In the first episode of each series, we show a problem we are facing and how it will affect us. In the subsequent episodes, we tell the stories of the individuals and organizations that are working to find solutions or a new way of adapting our lives to live with this change.
( 1.0 ) THE IMPERVIOUS PROBLEM
Concrete, asphalt, roofs: we’ve built so much impervious surface that we have cut off the sky from the soil.
Length: 8 mins 30 secs
Cutdown ( 1.01 ) Stormwater & Trash
Length: 1 min
Cutdown ( 1.02 ) Flooding in Norwood
Length: 1 min 15 sec
( 1.1 ) GREEN ROOFS
What happens when we move plants and soil to the roof?
Length: 5 mins 30 secs
( 1.2 ) KAREN AND THE RIVER
Karen Buck picked up trash on the Malden River and started a movement.
Length: 6 mins
Cutdown ( 1.21 ) Karen and the River
Length: 1 min 15 sec
( 1.3 ) LOOKING FOR MICROPLASTICS
Microplastics are in our water. How did they get there?
Length: 3 mins
( 1.4 ) THE CHELSEA COOL BLOCK
A community takes on extreme urban heat, starting with one block.
Length: 8 mins
( 1.5 ) ON THE ROAD WITH SALT
One town’s Public Works Department searches for a better way to use salt in the winter.
Length: 7 mins 49 sec
( 2.0 ) WHEN IN DROUGHT, MASSACHUSETTS
We turn the faucet and take for granted water will flow. Drought reminds us water is limited.
Length: 7 mins 45 secs
Cutdown ( 2.01 ) Drought & Regulations
Length: 1 min 25 secs
( 3.0 ) X-CEL CONSERVATION CORPS
An underserved community trains for a career in wastewater and green infrastructure.
Length: 9 mins
( 3.1 ) LESSONS IN CHANGE-MAKING
Students become teachers to empower younger students to begin acting on climate change.
Length: 7 mins 13 sec