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Western Forest Science manager on saving "threatened" whitebark pine (01:20) Environmental journalist discusses fight against extinction in new book (22:40)

The global surface temperature for 2022 was the sixth highest since record keeping began in 1880, according to NOAA scientists. Jake Fortune dives into the reasons behind it and possible consequences of such warm temperatures. (01:41) Meisei Gonzales of HEAL Utah talks about the climate concerns the Utah State Legislature is discussing during the 2023 session. (23:38)

University of Massachusetts geosciences professor Julie Brigham-Grette researches glacial geology and Arctic palioenvironments. (01:51) Then, Asha Sharma, organizing committee-director of the Pesticide Action Network North America, explains a new report showing an expected increase in pesticide usage as climate change impacts pest pressures and problems. She shares the findings and what this could mean for the planet. (24:27)

First, award-winning author Leila Philip shares her new book, "Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America." (01:58) Then, Zach Frankel breaks down a new bill unveiled last week that would establish unprecedented guidelines for how Utah should respond to the shrinking Great Salt Lake. (27:37)

Emmy-nominated Netflix stars, podcasters and New York Times–bestselling authors Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus, a.k.a The Minimalists. Then learn about the world’s first 100% bio-based 3D-printed home. This climate-friendly response to the nation’s affordable housing crisis could be a game changer.

Today on This Green Earth, Nell and Chris talk salmon repopulation and synthetic biology and biodiversity conservation. (01:52) Joining the first half of the show is Kent Redford, co-author of Strange Natures, an examination of the way we need to think about the intersection between our ability to change DNA, and what it means to be natural.(28:23) Then, Marc Commandatore from the California Department of Water Resources come on to discuss a pilot project to return endangered salmon to their historic habitat, and help them better survive California’s hotter and drier future.

Psychotherapist Dr. Dana Dorfman discusses how parents can tackle the anxiety they may be passing onto their children in her new book, "When Worry Works: How to Harness Your Parenting Stress and Guide Your Teen to Success."And local Dr. Vanessa Hart shares her new venture. After a long career as a general surgeon, she has started her own practice specializing in medical aesthetics at Spa Asteria in Park City.

Concussion expert and physical therapist Annie Howard shares how her own personal experience with a traumatic brain injury has intensified her passion for helping others with concussions. (00:41) Then M. Yvette Quintana and Jules Renner share how adult ADHD can be turned into a superpower. They say it is all about how you navigate it and make it work for you. (23:21)

Dr. Kimberly Nicholas, an associate professor of sustainability science at Lund in Sweden, shares her new book, "Under the Sky We Make: How to Be Human in a Warming World." (01:39) Conservation biologist David Shiffman explores the importance of sharks to the world's marine ecosystems. His new book, "Why Sharks Matter," addresses the threats sharks face and what scientists, NGOs and the public can do to support their conservation. (23:32)

Dive into COP27, the UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt, with international climate finance advocate Joe Thwaites from the National Resources Defense Council. University of Pennsylvania professor Jared Farmer, author of "Elderflora: A Modern History of Ancient Trees," shares the history of the world’s oldest trees as they’ve been marked by climate and people from prehistory onward.