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Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) — 223 episodes

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Rapid Readout: Implications of the U.S. Forest Service Reorganization

2

Policies and Financing Solutions to Modernize U.S. Water Infrastructure

3

Tracking Down Data

4

Strategies to Lower Utility Bills Now for Households and Small Businesses

5

Igniting Innovation: Progress and a Path Forward for Wildfire Policy

6

Understanding Load Growth and Energy Affordability

7

Rapid Readout: Frozen Infrastructure Winter Storm Impacts on Communities and the Power Grid

8

Powering the Economy: Generation Innovation, Grid Optimization, and Energy Efficiency

9

Where Key Clean Energy Tax Credits Stand

10

Rapid Readout: What Congress Needs to Know About COP30: Outcomes and What’s Next

11

International Trade and Climate Policy

12

Keeping it Cool: International Efforts to Reduce Emissions from Refrigerants

13

What’s on the Table for the Negotiations | What Congress Needs to Know About COP30

14

Rapid Readout: The Future of FEMA

15

How Can We Cut Industrial Emissions?

16

Powering Up: Improving Energy Grid Reliability and Resilience to Lower Energy Bills

17

Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Energy and the Environment

18

The Ohio River

19

Beating the Heat: A 2025 Heat Policy Agenda

20

Shifting Gears: Policies for a More Sustainable Highway System

21

Like Trains? Then Choo-Choose to Learn About Federal Rail Policy

22

Rapid Readout: The Latest on Budget Reconciliation

23

Rapid Readout: Benefits of ENERGY STAR

24

Risky Business: Insurance in the Era of Climate Change

25

Towards Healthier Outcomes in Surface Transportation

26

2025 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook

27

The Process and Path Forward for a Bipartisan Surface Transportation Bill

28

The Colorado River

29

Clean Manufacturing in America

30

Understanding the Budget, Reconciliation, and Appropriations

31

Navigating Climate Information for Effective Policy-Making

32

The Columbia River

33

The Tennessee River | Resilient and Healthy River Communities Series

34

U.S.-China Engagement and International Climate Diplomacy

35

Methane Mitigation on the Global Stage

36

What’s on the Table for the Negotiations

37

The Mississippi River

38

Funding Opportunities for Nonprofits, Municipalities, and Communities

39

Exploring the Policy Landscape of Carbon Dioxide Removal

40

Maximizing the Impact of Natural Climate Solutions

41

Cities Leading the Way on Nature-Based Solutions

42

Dams in Every District: Challenges, Opportunities, and What’s Ahead

43

Demystifying Ocean Carbon Dioxide Removal

44

The National Security – Climate Adaptation Nexus

45

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Understanding the Budget and Appropriations Process

48

Innovations in Weather Forecasting for a Changing Climate

49

Energy Earthshots: The Frontier of Climate Innovation

50

Unpacking the Fifth National Climate Assessment

51

The First Global Stocktake

52

What’s on the Table for the Negotiations?

53

Congress and International Climate Finance

54

The Latest on the Clean Energy Tax Incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act

55

Climate-Smart Research for the Farms of the Future

56

Conservation Practices from Farms to Forests and Wetlands

57

The Future of Forestry in the Farm Bill

58

Maximizing the Climate Benefits of Hydrogen

59

Unlocking Rural Economies: Farm Bill Investments in Rural America

60

Climate, Energy, and Economic Win-Wins in the Farm Bill

61

The Process and Path Forward for Passing a Bipartisan Farm Bill

62

The State of Play for Nuclear Energy in the United States

63

Investments in Clean Energy and Transportation Innovations in the Federal and Private Sectors

64

Grow Organic

65

2023 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook

66

Implementing the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

67

Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases

68

Public Polling on Climate Change

69

Budget and Appropriations

70

Climate Summit Recap: Key Outcomes and What Comes Next

71

What’s on the Table for the Negotiations?

