C4E Presents

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From Stony Brook University's Collaborative for the Earth, C4E Presents explores environmental science, climate change, and actionable climate solutions through engaging talks with environmental scholars and scientists. Host Heather Lynch guides listeners through environmental science issues, including marine plastics and climate attribution, to confront today's toughest climate challenges. Discover expert perspectives and solutions for a healthier planet. Learn more at stonybrook.edu/c4e/

  1. 5d ago

    Forever Chemicals, Forever Consequences | C4E Presents: National Special #002

    This special episode of ⁠Collaborative for the Earth (C4E) ⁠examines how PFAS—the "forever chemicals" found in everything from firefighting foam to nonstick pans— represent a rare issue uniting political opposites. Distributed by American Public Media from July through September 2026, C4E presents in its second national radio broadcast the growing body of evidence linking PFAS and other industrial chemicals to skyrocketing illnesses among children and young adults, as well as other vulnerable people. Both the MAHA movement's concerns about environmental toxins and progressive environmentalists' fight against corporate pollution are at a flashpoint over perhaps the most obvious explanation for declining public health. As both Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s supporters and environmental advocates demand action, this story asks: why has it taken so long to confront the chemical crisis hiding in plain sight? Learn more with:  SBU’s Collaborative for the Earth’s Second National Broadcast Special Explores Forever ChemicalsSBU Workshop Outlines Goals in Addressing PFAS ContaminationSkip ahead to the chapter that interests you: 00:00 Forever Chemicals Everywhere01:10 Better Living Through Chemistry02:06 Why PFAS Last Forever05:17 Detection and Drinking Water08:30 Origins and Early Warnings10:42 Corporate Knowledge and Coverups13:49 Regrettable Substitution14:36 Global Spread to Food17:13 Long Island Farm Findings21:44 Health Effects in the Body23:55 Reducing Exposure at Home25:40 Testing Water and Standards28:21 Regulation Gaps and New PFAS30:18 Politics and Superfund Liability32:33 Who Pays for Cleanup34:51 Regulatory Rollbacks and Delays35:46 PFAS Awareness Challenge36:56 Gen X Film Journey41:46 Cookware Ban Backlash44:56 Federal Policy Whiplash47:33 Cleanup Tech Reality Check52:41 Water Systems Under Strain58:02 Personal Steps That Help01:00:55 Firefighters and High Exposure01:04:35 Labels Food and Daily Choices01:10:02 Where We Go From Here01:11:26 Closing CreditsTell a friend and share a link to this episode. You can find all our episodes at ⁠www.stonybrook.edu/c4e⁠ or wherever you stream audio. Sign up for our newsletter: ⁠https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/c4e/newsletters.php⁠ For all things Stony Brook on social media: https://gosbu.co/m/social C4E Presents is a production of Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth. Special thanks to The New York Climate Exchange and Stony Brook’s Office of the Provost, Office of Marketing and Communications and the MS in Journalism program for their support. Host: Heather Lynch Writer: J.D. Allen Editors: Terry Sheridan, Lori Kie Producers: Jordan Vallone, Melanie Formosa Post Production: Denis Murray  Program Manager: Jennifer Gilday

  2. Sep 29

    Nuclear Safety Watchdog | C4E Presents #050

    Edwin Lyman is concerned about nuclear proliferation and nuclear terrorism. Host Heather Lynch and Lyman, physicist and director of nuclear power safety at The Union of Concerned Scientists, discuss the organization’s decades-long role as a nuclear safety watchdog. This is a director’s cut of America's Nuclear Future, a national radio broadcast special from American Public Media. Learn more:  “Fukushima: The Story of a Nuclear Disaster” (The New Press; 2014)“The NRC’s new Mission Impossible: Making Atoms Great Again (The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists)"Disposition of separated plutonium” by Edwin Lyman et alSkip ahead to the chapter that interests you: 01:07 UCS Nuclear Safety Stance02:59 Renewables Versus Nuclear Hype05:30 SMRs And Proliferation Risks09:37 Fuel Types And Safeguards13:13 UCS Views Over Time14:49 Data Centers And Energy Demand18:22 Race To The Bottom Warning19:51 Industry Reality CheckTell a friend and share a link to this episode. You can find all our episodes at www.stonybrook.edu/c4e or wherever you stream audio. Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/c4e/newsletters.php For all things Stony Brook on social media: https://gosbu.co/m/social C4E Presents is a production of Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth. Host: Heather Lynch Editor: J.D. Allen Producer: Jordan Vallone Program Manager: Jennifer Gilday

