Hawaii Couple Reestablishes Ancient Plant Species
Climate change threatens many of the world's native plant species on Kaua'I, Hawaii's oldest island. But a husband and wife are leasing the land around an ancient cave in hopes of re-creating a lost world.
We speak with investigative reporter Geoffrey Cain who writes about the Chinese surveillance of the Uyghur ethnic minority in western China. He writes about the sophisticated technology and a so-called predictive policing system in his new book, "The Perfect Police State." And, trees in neighborhoods all over the mid-Atlantic U.S. are being choked by fast growing, non-native vines. As Jacob Fenston of WAMU reports, a new study says freeing trees from these invasive vines is an essential tool to fight climate change.  Connect with us: Find more stories from today's show here. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Subscribe to our podcast here. Email the show at letters@hereandnow.org