Even as the national vaccine rollout inoculates Americans against COVID-19, climate change is already fueling the next wave of global pandemics. A new study raises concerns over the air quality of Boston subways. Plus, the Biden administration rejoins the Paris Climate Agreement. Those stories and more in our environmental 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 , pediatrician at Boston Children’s Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School

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

Later in the show:
Harriet Tubman never lost a passenger on the Underground Railroad, the secret network of people and places that helped enslaved people escape to freedom. She spent time in New England and Boston, specifically, where several Underground Railroad stations were located. There are 650 Underground Railroad sites across the country, and 12 newly designated by the National Park Service. One of the new stations is right here in Edgartown, Massachusetts, the first and only on Martha’s Vineyard.

Guests:
Elaine Weintraub, Historian and Co-Founder of the Martha's Vineyard African American Heritage Trail

L’Merchie Frazier — Director of Education and Interpretation at the Museum of African American History, Boston

SHOW CREDITS:
Under the Radar with Callie Crossley is a production of GBH, produced by Hannah Uebele and Wes Martin, and engineered by Dave Goodman. Angela Yang is our intern.
Our theme music is FISH AND CHIPS by #weare2saxys’, Grace Kelly and Leo P.

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Environmental News: The Next Pandemic, Boston Subways And Rejoining The Paris Agreement