  3. Sep 22

    Wind, Water, Solar | C4E Presents #049

    Mark Jacobson has spent the majority of the last two decades developing roadmaps to completely transition states to wind, water and solar renewable energies — not nuclear. Host Heather Lynch and Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Stanford University and co-founder of the non-profit group, The Solutions Project, with actor/activist Mark Ruffalo, spoke in November 2025. This is a director’s cut of America's Nuclear Future, a national radio broadcast special from American Public Media. Learn more:  "No Miracles Needed: How Today's Technology Can Save Our Climate and Clean Our Air" (2023)"100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything" (2020)“Review of solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security” by Mark JacobsonSkip ahead to the chapter that interests you: 01:12 Meet Mark Jacobson01:33 Why Wind, Water, Solar Works03:58 From Global to State Plans05:24 AI Data Centers Demand07:56 Existing vs New Nuclear11:25 China Nuclear Reality Check12:59 Intermittency and Grid Balance16:00 Policy Headwinds and Subsidies17:25 Big Tech Bets on Nuclear19:02 Closing Nuclear Is a ‘Duck’Tell a friend and share a link to this episode. You can find all our episodes at www.stonybrook.edu/c4e or wherever you stream audio. Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/c4e/newsletters.php For all things Stony Brook on social media: https://gosbu.co/m/social C4E Presents is a production of Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth. Host: Heather Lynch Editor: J.D. Allen Producer: Jordan Vallone Program Manager: Jennifer Gilday

  4. Sep 15

    Nuclear Power ‘Baloney’ | C4E Presents #048

    Investigative journalist Karl Grossman has had his eye on nuclear energy since the 1970s. Grossman, an author and nationally syndicated television host turned journalism professor and co-founder of the anti-nuclear proliferation group, Beyond Nuclear, told producer J.D. Allen that the shift to nuclear power to fight climate change is just baloney — a result of media failures since the fight to stop the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant on Long Island. This is a director’s cut of America's Nuclear Future, a national radio broadcast special from American Public Media. Learn more:  Cover Up: What You Are Not Supposed to Know About Nuclear Power (1980)Why Is There More Media Talk About Using Nuclear Weapons Than About Banning Them?Stony Brook University Archives: Shoreham and Three Mile Island CollectionSkip ahead to the chapter that interests you: 01:08 Grossman Origins01:35 Three Mile Island Wakeup04:51 Nuclear Green Claims06:38 Disaster Death Tolls10:02 Rickover’s Warning11:44 Shoreham Nuclear Park14:34 Investigating Shoreham Risks18:56 Restarting Old Reactors20:35 Media Accountability23:54 Better WatchdogsTell a friend and share a link to this episode. You can find all our episodes at www.stonybrook.edu/c4e or wherever you stream audio. Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/c4e/newsletters.php For all things Stony Brook on social media: https://gosbu.co/m/social C4E Presents is a production of Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth. Host: Heather Lynch Editor: J.D. Allen Producer: Jordan Vallone Program Manager: Jennifer Gilday

  5. Sep 8

    Building Nuclear Energy In The U.S. | C4E Presents #047

    Steven Biegalski closely monitored the development of the United State's first nuclear power facility in the last decade at Plant Vogtle near Augusta, Georgia. Host Heather Lynch and producer J.D. Allen spoke with Biegalski, chair of the Nuclear and Radiological Engineering program and Medical Physics program at Georgia Institute of Technology, in October 2025.  This is a director’s cut of America's Nuclear Future, a national radio broadcast special from American Public Media. Learn more:  “Evaluation of machine learning algorithms for nuclear monitoring applications” (2026) Elevated radioxenon detected remotely following the Fukushima nuclear accident (2011)Nuclear Power Isn’t What You Think — and That’s a Good Thing (Georgia Tech)Skip ahead to the chapter that interests you: 01:11 Meet Steven Biegalski01:32 What Nuclear Engineers Do02:52 What Drives Nuclear Demand05:39 AI Data Centers Inflection08:42 Why Renewables Fall Short11:41 Can Nuclear Scale Fast14:23 SMRs Versus Big Reactors17:48 Workforce Supply Chain Gaps20:23 Community Perception Shifts24:02 Three Mile Island ReturnsTell a friend and share a link to this episode. You can find all our episodes at www.stonybrook.edu/c4e or wherever you stream audio. Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/c4e/newsletters.php For all things Stony Brook on social media: https://gosbu.co/m/social C4E Presents is a production of Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth. Host: Heather Lynch Editor: J.D. Allen Producer: Jordan Vallone Program Manager: Jennifer Gilday

  6. Sep 1

    Debating Going Nuclear | C4E Presents #046

    More than 100 people joined students from New York University's debate team on Governors Island to argue what role nuclear energy should play in fighting climate change. Hear the full arguments for and against going nuclear featured in C4E Presents’ director’s cut of America's Nuclear Future, a national radio broadcast special from American Public Media in early 2026. Learn more:  SBU Hosts 2nd Annual Environmental Forum on Nuclear Energy’s Role in Climate SolutionsPreparing leaders through the transformative power of NYU debateSkip ahead to the chapter that interests you: 01:08 Debate Begins on Nuclear01:25 Affirmative Case for Nuclear05:13 Cross Examination One07:03 Negative Case Against Nuclear11:00 Cross Examination Two13:05 Affirmative Rebuttal15:12 Negative Rebuttal17:27 Closing Statements20:05 Thanks and Team InfoTell a friend and share a link to this episode. You can find all our episodes at www.stonybrook.edu/c4e or wherever you stream audio. Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/c4e/newsletters.php For all things Stony Brook on social media: https://gosbu.co/m/social C4E Presents is a production of Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth. Host: Heather Lynch Editor: J.D. Allen Producer: Jordan Vallone Program Manager: Jennifer Gilday

