Hosted by Barbara Bogaev, and produced by Richard Paul, Sustainability looks at what is being done to address our energy needs and environmental challenges — on a large scale and a small scale — to actually address some of the biggest problems we have. From WFYI.

Featuring environmental visionary Van Jones, former White House special adviser for green jobs.

When we look at all the things that made America what it is, it's fair to say that for the last hundred years or so, America has been shaped, more than anything, by cheap oil. But now, there are plenty of people telling us that the party is over: the cheap oil is almost gone. From WFYI.

A special edition of Liner Notes focused on the environment and suitable as an Earth Day special.
We'll hear environmentalists dreaming and penguins complaining; we'll get close to a glacier giving way and discuss that method of travel with two very small carbon footprints: walking. Guests include travel writer Jan Morris, author Simon Winchester, science reporter Daniel Grossman, film director Werner Herzog and environmentalist Bill McKibben.

A 6-part series featuring intimate stories about the human connection to land and landscape. Host Jay Allison asked dozens of public radio's best producers to do something different. He asked, "If you could tell any story about people and the natural world, what would it be?" ...and off they went:

- Elizabeth Arnold went to the woods with grizzly bears.
- Dan Collison and Elizabeth Meister stalked coqui frogs in Hawaii.
- The Kitchen Sisters went to the river's edge.
- Barrett Golding jumped on his bike.
- Scott Carrier walked with pilgrims around a mountain in Tibet.
- Jonathan Goldstein packed a tent and went camping, reluctantly.
- Sean Cole turned on his TV. Don't worry, it was a nature show.

Episode 1 - Ice and the evolution of life on Earth. From the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Hear from Alaskans who saw their homes forever altered and have been fighting Exxon in court ever since the Exxon Valdez oil spill 20 years ago. Then go to Tennessee, where a 2008 coal sludge flood is being called the new Exxon Valdez. From National Radio Project.

A David and Goliath battle against a mining technique that blows off mountaintops, buries streams and destroys communities in the hollows of West Virginia.

A DC trashman talks frankly about his life and work. Also in a four-minute version. From Richard Paul.

Will Bonsall of Industry, Maine has spent decades working to prevent further loss of food crop diversity.

Across the United States, many species of turtle are in decline, including wood turtles. Today this species, which was once common throughout the eastern U.S., is in so much trouble that they're protected in every state in their range. Reporter Laurie Sanders profiles a researcher who's trying to figure out how to help this species recover. From Laurie Sanders.

Environmental activist Majora Carter believes in making the old neighborhood a better place to live.

This piece explores Joyce Kilmer's 'Trees' through readings, music and interviews with Kilmer's grandson and others. From Sarah Elzas.

Shawn Allee meets a man who took the Dow and dioxin issue to Congress years ago and is shocked it hasn't been dealt with. This is the first in a five-part series from The Environment Report.

KQED's QUEST is a new multimedia series about the people involved in San Francisco Bay area science and environmental issues and how their work is changing the way we live. Do you know what is in your own backyard?