Heating Up
Heating Up
Emily Fischer
Climate change knows no borders, has no bounds. Here in the Midwest, climate change influences every aspect of our society. It pollutes the air we breathe, depletes the water we drink, and controls the food we consume. Heating Up investigates the impacts of the climate crisis on America's Heartland, hearing from scientists, farmers, scholars, politicians, and local community members. Heating Up gives you scientific facts, untold stories, and compelling solutions to the climate crisis.
Culture of Cultivation: Holy Crap, What's in our Water?
Featuring David Cwiertny, professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Iowa. Agriculture is ingrained into Iowa culture. But it is also at the root of Iowa's environmental degradation. Runoff pollutes waterways with animal waste and chemicals, and water treatment plants just can't keep up.
Feb 4, 2022
9 min
Culture of Cultivation: Is Agriculture a Broken System?
Featuring Dr. Silvia Secchi, professor in the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Studies at the University of Iowa. Agriculture is ingrained into Iowa culture. But it is also at the root of Iowa's environmental degradation. Outdated farming practices and fruitless policies make agriculture a broken system desperately in need of repair. 
Feb 2, 2022
11 min
Coming Soon: Heating Up, The Midwest's Climate Change Podcast
Introducing Heating Up, a podcast that investigates climate change in the Midwest. On Heating Up, we travel to different parts of the Midwest to interview scientists, scholars, farmers, indigenous leaders, community members, and politicians about our climate crisis. How are Midwesterners affected? What industries will collapse under climate pressure? Who is creating innovative solutions? We are endlessly curious - and we want to share this curiosity with you! 
Jan 29, 2022
1 min