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Through conversations with residents, researchers and officials, this podcast explores how in D.C. and nationwide, past policies have left many low-income residents and communities of color disproportionately exposed to environmental hazards. "The Climate Divide" is a podcast from Hola Cultura supported by Spotlight DC and The Pulitzer Center.
For the latest updates on episodes, follow us on all major social media platforms @holaculturadc. Additionally, don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, "The Climate Divide." For more, visit holacultura.com.
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Through powerful local voices and expert interviews, this podcast explores how the legacy of redlining and other forms of housing discrimination have led to a lack of green spaces in some D.C. neighborhoods, and how these densely populated urban blocks can be as much as 20 degrees warmer than historically wealthier and more bucolic wards in the District. Our first episode premieres Wednesday, July 6. Music (all tracks provided by Blue Dot Sessions)Gale For the latest updates on epis...
The sweltering summer months in Washington D.C. can be even more unbearable if you live in an overdeveloped area with little trees. In today’s episode, we introduce the causes of the heat island effect and break down how this heat disparity plays out in D.C.Music (all tracks provided by Blue Dot Sessions)Thread of CloudsIn PassageCases to RestGaleFor the latest updates on episodes, follow us on all major social media platforms @holaculturadc. Additionally, don't forget to rate, review, and su...
This episode takes a look back at an interview Hola Cultura did with Dr. Matt Levy, an expert in emergency medicine. Dr. Levy explains the various health complications caused by extreme heat and provides some everyday solutions.Music (all tracks provided by Blue Dot Sessions)KressonLevander CrestGaleFor the latest updates on episodes, follow us on all major social media platforms @holaculturadc. Additionally, don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, "The Climate Divide." Fo...
There is no doubt that trees are pivotal as a means of mitigating extreme heat. But there are many obstacles that stand in the way of providing more vegetation in cities. Music (all tracks provided by Blue Dot Sessions)Thread of CloudsLevander CrestHeatherThe OnyxGaleFor the latest updates on episodes, follow us on all major social media platforms @holaculturadc. Additionally, don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, "The Climate Divide." For more, visit holacul...
D.C. is one of many cities that was shaped by discriminatory housing policies. Have those policies had any influence on the heat disparity we see today? For the latest updates on episodes, follow us on all major social media platforms @holaculturadc. Additionally, don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, "The Climate Divide." For more, visit holacultura.com.
In this episode, The Climate Divide host Marcelo Jauregui-Volpe and Hola Cultura’s Executive Director Christine MacDonald interview Tommy Wells, the Director of the DC Department of Energy and the Environment (DOEE). The conversation centered on the DOEE’s efforts to combat extreme heat. For the latest updates on episodes, follow us on all major social media platforms @holaculturadc. Additionally, don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, "The Climate Divide." For more,...
Being in the midst of a heat wave can make it hard to learn. Especially if you are in a classroom without working AC. We spoke with a researcher who studied the impact heat can have on our cognitive function, and investigated the frequent occurrence of malfunctioning AC units in DC schools. For the latest updates on episodes, follow us on all major social media platforms @holaculturadc. Additionally, don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, "The Climate Divide." For mo...
In this follow-up to last week’s episode, we look into how the DC government is responding to broken air conditioning systems.For the latest updates on episodes, follow us on all major social media platforms @holaculturadc. Additionally, don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to our podcast, "The Climate Divide." For more, visit holacultura.com.
Heat islands are a complex problem in need of multifaceted solutions. In this episode, we examine the different heat-adaptation plans being implemented in the nation's capital and in cities across the United States. These solutions provide suggestions on how to keep residents safe and re-imagine development and infrastructure.For the latest updates on episodes, follow us on all major social media platforms @holaculturadc. Additionally, don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe to our ...
The Climate Divide host Marcelo Jauregui-Volpe and Hola Cultura Executive Director Christine MacDonald have a discussion with Melissa Guevara from Groundwork RVA, Laura Sivels from Montgomery County's Department of Environmental Protection, and Sandra Banisky from the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at the University of Maryland at College Park. All three were a part of heat island campaigns over the past few years, and the conversation centered on major takeaways from their respec...
