Massive Piles of Petroleum Coke
Jump on the rollercoaster of being an environmental reporter.
The Chicago Tribune’s Michael Hawthorne joins Stuart and Megan to talk drinking water, PFAS, petroleum coke, microplastics, what it’s like to have Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vetter talk about one of your articles, and how sometimes, yes, sometimes journalists’ work leads to positive change for Great Lakes communities and environments. Also, there’s one fart joke and some good conversation about the excellent fried seafood at Calumet Fisheries.
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Michael’s Sandwich Pick: Tempesta Market
Show Credits:
Host: Stuart Carlton
Senior Producer: Carolyn Foley
Producers: Megan Gunn and Renie Mills
Associate Producer and Fixer: Ethan Chitty
Editor: Sandra Svoboda
Podcast Art by: Joel Davenport
Music by: Stuart Carlton
Creators and Guests
Host
Stuart Carlton
Stuart Carlton is the Assistant Director of the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program. He manages the day-to-day operation of IISG and works with the IISG Director and staff to coordinate all aspects of the program. He is also a Research Assistant Professor and head of the Coastal and Great Lakes Social Science Lab in the Department of Forestry & Natural Resources at Purdue, where he and his students research the relationship between knowledge, values, trust, and behavior in complex or controversial environmental systems.