Interviews
We speak regularly about climate and energy policy and politics on radio, television and podcasts.
2024
Stokes television interview for “These places are devastated’: Climate experts on Helene impact,” Amanpour, October 2024
Stokes interview for “Leah Stokes and Tim Hade on Climate Resilience in California — Episode 217 of Local Energy Rules,” ILSR, August 2024
Stokes television interview for “The EPA is spending billions on electrifying school buses. Here's what it means for kids and schools,” CBS, August 2024
Stokes interview for “Fires, heat, and snow complicate life in a changing climate,” KCRW, June 2024
Stokes television interview for “'My well is dry': How the realities of climate change could change the politics around it,” CNN, June 2024
Stokes interview for “Where Biden, Trump stand on climate change as U.N. sounds "red alert",“ CBS News, March 2024
Stokes interview for “A playbook for policy climate change,” The Harvard Gazette, March 2024
Stokes television interview for “Amazon basin drought made 30 times more likely by climate change, study finds,” CNN, January 2024
Stokes interview for “Blame Canada: Why is the government still subsidizing fossil fuels?” The Climate Breakdown, January 2024.
2023
Mahdavi television interview for “COP28 Summit: Draft deal drops calls for fossil fuel phaseout.” CNN, December 2023.
Stokes television interview for “Human-caused climate change is fueling global weather extremes, new study says,” CBS, July 2023.
Stokes interview for “The Electrifying Leah Stokes,” Santa Barbara Independent, April 2023.
Stokes television interview for “UN Climate Change resolution,” BBC, March 2023.
Stokes interview for “‘A Matter of Degrees’ Co-Host: Hollywood Needs More Climate Stories,” The Hollywood Reporter, March 2023.
Stokes interview for “Can individuals solve climate change? New federal cash makes it more possible than ever,” The Washington Post, February 2023.
2022
Stokes television interview for “Why 2022 Was a Turning Point for the Green Transition,” All In With Chris Hayes, MSNBC, December 2022.
Stokes podcast interview for “Holy Sh*t, the U.S. Just Got Serious About Climate Change!” How to Save a Planet, August 2022.
Mahdavi television interview for “Russia-Ukraine War: Energy Politics,” The Scope - British Muslim TV, August 2022.
Stokes podcast interview for “Democrats celebrate ‘historic’ climate bill: Politics Weekly America,” The Guardian Politics Weekly, August 2022.
Stokes podcast interview for “What to make of the Democrats' last-minute climate bill,” Volts with David Roberts, August 2022.
Mahdavi radio interview for “What are the connections between Inuit language learning and community engagement in Alaska?” KNOM Radio, August 2022.
Stokes television interview for “Behind the Scenes of the Senate Climate Bill & What Finally Pushed Joe Manchin to Make a Deal,” Democracy Now! July 2022.
Stoked podcast interview for “Dr. Leah Stokes on Manchin and our deepening climate crisis,” The BradCast with Brad Friedman, July 2022.
Stokes television interview for “Activists press Biden to play hardball on stymied climate policy,” MSNBC, July 2022.
Stokes radio interview for “Without the help of Congress, Biden tries to do more to address climate change,” NPR Morning Edition, July 2022.
Stokes television interview for “What Sen. Joe Manchin’s rejection of new spending means for the climate change fight,” PBS News Hour, July 2022.
Stokes radio interview for “The Supreme Court curbs the EPA's power to protect the environment,” NPR Politics, July 2022.
Mahdavi radio interview for “Study connects language with community involvement,“ KNOM Radio, June 2022.
Stokes podcast interview for “The effort to provide safe water to everyone,” 2022 Crosscut Festival, June 2022.
Stokes podcast interview for “Spark Tank! How Do We Solve the Energy Storage Problem?” How to Save a Planet, June 2022.
Stokes podcast interview for “President Biden says we need more batteries, and we should make them here.” Marketplace Tech, April 2022.
Mahdavi radio Interview for “Crypto miners use natural gas ‘stranded’ in wells to power energy-hungry rigs.“ Marketplace, March 2022.
Stokes TV interview for “Has Biden delivered on climate promises? Analyzing his first year in office.” PBS NewsHour, January 2022.
2021 & Earlier
Mahdavi radio interview for “Methane: Its big impact on climate change, how humans create it and can reduce it.” KCRW / NPR Los Angeles, November 2021.
Stokes TV interview for “World leaders gather for high-stakes U.N. climate summit.” MSNBC, November 2021.
Stokes TV interview for “After touch-and-go negotiations, climate emerges as big winner in Biden's economic framework.” CNN, October 2021.
Mahdavi TV interview for “Saudi Arabia’s Net Zero by 2060 initiative.” BBC World News, October 2021.
Mahdavi radio interview for “What’s left in Biden’s climate agenda, what’s ahead at Glasgow climate conference.” KCRW / NPR Los Angeles, October 2021.
Stokes radio interview for “Can US invest in better infrastructure to protect against fires and floods?.” KCRW / NPR Los Angeles, September 2021.
Stokes TV interview for “What the shakeups, legal losses for fossil fuel companies mean for climate change efforts.” PBS NewsHour, May 2021.
Stokes radio interview for “Bitter Texas freeze hits most vulnerable hardest.” ABC News, February 2021.
Stokes radio interview for “US power grids are vulnerable to extreme weather. Climate change may force us to upgrade.” KCRW / NPR Los Angeles, February 2021.
Anderson radio interview for “Paper Suggests Race, Socioeconomics Affect Wildfire Responsiveness.” KUNC / NPR Northern Colorado, January 2021.
Anderson video interview for The Project for Resilient Communities, 2017.