Matt and Nick talk about Finland’s electricity prices decreasing thanks to nuclear and renewables (Nuclear power helps bring down electricity prices by 75% in Finland (thenationalnews.com)/)And how climate change is impacting rice (How Global Rice Farming Is Being Transformed by Climate Change - The New York Times (nytimes.com))! Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Kitcaster with a special offer for friends of our show to become guests on other podcasts ..read more

Matt and Nick talk about the United Nations’ report on plastic pollution (Plastic pollution could be slashed by 80% by 2040, UN says | Plastics),The Supreme Court weakening an EPA rule on water pollution (Supreme Court Limits EPA’s Power to Address Water Pollution),California’s plan to fix its transmission line system (California has a new $7.3B plan to fix its…),State Farm has stopped accepting homeowner’s insurance applications in California (State Farm no longer accepts homeowner insurance applications in California),German police raiding climate protests (German police conduct raids on cli ..read more

Matt and Nick talk about the UK potentially banning products being labeled “carbon neutral” through offsets (Adverts claiming products are carbon neutral by using offsetting face UK ban | Carbon offsetting)A temporary deal to protect the Colorado River (Deal Is Reached to Keep Colorado River From Going Dry, for Now),Colorado moving to protect pollinators (Save the Bees: Legislature passes bill limiting bee-killing pesticides),A new tax on Electric Vehicles in Texas (Electric vehicles in Texas face new tax as Gov. Abbott signs law),A Montana bill banning climate impact assessments (Gianforte si ..read more

Matt interviews Carlton Ward Jr. Carlton is a National Geographic Explorer and photographer who founded the Florida Wildlife Corridor project in 2010, for which he trekked more than 2,000 miles during two expeditions supported by the National Geographic Society. In 2015, he launched the Path of the Panther project, an impact campaign with National Geographic and other partners that helped inspire the Florida Wildlife Corridor Act in 2021. His book Path of the Panther was released on May 2nd, with an accompanying documentary released on Disney+ on May 5th. Follow Carlton, Path of the Panther an ..read more

Matt and Nick talk about Shell’s decision to pull out of one of Britain’s largest carbon capture projects (Shell pulls out of large carbon capture project in northern England | Reuters),A fourth nuclear reactor at the Plant Vogtle in Georgia has completed testing (Fourth reactor at Georgia nuclear plant completes test phase | AP News),Asian Elephant habitat loss (Almost two-thirds of elephant habitat lost across Asia, study finds | CNN),RIP the Chevy Bolt Electric Vehicle (GM is ending Chevy Bolt EV production : NPR),And the connection between air pollution spikes and irregular heartbeats (Air ..read more

Matt and Nick talk about (Support the Big Cat Public Safety Act (aza.org))And parrots’ ability to use video chat (Can Parrots Talk Over Video Chat? Experiment Shows How They Adapt and Connect - The New York Times (nytimes.com))! Make sure to check out our sponsor for today’s episode at Kitcaster with a special offer for friends of our show to become guests on other podcasts ..read more

Matt and Nick talk about protections for old-growth forests in the US (Biden plans protections for old-growth forests - E&E News (eenews.net)),The SpaceX explosion’s environmental impact (Debris from SpaceX rocket explosion rained down on protected wildlife refuge | The Independent),Threats to the Chilean dolphin population (Pollution, bird flu threaten 'very fragile' Chilean dolphin population | Reuters),And turning food waste into energy in New York (How New Yorkers’ Food Scraps Get ‘Digested’ to Provide Gas for Homes - The New York Times (nytimes.com))!Make sure to check out our sponsor ..read more

Matt and Nick talk about the Biden Administration’s Colorado River plan (Amid Colorado River crisis, these California farmers may face water cuts - The Washington Post), Germany has officially closed its last nuclear plant (As Germany ends nuclear era, activist says there is still more to do | Reuters), Drunk birds (Wildlife officials warn of drunk birds (msn.com)), Sea level rise outpacing projections in Southern US (Sea levels rising rapidly in southern U.S., study finds (yahoo.com)), And The push for electrification in the US (How Electrifying Everything Became a Key Climate Solution - The ..read more

Matt and Nick talk about the EPA strengthening its air pollution limits on power plants (Biden EPA cracks down on mercury pollution from power plants (cnbc.com)),The EPA’s new rules for electric vehicles (New EPA rules will upend industry as automakers' EV plans are too low | Electrek),How climate change is impacting baseball (Climate change adding 50 homers a year in MLB, study says | AP News),A bison hunt in Yellowstone aimed at stopping the spread of disease (Mass Yellowstone Bison Hunt Kills More Than 1,000 (yahoo.com))And a massive lake has returned to California’s Central Valley, which c ..read more

Matt and Nick talk about the massive storm and tornadoes that hit the US last week (32 dead as tornadoes torment from Arkansas to Delaware | AP News),The Tornado that hit Mississippi and Alabama on March 24 (Mississippi tornado destruction: A breakdown of what happened in Rolling Fork, other areas (yahoo.com)),Germany’s reversal on an EU ban of internal combustion cars by 2035 (EU was set to ban internal combustion engine cars. Then Germany suddenly changed its mind | CNN Business),The Biden Administration’s oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico (Biden administration sells oil and gas l ..read more