Earth Radio is podcast by Earth.Org bringing you the week's most pressing environmental stories in five minutes, every Saturday. Join host Rebekah Hendricks, as we uncover the stories behind our headlines, and hear from the scientists, activists, and experts leading the charge in adaptation and resilience.
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Trump ends limits on power plant emissions; datacenter rush will create ‘tsunami' of e-waste
This week on Earth Radio, we look at the Trump administration's latest rollback of planet-warming emission limits for power plants, and a new report warning that the rush to scale up data centers worldwide will triple the amount of toxic electronic waste.
Meanwhile, Global Witness says at least 124 land and environmental defenders were killed last year for standing up to protect their lands and livelihoods from destruction.
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Earth Radio is a podcast by Earth.Org. It is produced, edited, scored, and written by Rebekah Hendricks.
Earth.Org is a non-profit environmental news organization funded by readers and listeners. For more information, visit our website (https://earth.org/) and subscribe to our new Substack newsletters (https://earthorg.substack.com/).
12 Sept 2026
One in nine migratory birds is threatened with extinction; August was the hottest month on record
August 2026 went down in history as the hottest month ever recorded, tied with July 2023. The global average surface air temperature was 1.65C higher than the pre-industrial baseline – the first time since November that it exceeded the 1.5C warming limit set in the Paris Agreement more than a decade ago.
We also cover a new study on the impacts of human actions on migratory birds. According to the report,one in nine migratory birds is now threatened with extinction, while 45% of migratory species populations are declining. And in the US, an appellate court has decided that the federal constitution does not guarantee a right to clean water.
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Earth Radio is a podcast by Earth.Org. It is produced, edited, scored, and written by Rebekah Hendricks.
Earth.Org is a non-profit environmental news organization funded by readers and listeners. For more information, visit our website (https://earth.org/) and subscribe to our new Substack newsletters (https://earthorg.substack.com/).
6 Sept 2026
World headed for at least 1.8C of warming; US judge strikes down New York's climate superfund law
Global warming will reach at least 1.8C, well beyond the Paris Agreement goal of 1.5C, the United Nations said, adding that every fraction of warming means climate impacts will intensify and compound over time. While surpassing 1.5C must not mean abandoning the Paris goal, the UN also warned that falling temperatures will not bring the world back to "normal". Here are 5 takeaways from the report. (https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/overshoot-explained-5-things-understand-about-world-beyond-15degc)
Also this week, a federal judge ruled that New York cannot enforce a 2024 state law that sought to force fossil fuel companies to contribute $75 billion over 25 years into a fund to pay for damage caused by climate change, handing a victory to Republican states and the Trump administration. And the World Meteorological Organization now forecasts a near 100% chance that El Niño will persist through February 2027.
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Earth Radio is a podcast by Earth.Org. It is produced, edited, scored, and written by Rebekah Hendricks.
Earth.Org is a non-profit environmental news organization funded by readers and listeners. For more information, visit our website (https://earth.org/) and subscribe to our new Substack newsletters (https://earthorg.substack.com/).
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