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-Arizona's heat officer plans to prevent related deaths -Historic floods in Brazil -Deadly flooding in Kenya has displaced over 280,000 -More tornadoes are now concentrated in fewer days, -Rising sea levels negatively impacting coastal communities -World using more plastic packaging and bags than before -Climate change” are removed from Florida state law, -US has now officially surpassed 5 million solar installations

* Israel Expects International Criminal Court Arrest Warrants for Netanyahu, Other Officials; Michael Lynk, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Western Ontario, Canada; Producer: Scott Harris. * State Dept Report Presents Contradictory Findings re: Israel’s Illegal Use of US Weapons in Gaza; Raed Jarrar, Advocacy Director at DAWN; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Trump's Contempt for Women Seen in Hush Money Trial, Linked to his Misogynist Policies; Amanda Marcotte, a senior politics writer at Salon and author; Producer: Scott Harris.

Economist Michael Zweig and UAW Region 9A Director Brandon Mancilla analyze the vote to unionize the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, TN, the first win for auto workers in the South. Professor Zweig discusses the huge Labor Notes Conference held in Chicago which he attended April 19-21. Host: Richard Hill

My conversation with Lori Brown, executive director of the CT League of Conservation Voters, about the just-completed 2024 short session of the CT General Assembly.

-Trump offers to gut climate initiatives for $1 Billion -Europe is the fastest warming continent -U.S. 2024 summer, will see record-breaking days of heat. -Cost of climate disasters in Texas could exceed $100 Billion -Jakarta is the world’s fastest sinking metropolis. - Europe's cities using nature-based solutions to fight Global warming

A talk with Curator nico w okoro about her new project the Orchid Gallery up now at the ConnCorp building. more at https://www.nicowheadon.com/ and https://conncorp.org/ Maxim Schmidt and Martha Willette Lewis host a monthly discussion about Art and Culture. originally aired on wpkn 89,5 fm

* The Criminalization of Pro-Palestinian, Anti-War Student Protesters; Helen Benedict, Professor of Journalism at Columbia University; Producer: Scott Harris. * Biden Expands ACA Health Insurance Program to DACA Recipients; Kica Matos, President of the National Immigration Law Center; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Biased Cable News Gaza War Coverage Skews American Public Opinion; Ryan Grim, The Intercept’s D.C. Bureau Chief; Producer: Scott Harris.

-Asia has been hit with a massive 2 week long heat wave -Oil companies knowingly suppressed link between fossil fuels - and climate -States to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages -Five companies are responsible 1/4 of all plastic waste -Microplastics are infiltrating our food supply -Drought in Mexico affecting farming, especially avocados

* Weaponizing Antisemitism Fuels Dishonest Repression of Students Protesting Israel's Vicious Gaza War; Arun Kundnani, author of "The End of Tolerance;" Producer: Scott Harris. * Protest at Citibank NYC HQ Kicks of ‘Summer of Heat’ Actions targeting Wall St Fossil Fuel Financiers; Alice Hu, Senior Climate Campaigner at New York Communities for Change; Producer: Melinda Tuhus. * Haiti Crisis Draws International Intervention for Third Time in 30 Years; Kim Ives, an editor with the Haiti Liberté newspaper; Producer: Scott Harris.

My guest is Bill Weir. Bill is a CNN anchor and Chief Climate Correspondent and he is host and executive producer of the acclaimed CNN Original Series "The Wonder List with Bill Weir." Now Bill is the author of a wonderful new Book entitled "Life as We Know It (Can Be) Stories of People, Climate, and Hope in a Changing World."

Alan Stern has been involved in more than 20 NASA Mission. Dr Stern discusses his Virgin Galactic flight into space, the future of space communications, & the latest findings of the New Horizons mission to Pluto & beyond End Music, 2001 Funk is a Larry Benigno Production

Hazel Kahan, long-time interview host, discusses her shows Tidings and North Fork Works and describes her journey from a successful publicist in the corporate world to a talk show host on WPKN. Interview by Richard Hill

Small Farms Report with Steve Munno of Massaro Farm in Woodbridge, CT. Entomologist and ecologist Doug Tallamy is professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware. Doug discusses the ways we can create sustainable ecosystems by supporting "keystone" and native plants in our back yards that link together with forests and protected parklands. Interview by Richard Hill

-Dubai recorded a year’s worth of rain in just 12 hours -Hurricane season expected to be the worst on record -(EPA) finalizes rules on “forever chemicals” in drinking water -Corporations urgently need to halve their emissions before 2030 -US DOE to speed up the connection of clean energy to the grid. -Peak wildfire season is heating up the Garden State,

*In a First, Biden Administration Poised to Sanction Israeli Military Unit for Human Rights Abuses Richard Silverstein, publisher of Tikun Olam, a blog addressing Israeli national security issues; Producer: Scott Harris. *Student Hunger Strikers Call for Yale Divestment from Companies Providing Weapons to Israel Yale Hunger Striker, Interviews and megaphone street announcements Producer: Melinda Tuhus. *Victory in European Climate Crisis Lawsuit Could Influence Parallel Efforts in the US & Around the World Kiley Price, a reporter with the online publication Inside Climate News Producer: Scott Harris.

On the April 21, 2024 episode of Mic Check, host Mike Merli speaks with Omar Antar, the Founder of the CT Palestine Alliance, a confederation of Jews, Muslims, Christians, and other citizen groups, working to move the state of Connecticut and the nation toward peace & justice, in particular in Palestine. Omar discusses the Alliance's work, which includes organizing to shift municipal and state-level elected officials to support an immediate and permanent Ceasefire in Gaza. For more on the CT Palestine Alliance: www.palestinect.com To access the Palestine Voter Pledge: www.bit.ly/palestinepledge

- Bogota Colombia is rationing water due to drought - Morocco's second-largest reservoir drying up -new scientific method pinpoints microplastic pollution 'hotspots' -Court finds climate crisis involves human rights violations. -7 countries generate 100% of electricity from renewable energy -The EU’s Green Claims Directive rules -Sea otters help kelp forest ecosystems

-March was the Earth’s 10th consecutive month of record-breaking heat -57 companies responsible for 80% of the world’s global CO2 emissions -An "extremely active" hurricane season is likely in 2024. -The rate of carbon emissions cuts in the United States has doubled -Billionaire Australian to invest in green projects -China is the most polluting nation and doing most for renewable energy.

-The Antarctic Circumpolar Current getting faster -California temporarily shuts down Highway 1 due to coastal erosion -Solar panels are so cheap that they are being used to build garden fences -Global heating is causing problems for a variety of crops -Hong Kong’s records highest Temp for March in 140 years, -Half of the tap water in the U S contaminated with forever“ chemicals,” -Amount of plastic packaging waste created by Amazon has increased

Laura Modlin hosts a discussion with Louise Washer, president of the Norwalk River Watershed Association and co-founder of the Pollinator Pathway. Native pollinators are vital to our communities and they discuss why. As well as bills being proposed to protect native pollinators against the deadly effects of neonic pesticides; and what you can do to encourage their proliferation in your yards and beyond. Originally aired April 7, 2024.