I chat with New Haven's Sustainability Director about the myriad efforts ongoing or in the offing to help New Haven confront current and future climate impacts. Since he is also a state rep, we talk about the fate of the Fossil Fuel Superfund Act.

Impacts on fisher folk in LA and broader health and climate impacts of Liquefied "Natural" Gas (LNG) export terminals

Attorney Roger Reynolds with Save the Sound and Katie Bennett, who lives near Tweed New Haven airport, discuss environmental and neighborhood concerns if the airport is expanded.

Artist Robert Shetterly has created a gallery of hundreds of portraits entitled Americans Who Tell the Truth. Pictured is Rachel Corrie, an American student who was run over by an Israeli bulldozer in Gaza in 2003 as she was trying to protect a Palestinian family's home. Visit all the portraits and biographical information at www.americanswhotellthetruth.org.

These two women with years of experience in the food/hunger space talk with host Melinda Tuhus about efforts to reduce food waste and get good food to those who need it, a challenge made more difficult by both budget cuts the Trump administration pushed through and what became the longest government shutdown in US history, with the pausing of the SNAP program, and the hardships it caused.

A coalition of climate organizations is organizing three actions in Washington, DC, on Sept. 18-19. The first is at the monthly FERC (Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) meeting, which rubberstamps all kinds of methane ("natural" gas) projects. That afternoon a new coalition called Elders Coalition for Climate Action will hold an action outside the Environmental Protection Agency, which has been gutted by the Trump administration, "mourning" its sorry state and calling for its "restoration." The next day Third Act Actions Lab will lead a "Petrostate Tour" of some of the worst actors in the climate sphere, like the American Petroleum Institute. Tune in for a lively discussion with a point person on each action.

I speak with Rebekah Fraser, artist, author and entrepreneur, about her collaboration with others on turning what most consider "trash" into wearable and otherwise usable items. They will be at a pop-up at 63 Audubon St. until August 17, open Thursday to Sunday from noon to 4 pm. Opening reception July 25 from 5-7 pm