Haze, Frog Fungus and Traveling Eels—Local Connections to Regional and Global Environmental Stories

Environmental issues spanning thousands of miles can seem remote and nebulous, but they often relate in surprising ways to our lives in central Maine. This talk, by journalist Murray Carpenter, will focus on local connections to three big-picture stories: long-range air pollutants, the fungus that is killing amphibians worldwide, and migratory fish management. Carpenter has freelanced for the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Christian Science Monitor, and Audubon magazine. He has produced radio reports for NPR’s All Things Considered and Morning Edition and Public Radio International's The World and Living on Earth and was a reporter for the Maine Public Broadcasting Network. Arrive at 11:30 a.m. for lunch with the speaker.