72

Natural Climate Solutions

73

Climate Change Loss and Damage

74

Key Findings from the Newest Global Assessment Report on Climate Change

75

Back to School

76

What Congress Needs to Know About Corporate Climate Risk, Resilience, and Disclosures

77

Living with Climate Change: Integrating Equity into Emergency Management

78

How Start-Up Accelerators Can Drive Climate Action

79

Offshore Wind Energy

80

Living with Climate Change: Extreme Heat

81

Pathways to Regenerative Agriculture

82

Living with Climate Change: Wildfires

83

Building Out Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

84

Direct Air Capture

85

Living with Climate Change: Sea Level Rise

86

Green Hydrogen

87

Living with Climate Change: The Polar Vortex

88

Justice40

89

Building a Durable National Framework for Large Landscape Conservation

90

Climate Adaptation Programs across Agencies

91

2022 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook

92

Energy Efficiency Means Business 2022

93

Financing Inclusive Clean Energy Investments in Rural America

94

Innovation as Climate Action: Advances in Weather Forecasting

95

Reducing Emissions by Reducing Food Waste

96

The Climate Consequences of Plastics

97

Building Materials: From Production to Reuse

98

Recap of COP26: Key Outcomes and What Comes Next

99

The Negotiations: What’s on the Table

100

The Role of International Climate Finance

101

Momentum on Climate Adaptation

102

Creating Policies, Coalitions, and Actions for Global Sustainable Development

103

The Growing Climate Workforce:

104

2021 Congressional Clean Energy EXPO and Policy Forum

105

Leveraging Grid Edge Integration for Resilience & Decarbonization

106

Modernizing America’s Transmission Network

107

Unlocking Capital For Climate Solutions

108

Towards the Energy System of Tomorrow

109

Congressional Climate Camp #5: Bonus Session: Understanding Budget Reconciliation

110

Ambition and Opportunity in America’s New Climate Commitments

111

Natural Climate Solutions: A Win-Win Solution for Our Environment and Our Economy

112

Congressional Climate Camp #4: Federal Policies for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Win-Wins

113

Rethinking Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle: Policies and Programs to Address Waste

114

Climate Adaptation and Resilience: The Road to COP26

115

Protecting Vulnerable Communities from Climate Impacts

116

Toward an Evidence-Based Nuclear Energy Policy

117

Congressional Climate Camp #3: Lessons Learned from Past Congresses and Current Attitudes on Climate

118

2021 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook

119

Energy Efficiency Means Business 2021

120

Congressional Climate Camp #2: Federal Policies for High Emitting Sectors

121

Relief and Housing Assistance for COVID-Impacted Communities

122

Congressional Climate Camp #1: Budget, Appropriations, and Stimulus

123

2020 Climate Action Update

124

The State of Play for Public Transit

125

After COVID: A Lower Carbon Future for Commercial Aviation

126

Ports Leading the Way on Mitigation and Resilience

127

What Congress Needs to Know About Pending Nuclear Waste Legislation

128

Federal Action for Resilient Coasts

129

Low-Carbon Small Business and Post-COVID Recovery

130

Growing Green Industry and Innovation: Mass Timber

131

Energy Transitions in Coal Country

132

A New Spin on Conservation Corps

133

Preparing High Schoolers for Green Careers

134

The Climate Crisis Report in Focus

135

Rural Communities Rise to the Challenge of Dual Disasters

136

The Bioeconomy’s Role in COVID-19 Recovery and Climate Solutions

137

Implementing Energy Efficiency Programs in Rural America

138

Sustainable, Democratic Energy and Public Health

139

Resilient Housing and Communities

140

Federal Support and Local Action

141

Coastal Resilience in Alaska

142

Weather and Social Data to Inform Participatory Planning Initiatives

143

Bridging the Gap Between Science and Decision-Making

144

Cultural Heritage and Climate Change

145

Assessing National Park Asset Flood Risk: Retreat, Adapt, Fortify?

146

Localizing Sea Level Rise Projections for Decision-Makers

147

Financing Climate Mitigation and Resilience: Lessons from Hawaii

148

Coastal Resilience in the Southeast

149

A Security Threat Assessment of Global Climate Change

150

2020 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook

151

Coastal Resilience in the Great Lakes Region

152

Resilience along the West Coast

153

Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States

154

The Growing Role of Renewable Energy in the U.S. Energy Mix

155

Community-Centered Resilience: Lessons from Louisiana

156

Delay and Pay or Plan and Prosper

157

Improving Coastal Resilience in the Northeast

158

Climate and National Security Forum 2019

159

How Do Communities Ensure Federal Energy Programs Help Those Most in Need?

