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On today's show: A look at free expression in the age of the internet; Flint residents on the fight for clean water; how air conditioning is impacting the environment. (episode)
Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker, which was funded by billionaire Peter Thiel, has raised questions about free expression and the power of money in the internet era.
Scientists announced yesterday that the water in Flint is finally safe for hand washing and bathing. But some residents say the water smells of bleach and is irritating to the skin.
In the last five years, a cholera epidemic in Haiti has killed as many as 30,000 people. Journalists and scientists have traced the disease back to a U.N. compound.
A group of 150 scientists have penned a letter to the World Health Organization. They're calling for the 2016 Games to be postponed and/or moved to in the name of public health.
700 million new air conditioners are expected to be installed by 2030. When thinking of greenhouse gasses, it'll be like several new countries are added to the world.
Prescription opioid overdoses reached nearly 19,000 in 2014, the highest number on record. Total opioid overdoses surpassed 29,000 that year when combined with heroin.
Energy and real estate development have transformed over 4,000 square miles in Western states. But economic development and conservation do not need to be in opposition.