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In 2021, rates of childhood lead exposure in Milwaukee were nearly double the state average. In this episode of Ground Truths, Juniper Lewis and Carly Griffith learn more about this public health crisis. The post Living with Lead in Milwaukee appeared first on Edge Effects.

With the future of wolf protection being debated on the national stage, Ground Truths editors Clare Sullivan and Marisa Lanker speak with local experts and advocates about wolf stewardship in Wisconsin. The post Who’s Afraid of Wisconsin Wolves? appeared first on Edge Effects.

In the first episode of the Ground Truths podcast series, Carly Griffith speaks with environmental advocates in Wisconsin about how they are addressing local issues of contamination from manufactured chemicals like PFAS and industrial agriculture. The post The Slow Erosion of Environmental Protections in Wisconsin appeared first on Edge Effects.

Beyond "doom bros" and end-of-history narratives, Jessica Hurley's new book looks to the stories Black, queer, Indigenous, and Asian American writers tell about nuclear infrastructures and the radical politics of futurelessness. The post American Apocalyptic: A Conversation with Jessica Hurley appeared first on Edge Effects.

Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, Neo Xiaoyun, and Yogesh Tulsi discuss their contributions to the anthology Eating Chilli Crab in the Anthropocene: Environmental Perspectives on Life in Singapore. The post The Hidden Histories of Mud Crabs and Oil Monsters in Singapore: A Panel Discussion appeared first on Edge Effects.

Performance artist Deke Weaver gives a behind-the-scenes look at Unreliable Bestiary, an expansive multimedia project that tells the stories of endangered animal species. The post The Unreliable Bestiary: A Conversation with Deke Weaver appeared first on Edge Effects.

Political science scholar Claire Jean Kim outlines how COVID-19 came to be racialized and discusses the implications of foregrounding anti-Asian harassment and violence in an anti-Black society. The post How to Frame Asian Suffering in an Anti-Black World: A Conversation with Claire Jean Kim appeared first on Edge Effects.

The Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin experienced historic flood events in late summer 2018. To commemorate the third anniversary of these floods, Caroline Gottschalk Druschke shares how the oral history project Stories from the Flood helped with community healing in the aftermath. The post Living with Floods: A Conversation with Caroline Gottschalk Druschke appeared first on Edge Effects.

Anahkwet (Guy Reiter) discusses how Menominee language, culture, and history shape his work protecting the Menominee and Wolf Rivers. The post At the Mouth of the Menominee River: A Conversation with Anahkwet (Guy Reiter) appeared first on Edge Effects.

From the scale of a landscape to the scale of a human body, Jamie Lorimer sees a "probiotic turn" underway that uses life to manage life. The post Rewilding the Human Biome: A Conversation with Jamie Lorimer appeared first on Edge Effects.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, video games offered Nat Mesnard and many others an escape from isolation. But the false promise of endless productivity in factory building games like Satisfactory ensnared them in a myth of capitalist "progress." The post Finding Connection and Resisting Extraction in Quarantine Gaming appeared first on Edge Effects.

In conversation with Shelby Brewster, Jemma Deer discusses her new book, Radical Animism: Reading for the End of the World. The post The Roots of (Radical) Animism: A Conversation with Jemma Deer appeared first on Edge Effects.

In conversation with Clare Sullivan, Dr. Gail Carlson explains how toxic PFAS found in some in ski waxes contaminate the environment and why regulating them is difficult but crucial. The post Forever Chemicals on the Ski Trail: A Conversation with Gail Carlson appeared first on Edge Effects.

Robert Lundberg talks with journalist Jonathan P. Thompson about land management, settler colonialism, and the legacies of the Sagebrush Rebellion in the American West. The post Legacies of the Sagebrush Rebellion: A Conversation with Jonathan Thompson appeared first on Edge Effects.

Germán Vergara talks with Rachel Gurney about the history of energy transitions in Mexico and the lessons we can learn from the past. The post What Fuels Energy Transitions: A Conversation with Germán Vergara appeared first on Edge Effects.

Elizabeth Hennessy's recent book follows in the footsteps of Galápagos tortoises to uncover the complex history of a tourist and biodiversity hotspot. The post Tortoises All the Way Down: A Conversation with Elizabeth Hennessy appeared first on Edge Effects.

Faron Levesque sits down with Dr. Jennifer Gaddis to discuss Gaddis's book, The Labor of Lunch, and how school food can fuel the fight for justice for both workers and students. The post School Food Politics: A Conversation with Jennifer Gaddis appeared first on Edge Effects.

In conversation with Min Hyoung Song, Heather Houser considers how stories and art make overwhelming scientific data meaningful—and how they trouble, interrogate, and transform it. The post Making Meaning in an Age of Data: A Conversation with Heather Houser appeared first on Edge Effects.

Yardain Amron talks with Bram Büscher and Robert Fletcher—co-authors of The Conservation Revolution—about capitalism, ecotourism, and the urgent need to re-imagine mainstream conservation. The post The Future of Conservation: A Conversation with Bram Büscher and Robert Fletcher appeared first on Edge Effects.

Historian Paige Glotzer discusses the segregated suburbs and what the history of Baltimore's Roland Park Company has to do with today's inequality. The post Financing American Inequality: A Conversation with Paige Glotzer appeared first on Edge Effects.