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4-5:00 PM today: Potential Remedies for Air Pollution

5/27/2022

Tune in for new Planet Philadelphia 4-5 PM today

92.9 FM WGGT-LP in NW Philadelphia & gtownradio.com

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The Delaware Valley and Philadelphia region has one of the worst air pollution problems in the nation. Air pollution causes considerable environmental injustice and health problems. What are some approaches that could mitigate air pollution? We talk about this with these guests today.

Alex Bomstein is the Director of Litigation for the Clean Air Council of Philadelphia, an organization that has been working to insure there is clean air since 1967. Alex will discuss some of the issues involved in litigating for clean air, the effectiveness of legal work to help with pollution, and some of the kinds of cases he currently works on.

Peter Winslow is a long-term advocate for the environmental and social justice community in the Philadelphia region and has talked to us regularly about city environmental justice issues. He will discuss the development of citizen projects to monitor air quality in the region, as well as update us on other local environmental stories.

Also on this show: News related to air pollution and air quality.

Tune in for the new Planet Philadelphia June 3rd!
To hear Planet Philadelphia live, tune your radio dial to 92.9 FM
in NW Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com
the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month.

Podcasts of full shows are available shortly after broadcast at
planetphiladelphia.com show archives page. Or listen to individual interviews on:
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www.planetphiladelphia.com | www.gtownradio.com | facebook
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Announced on 5/22/2022 show

5/22/2022

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EPA Feedback Session on Infrastructure and Recycling
Discussing solid waste infrastructure and recycling and the Bispartisan Infrastructure bill, feedback on needs, priorities, etc.
Tues. May 24 2-3:30pm or Wed. May 25 2-3:30pm
Register: https://www.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_7f0DPZQURqOcuDdVp173IQ

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PODCAST 5/20/2022 show: Perspectives on Environmental Journalism; Bobby Magill, Shannon Osaka, & Linda Rosenwein

5/21/2022

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What environmental journalists, Bobby Magill with Bloomberg Law, Shannon Osaka of Grist, and Planet Philadelphia's own Linda Rosenwein think about the state of environmental news reporting, and about how economic issues like inflation and environmental concerns intersect–5/20/22 show. Listen to the podcast of the entire show here:

https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/perspectives-on-environmental-journalism-bobby-magill-shannon-osaka-linda-rosenwein/

Segments:

https://anchor.fm/kay-wood9/episodes/The-state-of-climate-change-news-reportingBobby-Magill--reporter-with-Bloomberg-Law-e1irr19

https://anchor.fm/kay-wood9/episodes/How-inflation-and-our-environment-intersect-and-more-Shannon-Osaka--Grist-ate-reporter-e1irqav

https://anchor.fm/kay-wood9/episodes/Linda-Rosenweins-news-round-up-from-52022-radio-show-e1irr92

Tune in for the next Planet Philadelphia June 3rd!

To hear Planet Philadelphia live, tune your radio dial to 92.9 FM
in NW Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com
the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month.

Podcasts of full shows are available shortly after broadcast at
planetphiladelphia.com show archives page. Or listen to individual interviews on:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Anchor| Google| PocketCasts| Breaker| RadioPublic.

www.planetphiladelphia.com | www.gtownradio.com | facebook
@planetphila | @gtownradio

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New Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM today; Environmental journalists perspectives on today's problems

5/13/2022

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Tune in for New Planet Philadelphia
4-5:00 PM today
at 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia
or live streaming at gtownradio.com

What are environmental journalists thinking about environmental news and reporting? What do they have to say about contemporary economic issues and how environmental concerns and policies fit in with these issues? Guests on this show will be:

Bobby Magill covers public lands, water and climate change for Bloomberg Law, part of the Bloomberg Industry Group. He is the former president of the Society of Environmental Journalists and has written extensively about the issues he covers. He also reported from the three most recent United Nationals international climate negotiations. He will be talking about his assessment of environmental journalism and the stories he is particularly interested in watching develop.