  7. Aug 25

    Behind The Scenes | C4E Presents #045

    Season 4 of C4E Presents will be a director's cut of America's Nuclear Future, a national radio broadcast special about whether the United States could have a future powered by nuclear energy.  In early 2026, the broadcast special from American Public Media was aired across nearly 20 states in cities from New York City and Atlanta to Seattle and San Diego, as well as Tucson, Des Moines, and Missoula in between.  Host Heather Lynch and J.D. Allen, the special’s lead producer and lecturer in the Department of Journalism, who also does climate communication strategy for Stony Brook University. Learn more:  Civic Science Media: Reimagining How We Communicate ScienceSBU’s Collaborative for the Earth Debuts National Broadcast Special on Nuclear EnergySkip ahead to the chapter that interests you: 00:32 Season Four Intro00:46 Nuclear Special Recap01:19 Writing The Billboard01:52 Why Nuclear Now04:10 Hurdles And Economics04:49 Who We Are06:57 Host Credibility09:05 AI Power Hunger10:03 Three Mile Island Returns14:19 SMRs And New Nuclear17:28 Debate Stakes Ahead18:53 Climate And Enviro Shift24:03 Safety And FearTell a friend and share a link to this episode. You can find all our episodes at www.stonybrook.edu/c4e or wherever you stream audio. Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/c4e/newsletters.php For all things Stony Brook on social media: https://gosbu.co/m/social C4E Presents is a production of Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth. Host: Heather Lynch Editor: J.D. Allen Producer: Jordan Vallone Program Manager: Jennifer Gilday

  8. Apr 21 ·  Bonus

    America’s Nuclear Future | C4E Presents: National Special #001

    This special episode of Collaborative for the Earth (C4E) examines how U.S. efforts to move away from fossil fuels collide with surging electricity demand from AI and data centers, prompting companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and Google to pursue nuclear power.  Distributed by American Public Media from January through April 2026, C4E presents in its first national radio broadcast the history of nuclear energy in the United States, from Eisenhower’s 1953 “Atoms for Peace” through Three Mile Island, and changing public opinion under the Trump administration. Today, approximately 94 reactors supply just over 18% of U.S. utility-scale electricity. The narrative episode explores the restarting of shuttered plants, the promise and skepticism around small modular reactors, and shifts in energy policy as climate solutions that were discussed during an April 2025 Governor’s Island forum debate, in partnership with The New York Climate Exchange. Learn more with:  SBU’s Collaborative for the Earth Debuts National Broadcast Special on Nuclear EnergySBU Hosts 2nd Annual Environmental Forum on Nuclear Energy’s Role in Climate SolutionsUnderstanding Nuclear Energy with C4E’s ‘Nuclear 101’ ConversationSkip ahead to the chapter that interests you: 01:25 Three Mile Island Shock04:05 Nuclear Numbers Shift05:54 Why This Podcast07:21 AI Power Hunger11:13 Restarting Old Reactors13:47 Debating Nuclear Role20:47 Safety After Fukushima25:34 Regulation Lessons Learned27:01 Nuclear Waste Dilemma31:31 Do We Need Nuclear32:50 Long Island Case Study35:28 Build Times and Costs37:23 Safety Versus Speed41:10 Geopolitics and Supply Chains45:43 Four Paths to Expand47:43 Small Modular Reactor Hype51:55 Financing the Nuclear BetTell a friend and share a link to this episode. You can find all our episodes at www.stonybrook.edu/c4e or wherever you stream audio. Sign up for our newsletter: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/c4e/newsletters.php For all things Stony Brook on social media: https://gosbu.co/m/social C4E Presents is a production of Stony Brook’s Collaborative for the Earth. Special thanks to The New York Climate Exchange and Stony Brook’s Office of the Provost, Office of Marketing and Communications and the MS in Journalism program for their support. Host: Heather Lynch Writer: J.D. Allen Editors: Terry Sheridan, Lori Kie Producers: Jordan Vallone, Melanie Formosa Post Production: Denis Murray  Program Manager: Jennifer Gilday

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From Stony Brook University's Collaborative for the Earth, C4E Presents explores environmental science, climate change, and actionable climate solutions through engaging talks with environmental scholars and scientists. Host Heather Lynch guides listeners through environmental science issues, including marine plastics and climate attribution, to confront today's toughest climate challenges. Discover expert perspectives and solutions for a healthier planet. Learn more at stonybrook.edu/c4e/

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    Stony Brook University
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    71
  • Rating
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    © Stony Brook University
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