Raleigh, NC, architect and climate activist Tim Martin recently returned to society after completing a yearlong sentence for defacing in 2023 the case of Degas' Little Dancer sculpture in the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC as an act of climate protest. Sunil Dasgupta talks with Martin about what drove his act of civil disobedience, the experience in DC jail and in a federal prison camp, and the future of climate action.Music from Seth Kibel's brand new album, Clarinet Without A Net.

Like most economic activity, data centers promise much and impose costs. Loudoun County, Va, is the Data Center capital of the world with 253 already running and more on the way. Why did Loudoun become Data Center Alley? What impacts have they had? How are they moving forward? What can others learn from Loudoun? Sunil Dasgupta asks Mike Turner, Vice-chair of the county's Board of Supervisors, who has a white paper on the subject: https://t.ly/ui7EO. Music from Seth Kibel's brand new album, Clarinet Without A Net.

Primary Day in Maryland. The federal government has issued new rules for work requirements for Medicaid enrollees and thrown states in another tizzy. Maryland's Office of People's Counsel is asking the state's public service commission to reject all but $15 million out of Pepco's $120 million rate increase proposal. And as we begin summer, we have a reminder about Maryland's lists of noxious weeds and invasive plants. And more. Music from Seth Kibel's brand new album, Clarinet Without A Net.