Best NC Conservation Network Podcasts (2024)

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Trailer - Leaning Left - Discussing Liberal Politics 2:46

2y ago2:46

2:46

We're talking politics, from the left, focusing on what's realistic to achieve. It's as much an exploration of politics as anything, for someone who's newer to following the issues. Maybe you just started paying more attention through the social justice protests of 2020 or the J6 Committee in 2022. If you're the type who readily knows the House Rep…

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Trouble For Cities Putting Industrial Chemicals Into The Haw River 52:22

4+ y ago52:22

52:22

This episode features award-winning environmental journalist Lisa Sorg, who discussed a dangerous industrial compound in the Haw River basin -- and what the state and environmental groups are doing to combat the polluters. Plus, Duplin County resident Elsie Herring traveled to Washington, DC to testify before the House Committee on Energy & Commerc…

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A Summit For Justice 47:55

4+ y ago47:55

47:55

The North Carolina Environmental Justice Network hosted their 21st annual NC Environmental Justice Summit in Whitakers, NC last week. We spoke with members of communities impacted by environmental justice concerns, including Community Resilience Award winner David Hairston and two former Alcoa employees with disturbing insight into the company's sa…

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How Does North Carolina's Regulation Of Industrial Agriculture Compare To Other States? 56:18

5y ago56:18

56:18

We talk to investigative freelance journalist Barry Yeoman and Sam Fromartz, editor-in-chief of the Food & Environment Reporting Network, about why the state of North Carolina is way behind other states when it comes to keeping tabs on the factory farm pollution that is devastating our state’s rural communities of color. Plus, we’ll check in on the…

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How To Improve Community Aid In The Storms To Come 50:44

5y ago50:44

50:44

Environmental justice expert and community organizer Sherri White-Williamson grew up in the small towns of Sampson County, North Carolina, an area hit hard by Hurricane Florence. As Sampson County residents continue to grapple with storm recovery efforts, along with a high density of polluting industries and waste disposal sites, White-Williamson s…

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50 Years After The River Burned 56:02

5y ago56:02

56:02

50 Years After The River Burned by NC Conservation NetworkBy NC Conservation Network

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Finding Ancient Trees & Contaminated Compost 57:40

5y ago57:40

57:40

A tree older than Christianity has been discovered in a remote swamp in North Carolina. We spoke with Dr. David Stayle, the scientist behind the discovery, about how to protect the ancient grove and what the tree can teach us about climate history.Plus, NC Policy Watch journalist Lisa Sorg walks us through an investigation shining a light on danger…

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The 2019 State of the Environment 56:07

5y ago56:07

56:07

NC Conservation Network has released the 2019 State of the Environment -- a report that tracks and analyzes the well-being of North Carolinians across a variety of social, economic and ecological factors. Brian Powell hosts experts to discuss some of the notable themes emerging from the report: North Carolina’s storm resiliency, the climate impacts…

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Climate and Equity: Jamie Cole on Bridging "Two Worlds" of Activism 50:01

5+ y ago50:01

50:01

Al Gore's Climate Reality Project convened a leadership training in Atlanta this month with a new focus on faith and social justice. Over 300 attendees were leaders and activists from North Carolina, including several from the Poor People's Campaign. A few of them spoke with us about what moved them at the workshop and where the climate justice fig…

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North Carolina Is Going On Strike 11:02

5+ y ago11:02

11:02

Sixteen-year-old Swedish student Greta Thunberg's acts of civil disobedience have sparked a global movement to fight climate change -- and now it has reached North Carolina. On March 15th, students around the world and across the state will walk out of school to demand leaders take radical and immediate action to stem the tide of climate change. We…

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Trains, Pigs and PFAS 59:53

5+ y ago59:53

59:53

Trains, Pigs and PFAS by NC Conservation NetworkBy NC Conservation Network

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Climate Marchers at HKonJ are GND AF 17:09

5+ y ago17:09

17:09

The 13th HKonJ People's Assembly and Moral March took place Feb. 9th in Raleigh - we were there, we marched, and we spoke with environmental justice activists and community members about the morality of sound environmental policy, the excitement surrounding the Green New Deal and much more.By NC Conservation Network

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Five Years After The Spill 18:40

5+ y ago18:40

18:40

Five years after the historic Duke Energy Dan River coal ash spill highlighted how irresponsibly Duke was storing the dangerous substance, many families in North Carolina have yet to see coal ash in their communities cleaned up. The NC Department of Environmental Quality is in the process of deciding whether or not Duke will be required to move coa…

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A Stunning Public Backlash Against Coal Ash Regulators 50:29

5+ y ago50:29

50:29

Emotions boiled over at a recent public information session on coal ash put on by the NC Department of Environmental Quality as they decide whether to force Duke Energy to remove coal ash from its dangerous unlined storage pits. We spoke with reporter Lisa Sorg and NC Sen. Vickie Sawyer (R-Iredell) about the tense event on Lake Norman. Plus, an int…

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New Year, New Dirt 12:49

5+ y ago12:49

12:49

Allow us to reintroduce ourselves. 2019 is here, and The Dirt has a new FM broadcast home, a new schedule and we're giving a brief glimpse of the new content coming this year. Plus, a mystery guest joins to talk about the partial federal government shutdown and how it's impacting North Carolina.By NC Conservation Network

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Sustainable Christmas Trees and Previewing 2019's Most Pressing Environmental Issues 1:02:02

5+ y ago1:02:02

1:02:02

Episode 15 of The Dirt digs into the most sustainable Christmas tree traditions and previews 2019 in the newly constituted North Carolina General Assembly. And what does the Civil Rights Act of 1964 have to do with the pollution-heavy hog industry?Plus, an interview with Molly Murphy and Hannah Hearn of Working Films – a national organization based…

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Environmental Concerns Amid The Midterm Elections 18:31

5+ y ago18:31

18:31

Host Brian Powell discusses the 2018 midterm elections with NC Conservation Network Policy Director Grady McCallie. We dig into the environmental concerns at play on Election Day and look ahead to a lame duck legislative session looming before the end of the year. Plus, Upper Neuse Riverkeeper Matthew Starr discusses a monstrous invasive species sh…

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Florence + the Flood 8:11

6y ago8:11

8:11

The Dirt traveled to Goldsboro, North Carolina to check in with communities there as the Neuse River flood began to peak in the wake of Hurricane FlorenceBy NC Conservation Network

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Marching And Scootering For Climate Justice 48:12

6y ago48:12

48:12

Episode 14 of The Dirt takes a look back at the youth climate march in Washington, digs into yet another special session from the North Carolina General Assembly and confronts a new reality: electric scooters everywhere.Plus – DeWayne Barton, founder and CEO of Hood Huggers International, talks about environmental justice and gentrification in Ashe…

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The NC Farm Act, Chemours facing the public and a new pipeline 55:36

6y ago55:36

55:36

Episode 13 of The Dirt digs into the latest environmental news from the North Carolina General Assembly, including the NC Farm Act, which shields a global pork producer from consequences for nuisances produced by its massive factory hog operations.Plus - it’s been one year since the public learned about GenX contamination in the Cape Fear and Chemo…

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NCGA Is Back And Scott Pruitt Is Bad 54:09

6y ago54:09

54:09

Episode 12 of The Dirt digs into the new session of the North Carolina General Assembly and a GenX bill that threatens to undermine the state’s environmental enforcers. Plus – EPA administrator Scott Pruitt is holding a summit on emerging contaminants and clashing with the press – a panel discusses what we can expect to come from it. The episode al…

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Wood Pellets Are Burning The South 58:07

6y ago58:07

58:07

Episode 11 of The Dirt digs into the climate and environmental justice impacts of burning wood pellets for energy and EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s recent favor to the industry. The episode features an interview with civil rights attorney Elizabeth Haddix about the political assault on the UNC Law Center for Civil Rights and how it was influence…

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The Military's Toxic Water Problem 53:31

6+ y ago53:31

53:31

Episode 10 of The Dirt features an interview with Sharon Lerner, an investigative journalist who has written extensively about water contamination around airports and military bases stemming from a chemical found in firefighting foam. Contamination from the foam, which is a chemical cousin to GenX, is being found in North Carolina and across the co…

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The Coast Fights Back & Endangered Species Under Attack 55:14

6+ y ago55:14

55:14

Episode 9 of The Dirt features an interview with Dollie Burwell, whose leadership during the Warren County PCB landfill protests forty years ago sparked the national environmental justice movement. Plus, the Dirt’s production team goes out into the field with Sound Rivers to search for the rare and imperiled Neuse River waterdog and talks with the …

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Protecting Water, Wildlife and One Another: The Dirt Previews 2018 54:40

6+ y ago54:40

54:40

Episode 8 of The Dirt features an interview with three young activists who are petitioning the state to adopt rules curbing carbon emissions in North Carolina. Host Brian Powell talks with environmental journalist Adam Wagner about the latest developments in GenX contamination in the Cape Fear River and elsewhere. And environmental reporter Lisa So…

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The Politics of Industrial Chicken Farms & Duke Energy's Rate Hike Scam 55:49

6+ y ago55:49

55:49

Episode 7 of The Dirt features an interview with residents and experts living near industrial turkey and chicken production facilities (CAFOs) that threaten public health. Host Brian Powell talks with North Carolina Riverkeepers about money in politics and other barriers to policy change. And the NC League of Conservation Voters talks about strateg…

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Interview with North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein 24:34

6+ y ago24:34

24:34

Episode 6 of The Dirt features an exclusive interview with North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein. Host Brian Powell talked to the attorney general about chemical dumping, Duke Energy’s attempts to raise electric bills to pay for coal ash, how to fight the nation’s opioid crisis and more.By NC Conservation Network

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Coal ash, Energy Bills & Finding Environmental Justice in Prison 54:32

7y ago54:32

54:32

Episode 5 of The Dirt features a special report highlighting the groups resisting Duke Energy’s attempts to raise consumer energy bills in the Carolinas. Plus, host Brian Powell interviews investigative journalist Zoe Loftus-Farren about a project exploring the intersections of environmental justice and mass incarceration. Finally, a panel of polic…

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Native Communities Threatened by the Atlantic Coast Pipeline 52:11

7y ago52:11

52:11

Episode 4 of The Dirt features an interview with Dr. Ryan Emanuel, an associate professor at NC State University and a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. Ryan serves on the environmental justice committee of the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs and spoke to The Dirt about the Atlantic Coast Pipeline and its threat to the sover…

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Diversity in National Parks & Drilling Threats to Whales 53:30

7y ago53:30

53:30

Episode 3 of The Dirt features an interview with Milton Fearn, former Deputy Director of the National Park Service, talking about access and diversity in our national and state parks. Host Brian Powell also speaks with Dr. Doug Nowacek, one of the country's leading marine ecologists, to discuss the dangers seismic blasting and offshore oil explorat…

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GenX in the Cape Fear River 52:15

7y ago52:15

52:15

Episode 2 of The Dirt features Wilmington StarNews reporter Adam Wagner who has been investigating a rare and potentially dangerous compound being dumped into the Cape Fear River and the drinking water of thousands in eastern NC. Plus, a panel of experts breaks down a flurry of bills making their way through the NC legislature and The Dirt gives yo…

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Finding Justice: Highways & Hog Farms 51:05

7y ago51:05

51:05

Episode 1 of The Dirt features Pastor Sylvester Williams and SELC’s Chandra Taylor relaying the story of the East End community in Durham, NC. A neighborhood comprised mostly of elderly people of color is seeking justice as construction of a new highway tears up the community and threatens longtime residents with displacement and pollution. Host Br…

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The Dirt

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Leaning Left (by Podcast Entertainment Network)

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Trailer - Leaning Left - Discussing Liberal Politics 2:46

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Trouble For Cities Putting Industrial Chemicals Into The Haw River 52:22

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A Summit For Justice 47:55

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How Does North Carolina's Regulation Of Industrial Agriculture Compare To Other States? 56:18

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How To Improve Community Aid In The Storms To Come 50:44

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50 Years After The River Burned 56:02

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Finding Ancient Trees & Contaminated Compost 57:40

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The 2019 State of the Environment 56:07

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Climate and Equity: Jamie Cole on Bridging "Two Worlds" of Activism 50:01

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North Carolina Is Going On Strike 11:02

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Trains, Pigs and PFAS 59:53

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Climate Marchers at HKonJ are GND AF 17:09

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Five Years After The Spill 18:40

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A Stunning Public Backlash Against Coal Ash Regulators 50:29

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New Year, New Dirt 12:49

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Sustainable Christmas Trees and Previewing 2019's Most Pressing Environmental Issues 1:02:02

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Environmental Concerns Amid The Midterm Elections 18:31

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Florence + the Flood 8:11

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Marching And Scootering For Climate Justice 48:12

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The NC Farm Act, Chemours facing the public and a new pipeline 55:36

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NCGA Is Back And Scott Pruitt Is Bad 54:09

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Wood Pellets Are Burning The South 58:07

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The Military's Toxic Water Problem 53:31

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The Coast Fights Back & Endangered Species Under Attack 55:14

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Protecting Water, Wildlife and One Another: The Dirt Previews 2018 54:40

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The Politics of Industrial Chicken Farms & Duke Energy's Rate Hike Scam 55:49

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Interview with North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein 24:34

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Coal ash, Energy Bills & Finding Environmental Justice in Prison 54:32

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Native Communities Threatened by the Atlantic Coast Pipeline 52:11

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Diversity in National Parks & Drilling Threats to Whales 53:30

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GenX in the Cape Fear River 52:15

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Finding Justice: Highways & Hog Farms 51:05

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