This new season of “The Climate Divide” will focus on how D.C. is faring in the face of climate change. We’ll highlight stories of residents coping with various environmental hazards that are disproportionately located in low income neighborhoods and decipher the real-world impact of big construction projects and government funding. New episodes coming November 9th.Music (all tracks provided by Blue Dot Sessions)Gale For the latest updates on episodes, follow us on all major social media...
This first episode of season 2 of “The Climate Divide” will see how climate change may already be affecting D.C. and cover a recently completed tunnel project that is expected to address more intense rain storms. We’ll also set out to explain a climate anomaly that occurred over the summer: smoke from Canadian wildfires that came all the way to the District. Music (all tracks provided by Blue Dot Sessions)KressonIn PassageHeatherThread of Clouds GaleFor the latest updates on episodes, fo...
This week, we’re going to look into a controversial tree removal proposal for the Rock Creek Park Golf Course. More than 1,200 trees are slated to be removed, and numerous environmental groups have spoken up about finding alternatives to cutting all the trees. Music (all tracks provided by Blue Dot Sessions)In PassageHeatherThread of Clouds GaleFor the latest updates on episodes, follow us on all major social media platforms @holaculturadc. Additionally, don't forget to rate, review, and...
There’s recently been a large federal investment in environmental justice. But how does that investment play out? And what does this funding mean for climate organizations in the D.C. area? This week, we’re featuring an interview with Abel Olivo, the co-founder and executive director of Defensores de la Cuenca, a local organization that received $2 million for their tree-planting program. In this conversation, Abel speaks about the origins of Defensores, the process of acquiring these fe...
D.C. has made a massive investment in improving the health of our rivers and reducing chronic flooding in historically flood-prone areas. Civic action and collaboration with environmental groups played a huge role in shedding light on the contaminated state of the Anacostia River and neighboring communities. This week, Frazer Walton Jr. lays out the history of activism in his neighborhood, Kingman Park, and other communities on the banks of the Anacostia River. Their advocacy led to the ...
While Mayor Muriel Bowser attended the COP climate summit in Dubai, she released a report that laid out D.C.’s path to achieving carbon neutrality. This week’s episode explains what carbon neutrality means for the District, explores one bill that addresses indoor air pollution from gas stoves, and examines the impact the city’s tight budget has had on one key environmental program. Music (all tracks provided by Blue Dot Sessions)KressonHeatherThread of Clouds GaleIn Passage For the...
Ward 5 is home to roughly half of the industrially zoned land in D.C. Residents of Ivy City, a tiny neighborhood with big pollution problems, have protested for decades about the noise and pollution stemming from this industrial activity. This season finale will report on a chemical plant in Ivy City that’s been operating without an air permit since the 1930s. The episode will also feature an interview with D.C. Councilmember Zachary Parker about his Environmental Justice bill. Musi...
In this third season of “The Climate Divide,” we’ll focus on the solutions various people and groups are coming up with to ensure that D.C. and its residents are more sustainable and resilient in the face of climate change. The interviews and stories covered will discuss how tree cover, park access, and electrifying our homes and transportation will impact the residents in the District that are most vulnerable to various environmental and health hazards. New episodes coming April 25th. M...
D.C. has been in the midst of a development boom fueled by rising demand for market rate housing and a need for more affordable housing. This has come at a cost for the District’s trees. In the first episode of season 3, we see how the tree protection nonprofit Casey Trees qualifies the state of the city’s trees in their annual Report Card and take a look at a bill that attempts to make changes to D.C.’s tree preservation laws. Music (all tracks provided by Blue Dot Sessions)HeatherThrea...
Earlier this week, residents, advocates and officials testified at a D.C. Council hearing about the impact Mayor Muriel Bowser’s recently proposed budget will have on local climate programs. This week’s episode covers concerns that the budget will defund climate equity programs that aim to make home energy upgrades more affordable for low and moderate income households. We’ll also share highlights from one fair that aims to inform residents about numerous electric appliances and the dif...
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