Sean Bowditch

To mark Earth Day, we will broadcast live from WNYC Transmitter Park in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, on April 21 and take a focused look at how our changing environment is playing out locally. This year, the annual celebration of our planet comes at a particularly dire moment for the environment. A new report from the United Nations released last month warned that the next decade will be critical in the ongoing battle to address rising temperatures.

With early voting underway and Election Day just a week away, candidates across the region are making their final pitches and voters are doing last-minute due diligence on the races and issues. This year’s election comes at a tense moment in American politics. There’s widespread uncertainty about the economy, misinformation is rampant, and as a country, voters are deeply divided over many issues.