DOERING: It’s Living on Earth, I’m Jenni Doering.

CURWOOD: And I’m Steve Curwood.

Behind the stories and voices you hear on Living on Earth is a dedicated corps of volunteers who help make it all happen, and sadly, cancer has taken one of our most generous and brilliant supporters, Harvard atmospheric science Professor Michael B. McElroy. Mike was a long-time board member of the World Media Foundation, which produces Living on Earth, and a key member of the science and technology brain trust that keeps our reporting accurate. The expertise Mike developed during his 86 years on this planet went beyond science and tech to inspire the creation of Harvard’s undergraduate program in Environmental Science and Public Policy, and its Earth and Planetary Sciences department for more advanced studies. He also brought diverse disciplines together in a university-wide center and launched the long running Harvard China Project to promote Sino-American understanding about energy, the economy and environment. We will miss his invaluable insights about the perils and promises of environmental change especially, of course, about the climate emergency and we will miss him. Thanks for all, Mike.