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Environment Matters on Mix 92.6 Podcast

Amanda Yorwerth talks all things environment with a focus on Hertfordshire

  1. 6 DAYS AGO

    Does air pollution matter to you?

    According to the UK government, there is no clear evidence that there is a safe level of air pollution exposure that won’t cause adverse health effects – so cleaning up the air is in all our interests. In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Cllr Raj Visram gives some highlights from St Albans District Council’s Air ... Read more

  2. AUG 27

    Expert gives tips on how to be a welcome tourist

    Communities around the world are protesting that they’ve had enough of tourists and the environment is creaking under the strain. So in  this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Dr Brendan Canavan of Nottingham University gives tips on how to be the kind of tourist that locals welcome and leaves the local environment in tact.

  3. AUG 19

    The Retrofitting Your House Guide made for you

    When residents of Hertfordshire responded to Helen Burridge of the HCCSP’s Survey, they said they were keen to retrofit their houses to make them more energy efficient but didn’t know where to start, who to trust, or how to coordinate work. As a result, the HCSSP Retrofitting Your House Guide has been prepared, especially for ... Read more

  4. AUG 12

    The road to the Natural History GCSE

    The chances are that children are learning more about the natural world whilst they’re on holiday than when they return to school. In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, local author and education specialist Vanessa Wright explains why we should be addressing this and talks about the issues around the much awaited Natural History GCSE. Check ... Read more

  5. AUG 8

    Where have all the butterflies gone? and how we can help

    With this year’s Big Butterfly Count at an end, it looks like results might be disappointing. In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, Malcolm Hill from Herts and Middlesex Butterfly Conservation explains why this is, gives you tips on some butterflies that he thinks might fair better locally over the coming weeks, and tells us how ... Read more

  6. JUL 29

    St Albans District’s New Tree Strategy

    Cllr Raj Visram explains the changes that he hopes the new St Albans District Tree Strategy will bring about including increases in tree canopy cover and a new volunteer run Tree Warden Scheme. If you’d like to be first to find out about Herts CC’s free tree give away next year then go to https://www.hertfordshire.gov.uk/services/recycling-waste-and-environment/countryside-management/news-and-campaigns/tree-giveaway.aspx ... Read more

  7. JUL 21

    Swim lessons and caterpillar farming

    The Salvation Army’s Territorial Environmental Officer, Major Heather Poxon joins Amanda Yorwerth in this week’s Environment Matters podcast to explain some of the surprising projects that the Salvation Army are doing to act more sustainably themselves, to campaign for a more sustainable world and to support those who are already suffering the harmful effects of ... Read more

  8. JUL 8

    Schools benefit from air purifiers

    Matt Clark, Programme Manager for Air Quality at Hertfordshire County Council, explains how pupils in 31 schools in Hertfordshire will benefit from the installation of air purifiers and air quality monitors and how this will help raise awareness of the issues around air pollution and our understanding of air quality in schools. For more on ... Read more

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Amanda Yorwerth talks all things environment with a focus on Hertfordshire

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  • Creator
    Hertfordshire's Mix 92.6
  • Years Active
    2011 - 2024
  • Episodes
    99
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2022 Hertfordshire's Mix 92.6
  • Show Website
    Environment Matters on Mix 92.6

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