Earth Day’s 50th anniversary is on Wednesday, but most of us will be marking the occasion indoors, due to the coronavirus. Global carbon emissions are falling as COVID-19 cases are rising. So, what can a pandemic teach us about the climate crisis? Those stories and more in our Environmental News Roundtable.

Guests:

Beth Daley - Editor and general manager at The Conversation, U.S.

Dr. Aaron Bernstein - Interim director of The Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a pediatrician at Boston Children’s Hospital, and an assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.

Cabell Eames - Legislative manager at the Better Future Project, a Massachusetts-based grassroots climate-action organization.

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Environmental News: Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary And COVID-19's Impact On The Climate Crisis