Night of the Killer Smog

Priya Nanjappa’s job is to use her wildlife and environmental expertise to help develop policies in Colorado. One of the first environmental laws enacted in the US is the Clean Air Act of 1970. We talked about why this law was enacted on Third Pod from the Sun – check it out!

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The Changing Climate’s Snowball Effect

Priya Nanjappa’s job is to use her wildlife and environmental expertise to help develop policies in Colorado. We’ve been seeing the dangerous affects of climate change over the past few years- can policies help mitigate them? Read more in this Eos article:

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Specifically Tailored Action Plans Combat Heat Waves in India

Priya Nanjappa’s job is to use her wildlife and environmental expertise to help develop policies in Colorado. Many recent science policies are developed to help combat climate change. For example, Ahmedabad, a city in Gujarat, India, is the first city in the country to create a heat action plan to combat frequent heat waves:

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Special Release: Tribes, Trails, & Tailings

Science isn’t more important than the communities where you are researching. Paula Buchanan is always conscious of helping the communities that are affected by what she studies. And on a previous #ThirdPod ep, we spoke to indigenous scientists about working in their communities.

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When the Sahara was Green

Saleh Ahmed studies climate change in South Asia and the US. Listen to his Sci & Tell episode for more. How important is climate change? Well, did you know the Sahara Desert was once green…

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Building Resilience in Rural America

Part of Saleh Ahmed’s research is studying how climate change is affecting rural America. You can learn more in his Sci & Tell episode. So how is rural America dealing with the effects of climate change? Find out in this Eos article:

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