Shannon Osaka is a climate reporter at the environmental magazine Grist, with writing also appearing in Rolling Stone, WIRED, and other outlets. Her work focuses on U.S. and international climate policy, electric vehicles, and the energy transition. She has received the 2020 SEAL Award for Environmental Journalism and an Online Journalism Award for topical reporting on climate change. She discusses how Biden's environmental policies may help decrease inflation and a wide range of issues related to the economy and the environment.

Also on this show: News related to environmental journalism and other environmental stories.

Tune in 4-5:00 PM today to
Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show!
Tune your radio dial to 92.9 FM
in NW Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com.

More about Planet Philadelphia.
Podcasts of full shows are available shortly after broadcast at
planetphiladelphia.com show archives page. Or listen to individual interviews on:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Anchor| Google| PocketCasts| Breaker| RadioPublic.

www.planetphiladelphia.com | www.gtownradio.com | facebook
@planetphila | @gtownradio

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Announcements from 5/6/22 Show

5/9/2022

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Recycle Your Wired Waste in the Hill
Saturday May 14, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Chestnut Hill College,
9601 Germantown Ave.
Bring your old TVs, microwaves, monitors and more to
this annual event organized by the Co-op's Environment
Committee. They'll recycle it safely with help from PAR
Recycle Works of Nicetown-Tioga. Click here for all the
details.:
https://weaversway.coop/event/electronic-recycling-wired-waste-day

Grandom Institution – low-income clean energy help
This institution is Quaker and associated with Friends Fiduciary. It gives funding for clean energy initiatives such as decarbonization and other clean energy projects for low-income individuals.
https://friendsfiduciary.org/grants-scholarships/grandom-institution/

Tick Prevention Tips
Recommended precautions for anyone venturing outdoors include:
• Apply tick repellents containing permethrinOpens In A New Window to clothing and EPA-registered insect repellentsOpens In A New Window such as DEET to exposed skin before entering the outdoors. Reapply as needed according to product label instructions.
• Wear light-colored outer clothing and tuck shirts into pants, and pants into socks.
• Walk in the centers of trails, and avoid wooded and brushy areas with low-growing vegetation and tall grasses that may harbor ticks.
• After returning home, remove all clothing, take a shower, and place clothing into the dryer on high heat to kill any lingering ticks. Examine gear such as backpacks for ticks.
• Conduct a full-body tick check using a hand or full-length mirror, including hidden areas such as the scalp, ears, armpits, belly button, and between the legs.
• Check over any pets exposed to likely tick habitats each time they return indoors.
• If a tick is found attached to your skin, use tweezers to remove it carefully, including the head. Monitor for symptoms and contact your doctor with any questions.

EPA Equity Action Plan
To read a copy of the plan:
https://www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/equity-action-plan

Department of Environmental Education and Information Center
To sign up for their environmental education newsletter:
https://www.dep.pa.gov/Citizens/EnvironmentalEducation/Pages/default.aspx

Organization empowering youth to vote and take part in civic actions
This is a nonpartisan group of students, educators and organizations
https://www.payouthvote.org/mission-and-values

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Podcast of May 6th show now available!

5/7/2022

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If you'd like to share or re-listen to the
Planet Philadelphia radio show on talking with children about climate change, here's your chance.

What are children thinking about climate change? We talk with Jeremy Wortzel and Lena Champlin about their new children’s book, Coco’s Fire, and the best way to talk with children about the climate crisis. Also on this show we hear from children themselves, recorded at the Academy of Natural Sciences on Earth Day. And stayed tuned for Linda Rosenwein’s environmental news round up.

Listen to the show here:

https://www.mixcloud.com/PlanetPhiladelphia/talking-with-children-about-climate-change/

Individual segments:

https://anchor.fm/kay-wood9/episodes/Talking-With-Children-About-Climate-Change-Jeremy-Wortzel-and-Lena-Champlin-e1i7184

https://anchor.fm/kay-wood9/episodes/What-do-children-have-to-say-about-our-world-e1i71as

https://anchor.fm/kay-wood9/episodes/Environmental-news-from-May-6--2022-e1i71dq

Tune in 4-5:00 PM May 20th for the next
Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show!
To hear Planet Philadelphia live, tune your radio dial to 92.9 FM
in NW Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com
the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month.

