This Green Earth
Tuesday, 9-10 AM
This Green Earth includes interviews with local and national experts in the fields of water resources, air quality, environmental policy, fossil and renewable fuels, climate, conservation, ecosystems, agriculture, aquaculture and sustainability.
Christopher Cherniak is an environmental engineer with nearly 30 years experience as an environmental consultant. Claire Wiley is an award winning broadcast journalist. Together, they direct This Green Earth's mission: to educate listeners about the importance of environmental preservation, conservation and stewardship.
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For questions and inquiries, or to inquire about appearing on the show, contact the hosts directly at thisgreenearth@kpcw.org.
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Stewardship Director for Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, Jeremy Lynch, shares the organization's newly launched Stewardship Projects for 2026. Then we get an in-depth report on what all the data means when it comes to our snowpack from Utah Snow's Jordan Clayton. -
Middle school teacher and author Ellen Cochrane discusses her new book "Follow the Water: The Unbelievable True Story of a Teenager's Survival in the Amazon." It tells the remarkable true story of 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke’s 11-day survival trek through the Amazon after a plane crash. Then we revisit a conversation with world-renowned wildlife biologist and award-winning writer, Diane Boyd. She has poured her four decade long work of studying wolves into a new book titled, "A Woman Among Wolves."
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Swaner Preserve & EcoCenter team members Hunter Klingensmith and Rhea Cone talk about their latest exhibit and a variety of upcoming educational events. Then, Claire talks with 4MyCiTy Founder and Executive Director, Christopher Dipnarine, about the upcoming 2026 Zero Waste Forum in Park City.
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Filmmaker Lindsay McIntyre discusses her film "Tuktuit: Caribou," which explores the territory of Nunavut, revealing a land where caribou struggle to survive burn events and habitat disruption. Then writer, director, producer, and Sundance alumni Mark Decena shares his latest film "Farming While Black."
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Oscar nominated Director Sara Dosa shares behind the scenes stories of her newest film "Time and Water." Then Claire is joined by filmmakers Biljana Tutorov and Peter Glomazic whose film "To Hold a Mountain" is screening this week at Sundance in the World Cinema Documentary competition.
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Jill Tidman, executive director of The Redford Center, takes a look back at some of the Sundance Film Festival's most powerful environmental films. Then, University of Utah atmospheric scientist Derek Mallia shares a new data-driven modeling tool to help visualize a shrinking Great Salt Lake and what that means for toxic dust along the Wasatch Front.
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We turn to HawkWatch International’s Conservation Science Director, Steve Slater to learn more about the fascinating life of bald and golden eagles. Then climate scientist at the University of California Dr. Daniel Swain joins the show to speak about what’s happening with this winter’s early-season snowpack. We discuss trends in weather and how the mountain west is reacting to a warming world and our current weather conditions.
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Award-winning author Sophie Pavelle takes readers on a thrilling exploration of nature's symbiotic relationships in her latest book, "To Have or To Hold." Then acclaimed naturalist, filmmaker and essayist Priyanka Kumar shares insights from her latest book, "The Light Between Apple Trees: Rediscovering the Wild Through a Beloved American Fruit."
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Environmental engineer Chris Cherniak began the public affairs program This Green Earth on KPCW in 2006. We take a look back at some of the favorite guests and interviews over the years.
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Marine Biologist and National Geographic Explorer Greg O'Corry-Crowe talks about a new study regarding a unique species of freshwater seals. Then, bestselling author Jon Waterman talks about his book, "Into the Thaw: Witnessing Wonder Amid the Arctic Climate Crisis".
