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Earth Radio is podcast by Earth.Org bringing you the week's most pressing environmental stories in five minutes, every Saturday.

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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 28, 2026

    Trump ends limits on power plant emissions; datacenter rush will create ‘tsunami' of e-waste (opens the original)

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    This week on Earth Radio, we look at the Trump administration's latest rollback of planet-warming emission limits for power plants, and a new report warning that the rush to scale up data centers worldwide will triple the amount of toxic electronic waste. Meanwhile, Global Witness says at least 124 land and environmental defenders were killed last year for standing up to protect their lands and livelihoods from destruction. --- Earth Radio is a podcast by Earth.Org. It is produced, edited, score

  2. Episode · Sep 12, 2026

    One in nine migratory birds is threatened with extinction; August was the hottest month on record (opens the original)

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    August 2026 went down in history as the hottest month ever recorded, tied with July 2023. The global average surface air temperature was 1.65C higher than the pre-industrial baseline – the first time since November that it exceeded the 1.5C warming limit set in the Paris Agreement more than a decade ago. We also cover a new study on the impacts of human actions on migratory birds. According to the report,one in nine migratory birds is now threatened with extinction, while 45% of migratory specie

  3. Episode · Sep 6, 2026

    World headed for at least 1.8C of warming; US judge strikes down New York's climate superfund law (opens the original)

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    Global warming will reach at least 1.8C, well beyond the Paris Agreement goal of 1.5C, the United Nations said, adding that every fraction of warming means climate impacts will intensify and compound over time. While surpassing 1.5C must not mean abandoning the Paris goal, the UN also warned that falling temperatures will not bring the world back to "normal". Here are 5 takeaways from the report. Also this week, a federal judge ‌ruled that New York cannot enforce a 2024 state law that sought to

  4. Episode · Sep 1, 2026

    Over 3,000 remain missing in massive Nepal-Tibet flood as calls to address climate change mount (opens the original)

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    This week on Earth Radio, an update from the devastating floods that swept through Nepal and China last week, killing hundreds and leaving thousands missing. We also look at a new study investigating how climate change is supercharging El Niño events, and a new lawsuit challenging the EPA’s fast-tracked approval of toxic data center chemicals linked to "sudden death" and severe health risks. --- Earth Radio is a podcast by Earth.Org. It is produced, edited, scored, and written by Rebekah Hendric

  5. Episode · Aug 5, 2026

    More than half of England in a drought; what Overshoot Day means for the future of our planet (opens the original)

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    This week on Earth Radio, we look at what's behind the huge drought currrently affecting more than half of England, including the whole of London, as well as the US Environmental Protection Agency's move to loosen pollution rules for data centers. Meanwhile, July 30 marked Earth Overshoot Day - the date when humanity has exhausted nature’s budget for the year. It means that for the rest of the year, we are using resources beyond what our planet provides.---Earth Radio is an Earth.Org project. Ea

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