160

Energy Efficiency Jobs Are Green Jobs

161

Equitable Solutions to Rural Energy Burdens

162

Nature-based Resilience for Gulf Coast Communities

163

Biogas: Pro-Economy and Pro-Climate

164

Decommissioning: A New Era in the U.S. Nuclear Power Industry; a Critical Need for Congressional Oversight

165

The National Flood Insurance Program: Critical Issues and Needed Reforms

166

What Can Congress Do to Build Better Buildings?

167

Hydropower – A New Look at Opportunities for America’s First Renewable Energy Resource

168

2019 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook

169

Climate Change in the American Mind

170

Electrification

171

Green Infrastructure: A Blueprint for Climate Resilient Communities

172

Making Military Bases and Their Communities More Resilient

173

How Climate Change Affects the United States

174

The Multiple Benefits of Federal Housing and Energy Programs

175

Reframing Energy for the 21st Century

176

Energy Efficiency: America’s Job-Creation Powerhouse

177

Wood: The Building Material of the Future?

178

How Businesses, Cities, and States Are Leading Climate Action Efforts

179

Federal Programs for Energy and Housing

180

Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants

181

The State of Germany’s Energy Transition

182

Biogas as a Waste Management Solution

183

Growing Jobs and Rural Economies: The Farm Bill’s Energy Title

184

Hidden in Plain Sight? Why Resilient Buildings Are Critical U.S. Infrastructure

185

Warning Signs: New Report Outlines the Impacts of Proposed Budget Cuts to Climate and Environmental Research

186

2018 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook

187

Building Climate Resilience in the Real Estate Sector

188

Lessons in Resilience from America’s Coastal Communities

189

Transmission Benefits for Consumers and the Economy

190

What Came Out of the Latest Global Climate Talks?

191

Can Fuel Efficiency Standards Be Met Cost-Effectively?

192

How Can Cities Become More Resilient to Extreme Weather?

193

Protecting America’s Water Amid Growing Threats

194

The National Security Implications of Climate Change

195

Powering Businesses, Homes and Vehicles with Waste

196

Energy Emergency Preparedness: A Critical Federal-State-Private Sector Partnership

197

Investing in U.S. Infrastructure for Maximum Dividends

198

How Foreign Climate Aid Benefits the United States

199

The Economic Returns of a National Transportation Infrastructure Initiative

200

Can the United States Achieve a Low Carbon Economy by 2050?

201

Electric Transmission Infrastructure 101

202

2017 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook

203

Update from the Marrakech Climate Change Summit

204

District Energy, CHP, Microgrids: Resilient, Efficient Energy Infrastructure

205

What Environmental Action Is China Taking After Paris?

206

Public Attitudes about Climate Change and Clean Energy

207

Building a Billion-Ton Bioeconomy

208

Mapping Environmental Justice: How Can You Use EPA’s EJSCREEN Tool?

209

The Changing U.S. Energy Landscape

210

Solar Power and Resilient Design for Schools and Shelters

211

Sustainable Affordable Housing: Saving Energy, Saving Lives

212

Geothermal Energy: Heating Up

213

Advancing Mobility Sustainably: Ridesourcing and Public Transport Together

214

The 2017 Budget: Impacts on Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

215

Environmental Justice in the Clean Power Plan

216

What’s in the Paris Climate Deal?

217

Protecting Public Health Through Cleaner Fuels and Lower Emissions

218

How Can New Transatlantic Collaboration Overcome Barriers to Renewable Energy Goals?

219

Farming & Water Quality: Conservation Policies Working to Reduce Nutrient Loss

220

The PREPARE Act for Extreme Weather: Saving Lives and Taxpayer Money

221

How Are States Planning to Comply With the Clean Power Plan?

222

Offshore Wind: Can the U.S. Catch Up with Europe?

223

Innovative Clean Energy Strategies of Rural Electric Cooperatives