \u201cSoil: The Story of a Black Mother\u2019s Garden\u201d with Camille T. Dungy, on April 26th at 7 p.m. ET. Learn more and sign up at loe.org/events.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices