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In this week\u2019s episode, host Kristin Hayes talks with Neil Maher, professor of history at the New Jersey Institute of Technology and Rutgers University-Newark. Maher\u2019s research focuses on the intersection of environmental and political history, and his scholarship includes a 2008 book called \u201cNature\u2019s New Deal.\u201d Maher and Hayes discuss the Civilian Conservation Corps\u2019s successes, challenges, and legacy in the American conservation and historical landscape. Maher also describes lessons from the Depression-era program that could apply to current policy and political deliberations.\n\nReferences and recommendations:\n\n\u201cNature\u2019s New Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps and the Roots of the American Environmental Movement\u201d by Neil Maher; https://www.neilmaher.com/natures-new-deal/\n\n\u201cStop Saving the Planet! An Environmentalist Manifesto\u201d by Jenny Price; https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393540871