Nate Hegyi
Host at Outside/In
Contributor at NPR
Host, @OutsideInRadio, a weekly podcast about the environment from @NHPR | Contributor, @NPR | Get in touch at [email protected]
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1 month ago |
nhpr.org | Nate Hegyi
After the Irish fought for and won their independence from the British in 1921, they had a problem. Centuries of exploitation had left the island one of the least forested nations in Europe, with less than 2% tree cover. So, they started planting a non-native American tree: fast-growing Sitka spruce, capable of rebuilding their timber resources in record time. And it worked. Today, about 12% of the island is forested.
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2 months ago |
nhpr.org | Nate Hegyi
Ever since fluoridation became widespread in the 1950s, the incidence of cavities in American kids have fallen drastically. The effort is considered one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. But it’s also one of the most controversial. At really high doses, fluoride is toxic: It can calcify your ligaments and joints and even fuse your spine. It also potentially has impacts on our brains.
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Jan 23, 2025 |
outsideinradio.org | Nate Hegyi
Ever since fluoridation became widespread in the 1950s, cavities in kids have fallen drastically. The effort is considered one of the ten greatest public health achievements of the 20th century. But it’s also one of the most controversial. At really high doses, fluoride is toxic – it can calcify your ligaments and joints and even fuse your spine. It also potentially has impacts on our brains. There’s a small but growing body of research suggesting that fluoride can inhibit intelligence in children.
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Jan 1, 2025 |
npr.org | Nate Hegyi
A plan to save one owl species at the expensive of another divides activistsThis summer, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service approved a plan to kill thousands of invasive barred owls in the Pacific Northwest. A lawsuit may hold up broader implementation.
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Nov 6, 2024 |
outsideinradio.org | Nate Hegyi
For over ten years, biologist Mark Higley has been stalking the forests of the Hoopa Valley Reservation with a shotgun. His mission? To save the endangered northern spotted owl. The threat? The more aggressive barred owl, which has spread from eastern forests into the Pacific Northwest. The federal government plans to scale up these efforts and kill hundreds of thousands of barred owls across multiple states. But can the plan really save the northern spotted owl?
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