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Podcast title	Environment
Website URL	http://www.publicbroadcasting....
Description	Environment
Updated	Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:59:07 GMT
Category	Public Radio
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1. Bald Eagles in Connecticut http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.50Mb) Description: At the beginning of every new year in Connecticut volunteers gather along rivers, lakes and reservoirs to count bald eagles. WNPR's Nancy Cohen reports the January 2008 eagle count is already swamped with volunteers.
2. California denied waiver from Clean Air Act http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.51Mb) Description: The US Environmental Protection Agency has denied California a waiver from the federal Clean Air Act. The denial has implications for Connecticut and other states which want to adopt the California standard in order to reduce global warming pollution. WNPR's Nancy Cohen reports.
3. A Green Christmas http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.65Mb) Description: For many people the holiday season is a time of consumption. But as WNPRs Nancy Cohen reports a number of groups are recommending ways to celebrate by purchasing less and re-using more.
4. GE PCBs polluting Massachusetts school http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.64Mb) Description: The U-S Environmental Protection Agency recently detected high concentrations of PCBS in a small area next to an elementary school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. The contaminated soil came from a former General Electric plant which used PCBs in its manufacturing process.
5. State renewable energy board criticized http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 2.80Mb) Description: Last June Connecticut also passed a new energy bill designed to increase the state's reliance on renewable energy sources and energy efficiency.
6. Restoration projects for Housatonic released http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 1.54Mb) Description: The government group in charge of restoring the Housatonic River has released a short list of projects being considered for funding.
7. Sentencing for shipping company's chief engineer http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.41Mb) Description: The chief engineer on a tanker managed by a Greek shipping company was sentenced this week in federal court for violating environmental laws. WNPR's Nancy Cohen reports.
8. Attorneys General file papers to block nuclear plant http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.56Mb) Description: The attorneys general from Connecticut and New York filed papers today to intervene in the re-licensing of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Plant. They say the plant shouldn't be re-licensed unless security and environmental concerns are addressed.
9. Farmland stone coveted by suburbanites http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 1.34Mb) Description: New England has miles of old stone walls on its landscape, ancient ruins of the region's agricultural past.
10. Meetings held on dredging Long Island Sound http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.46Mb) Description: The US Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers are holding a series of public meetings this week in New York and Connecticut to discuss plans to dredge Long Island Sound.
11. Environmental groups issue report card http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.60Mb) Description: Six years ago New England and Eastern Canada hammered out an agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions down to 1990 levels by 2010. Today environmental groups issued a climate change report card to evaluate whether the region is progressing on its goals.
12. EPA holds meeting on river clean-up http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.57Mb) Description: The U-S Environmental Protection Agency is holding a meeting Wednesday in Kent, Connecticut to discuss the restoration and clean up of the Housatonic River.
13. Natural gas facility supporters number 500 strong http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.41Mb) Description: Broadwater Energy has released the names of five hundred Connecticut companies that support the proposed liquefied natural gas facility. Broadwater says the project will lower the cost of energy to the region. WNPR's Nancy Cohen reports.
14. Connecticut recognized for energy policies http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.46Mb) Description: Environment America, part of the US Public Interest Group, has released a report showing that states, rather than the federal government, are coming up with the most innovative policies to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. And the report recognized seven states, including Connecticut, as having the strongest policies.
15. Smith College's annual mum show http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.99Mb) Description: The Chrysanthemum or mum as its known, was first cultivated in China and later introduced to Japan. Here it has become the New England garden's last gasp before winter begins.
16. Early conservationist honored in play http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 3.09Mb) Description: Many people have never heard of Gifford Pinchot. But the Simsbury-born forester was one of the key players in the American conservation movement in the early 1900s. WNPR's Nancy Cohen reports.
17. Lawmakers urged to mandate emissions cuts http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.47Mb) Description: A coalition of environmental groups are calling on the Governor and lawmakers to require greenhouse gas emission reductions and to implement them throughout the economy. WNPR's Nancy Cohen reports.
18. Bond package includes clean water money http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.44Mb) Description: After months of debate Connecticut lawmakers have passed a bond package that the Governor is expected to sign. As WNPR's Nancy Cohen reports environmental groups are pleased with the amount allocated to the clean water fund.
19. Development threatens national forests http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.54Mb) Description: The US Department of Agriculture is projecting an increase in development close to the borders of national forests. Forest Service says this could harm wildlife and water quality in the forests.
20. New study links fall colors with soil nutrients http://www.publicbroadcasting.... download (audio/mpeg, 0.47Mb) Description: The relationship between fall colors and soil nutrients is the subject of a new study that will be presented Monday at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. As WNPR's Nancy Cohen reports the study suggests leaves turn color for a reason.