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Podcast: State of the World from NPR
Episode: What is the environmental impact of the Winter Olympics?
Description: As the Winter Olympics get underway in Milan and across the Italian Alps, our correspondent looks back at a bold pledge made by the organizers: that these games would be sustainable. They said they would slash the event’s carbon footprint and protect sensitive mountain ecosystems. Environmental groups say that’s not what is happening.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy