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KPFA - Terra Verde

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Capitalism
Dietary Guidelines For Americans
Wildfire
California
Bioremediation
Firegeneration Collaborative
Fog Eaters
Endangered Species Act
Indigenous Leadership
Artificial Intelligence
Center For Biological Diversity
Water Pricing
National Park Service
Plant-Based Diet
Methylmercury
Oakland
Indigenous Knowledge
KPFA
Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Bay Area

Terra Verde delivers news and views about the most critical environmental issues across California and globally. From agriculture and wildlife to energy and climate change, industrial pollution to design solutions, Terra Verde brings you stories of struggle and triumph that will determine the future of our planet.

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As the climate crisis deepens, our educational systems have a foundational role to play in developing an informed citizenry and charting a path forward. Yet traditional Indigenous knowledge often remains marginalized in these spaces. On this episode ... more

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A weekly public affairs show that delivers news and views about the most important environmental issues in California and globally.

The post Terra Verde – September 4, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

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Since the start of this year, at least 187 gray whales have washed up dead or dying up and down the Pacific coast, making 2026 one of the deadliest years for the species in recent history. Marine conservationists are calling this a “catastrophic mort... more

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For more than two decades, the federal Roadless Area Conservation Rule has limited new road construction and certain forms of development across millions of acres of undeveloped national forest lands. Now, the US Forest Service is proposing to rescin... more

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The West faces extremely high fire potential this season, with a number of major wildfires already burning across the region. No single fire is the same as any other, yet public information about wildfires often lacks geographic specificity and histo... more

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Author and speaker Jeremy Lent suggests that as climate change, inequality, and social fragmentation intensify, humanity faces an imminent choice. We can either continue with the same system of extraction, exploitation, and endless growth that create... more

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In his new documentary Fog Eaters, filmmaker Kyle Baker follows environmental toxicologist Peter Weiss-Penzias and a team of researchers investigating unusually high levels of methylmercury in mountain lions along California’s central coast. Tracing ... more

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More than a decade ago, residents of Oakland, California, first got wind of a plan to export coal from their city through a proposed bulk commodity export terminal. Initially, developers reassured residents that the facility wouldn’t export coal. But... more

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Recent Guests

Melissa K. Nelson
Indigenous ecologist and activist scholar
Cultural Conservancy; Arizona State University
Episode: Whole Body Learning on a Warming Planet
Zeke Lunder
wildfire mapping specialist and educator, founder of The Lookout
The Lookout (YouTube channel)
Episode: Terra Verde – September 4, 2026
Rick Steiner
Founder of Oasis Earth
Oasis Earth
Episode: Why Are So Many Gray Whales Dying Along the Pacific Coast?
Mark Palmer
Associate Director of the International Marine Mammal Project
International Marine Mammal Project (IMP)
Episode: Why Are So Many Gray Whales Dying Along the Pacific Coast?
Wendy Schneider
Executive Director of Friends of the Inyo
Friends of the Inyo
Episode: Protecting the Roadless Rule
Benjamin Pitterle
Director of Advocacy and Field Operations at Los Padres Forest Watch
Los Padres Forest Watch
Episode: Protecting the Roadless Rule
Jeremy Lent
Author and speaker on ecological civilization
Deep Transformation Network; Ecocivilization Coalition
Episode: Imagining an Ecological Civilization [Encore]
Kyle Baker
Filmmaker and editor of Fog Eaters
Filmmaker, Fog Eaters
Episode: Following the Fog [Encore]
Margaret Rossoff
Member of the No Coal in Oakland Coordinating Committee
No Coal in Oakland / No Coal in Oakland Coordinating Committee
Episode: Keeping Coal Out of Oakland

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Hannah Wilton
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Fiona McLeod
Host of Terra Verde
Sasha Lilly
Host and fundraiser announcer

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Why Are So Many Gray Whales Dying Along the Pacific Coast?
Q: What would ESA listing actually do for the whales?
ESA listing would provide NOAA with tools and funding to address threats (ship strikes, oil spills, entanglement, ocean noise, pollutants) and enable stronger protection and management measures, though it may not solve climate-driven habitat loss on its own.
Why Are So Many Gray Whales Dying Along the Pacific Coast?
Q: Why are gray whales dying in such large numbers along the Pacific Coast compared to other species?
Gray whales are coastal migrants and spend their migration close to shore, making them more exposed to threats like ship strikes and offshore prey shortages caused by Arctic climate change; additionally, emaciated condition from reduced prey makes them more vulnerable to mortality during migration.
Terra Verde – September 4, 2026
Q: What shifts in fire and land management are happening, and what's not moving fast enough?
There is growing acceptance of prescribed fire, but scale remains limited; engaging major landowners and changing policy to support broader landscape-level treatment are essential for meaningful progress.
Terra Verde – September 4, 2026
Q: What are the defining features of our current fire reality in California?
The guest explains that much of the risk comes from how urban areas were built without fire-aware planning, and that the wildfire behavior in the wildland-urban interface is influenced by landscape design, vegetation choices, and human infrastructure; addressing this requires both changes to home hardening and broader land management.
Whole Body Learning on a Warming Planet
Q: What does a practical model for this look like in schools today?
She describes Learning Lodges as a circle-based, non-hierarchical approach where everyone learns from each other, integrating mind, body, heart, and spirit to cultivate curiosity, safety, and collaboration.

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Environment-focused dialogues with a strong emphasis on climate justice, policy, and grassroots organizing. Episodes cover topics from local environmental battles and public land stewardship to water pricing, biodiversity protections, and the social implications of energy transitions. The show frequently features researchers, lawyers, and activists who translate complex policy or science into accessible conversations, often pairing on-the-ground organizing with broader systemic critique. A recurring strength is linking investigative reporting with activist perspectives, highlighting practical actions listeners can take, from community organizing to advocacy and fundraising for public-interest causes. Notable for its long-form, opinionated a... more

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