The Landscape

How nature makes us feel happier, healthier, and more connected to humanity

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This week, we take a break from bad news to talk about what nature does to your brain. Kate and Aaron speak to author Florence Williams about her book, The Nature Fix, which came out in 2017 but is just as relevant today. Her book looks at the science behind why nature makes us feel happier, healthier, and more connected to humanity. Qualities we could all probably use a bit more of these days.

News
  • Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber – The Guardian
  • Labor board temporarily reinstates laid-off Forest Service workers’ employment – Montana Free Press
  • Trump seeks minerals refining on Pentagon bases to boost US output – Reuters
  • Trump, Musk Plan to Shutter Interior Offices Nationwide, Devastating Local Economies and Abandoning Tribes – Natural Resources Committee Democrats
  • Elon Musk’s $1 Spending Limit Is Paralyzing Federal Agencies – Wired
  • Trump just weakened one of the nation’s oldest environmental laws – Washington Post
  • Supreme Court rejects red states’ bid to quash climate cases – E&E News
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      Hosts: Kate Groetzinger & Aaron Weiss 

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      Music: Purple Planet

      Featured image: Young tots and caregivers take a walk through a green forest looking for treasures. Photo by D. Coble, BLM Alaska 

       

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