Podcasts of full shows are available shortly after broadcast at
planetphiladelphia.com show archives page. Or listen to individual interviews on:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Anchor| Google| PocketCasts| Breaker| RadioPublic.

www.planetphiladelphia.com | www.gtownradio.com | facebook
@planetphila | @gtownradio

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Tune in 4-5:00 PM today!

5/6/2022

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Planet Philadelphia
environmental radio show
92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia
and live streaming at gtownradio.com.

Talking with Children
About the Environment

Jeremy Wortzel and Lena Champlin

We will be bequeathing our environment to the next generation. What do the children think about environmental issues? How can we engage with them fruitfully about climate change? On this show:

Jeremy Wortzel and Lena Champlin respectively are a medical student at the University of Pennsylvania and a doctoral student in Environmental and Earth Science at Drexel University. Jeremy will be a child and adolescent psychiatry resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital next year. Lena also is a research associate on the Academy of Natural Sciences museum, where she conducts outreach to families. Along with help from the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) – Climate Committee, this engaged couple wrote and illustrated a children’s book on talking with children about climate change. The aim of the book is to help children lessen their anxiety about this problem. They will talk about how to engage children concerning climate change without increasing their anxiety.

Voices of children. For Earth Day, April 22, Planet Philadelphia visited the Academy of Natural Sciences and recorded children’s observations about the environment and their experience of Earth Day at the Academy. Additional recordings of these interviews will air on subsequent shows.

News related to children/adolescents and the environment

Tune in to Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM today!
To hear Planet Philadelphia live, tune your radio dial to 92.9 FM
in NW Philadelphia or live stream at gtownradio.com
the 1st & 3rd Fridays/month.

Podcasts of full shows are available shortly after broadcast at
planetphiladelphia.com show archives page. Or listen to individual interviews on:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Anchor| Google| PocketCasts| Breaker| RadioPublic.

www.planetphiladelphia.com | www.gtownradio.com | facebook
@planetphila | @gtownradio

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Planet Philadelphia

4-5:00 PM today: Potential Remedies for Air Pollution

Tune in for new Planet Philadelphia 4-5 PM today

Announced on 5/22/2022 show

PODCAST 5/20/2022 show: Perspectives on Environmental Journalism; Bobby Magill, Shannon Osaka, & Linda Rosenwein

New Planet Philadelphia 4-5:00 PM today; Environmental journalists perspectives on today's problems

Tune in for New Planet Philadelphia
4-5:00 PM today
at 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia
or live streaming at gtownradio.com

Announcements from 5/6/22 Show

Podcast of May 6th show now available!

If you'd like to share or re-listen to the
Planet Philadelphia radio show on talking with children about climate change, here's your chance.

Tune in 4-5:00 PM today!

Planet Philadelphia
environmental radio show
92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia
and live streaming at gtownradio.com.

Planet Philadelphia won the 2024 SustainPHL Sustainable Storyteller award.

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Tune in for New Planet Philadelphia4-5:00 PM todayat 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphiaor live streaming at gtownradio.com

If you'd like to share or re-listen to the Planet Philadelphia radio show on talking with children about climate change, here's your chance.

Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphiaand live streaming at gtownradio.com.

​Planet Philadelphia won the 2024 SustainPHL Sustainable Storyteller award.

Archives

Categories

Tune in for New Planet Philadelphia
4-5:00 PM today
at 92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia
or live streaming at gtownradio.com

If you'd like to share or re-listen to the
Planet Philadelphia radio show on talking with children about climate change, here's your chance.

Planet Philadelphia
environmental radio show
92.9 FM WGGT-LP in Philadelphia
and live streaming at gtownradio.com.

Planet Philadelphia won the 2024 SustainPHL Sustainable Storyteller award.