Chris Cherniak

Out of the 700 million gallons of house paint purchased yearly, 75 million gallons go unused and eventually end up in the waste stream.

Emily Quinton and Nancy Porter from the Summit County Department of Health talk about the county’s Community Health Assessment and their ongoing program that looks at climate change and public health.

Environmental scientist, Lumbee tribe member and author Ryan Emmanuel talks about his book "On the Swamp: Fighting for Indigenous Environmental Justice."

Nature Conservancy Director of Youth Engagement Kate Ireland and Lina Gomez, vice president of strategic innovation and youth initiatives for National Geographic, talk about their organizations' efforts to engage the next generation of environmentally conscious youth.

Erin Ferguson, president of Save People, Save Wildlife, and Board Treasurer Tom Farkas detail their advocacy and educational efforts surrounding wildlife versus vehicle collisions that occur along Summit County roads and highways.

From Texas to England, author Erika Howsare explains humanity’s relationship with deer in her new book, "The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship with our Wild Neighbors."

Author Jennifer Ackerman speaks about her latest book, "What an Owl Knows." The book is praised as a must read for bird lovers and arguably the most fact-filled book about owls to date, offering an ear-tuft-to-tail appreciation of the raptor.

Hydrologist Holly Michael discusses seawater intrusion, explaining the shifting balance between fresh and salt water at the coast.

Former Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent, Roger Thurow, highlights his new book, “Against the Grain: How Farmers Around the Globe are Transforming Agriculture to Nourish the World and Heal the Planet.”

Kevin Perry from the University of Utah’s Department of Atmospheric Sciences discusses potential health hazards from the Great Salt Lake's dust. Perry just participated in a new study that is the first to analyze the dust’s “oxidative potential,” which is a measure of its ability to react with oxygen.