Gulf Streams

About Gulf Streams

Environmental and Climate News out of Houston Texas. Gulf Streams is your source for environmental and climate news. Covering a range of topics around Houston, the Gulf Coast, and the world, Gulf Streams brings you the best in conversations with community leaders and advocates, academic experts, and national thought leaders. Join us as we sit down every Monday at noon (central) to dive into the most pressing environmental challenges, solutions, and ideas. A co-production of Rice University’s Center for Environmental Studies and KPFT Houston, with support from Rice’s EcoStudio and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Publisher

KPFT Houston and Rice University’s Center for Environmental Studies

Category

news · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Nov 2023

Latest episode

27 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

110 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Apr 2026

   Ep. 109 Harris County's Climate Justice Plan

   At just a year old now, we're diving into the Harris County Climate Justice Plan to understand what it is, why it matters, and how it will shape our region's future resilience and success as we weather new environmental challenges. Joining us are Lisa Lin (Harris County Office of Sustainability) and Andy Escobar (Coalition for Environment, Equity, and Resilience).

2. 

   22 Apr 2026

   Ep. 108 Cuts to Science Funding

   On today's show we sit down with Andrew Hoffman (Rice University) to discuss the way that cuts to science are impacting climate research. After that, our researcher Antara talks with two local meteorologists, Justin Stapleton (KPRC2) and Travis Herzog (ABC13) about how funding reductions impact meteorological data at the local level.

3. 

   15 Apr 2026

   Ep. 107 Water Strategies

   On today's show our researcher Sarah sits down with two different practitioners working around the world to combat water scarcity. Later in the hour Dr. Chaney Hill and Sarah talk to a local wolf and wolf dog sanctuary about their work saving local animals.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 24 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

35

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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