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A Greener Commute
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Series: Ways & Means "Shorts"
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Research with commuters in Durham, NC shows what gets them to leave their cars behind and take alternate transportation.

  • Added: Apr 03, 2019
  • Length: 03:18
GN_4.53_24HourHouse
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Building a house in 24 hours.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
Waterways conference to evaluate Great Lakes development, success
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Render of future site at Port of Toledo, Credit: [Cleveland Cliffs]
The Great Lakes Waterways Conference is this week in downtown Cleveland. Sessions over the two-day meeting will focus on autonomous technology, go...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WXXI Rochester, WBFO, WKSU, WSKG and more


  • Added: Feb 05, 2018
  • Length: 01:09
  • Purchases: 6
Algae bloom forecast looks bad for Lake Erie
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Algae bloom, 2011 , Credit: NASA
Harmful algae blooms generally begin to hit the lake in late July, and are triggered mainly by nutrient runoff from farms in the region. Toxins fro...

Bought by WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester, WKSU, WCPN, and WBFO


  • Added: Jul 13, 2017
  • Length: :57
  • Purchases: 5
Great Lakes mayors break with Trump on climate change
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Mayor Paul Dyster, Credit: WBFO file photo
Mayors from the Great Lakes region are gathering this week in Montreal. And from that meeting comes a major announcement about climate change.

Bought by WBFO, WRVO Public Media, WMUK, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Jun 15, 2017
  • Length: 01:17
  • Purchases: 8
Trump budget cuts Great Lakes restoration, Sea Grant programs
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Donald Trump, Credit: Nick Castele/ideastream
The proposal now moves to Congress, where Great Lakes Senators and Representatives on both sides of the aisle have pledged to fight back and try to...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, North Country Public Radio, WMUK, WKSU and more


  • Added: Mar 16, 2017
  • Length: 01:27
  • Purchases: 7
Great Lakes groups lobby Congress for funding
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Tim Eder, executive director of the Great Lakes Commission
Great Lakes advocacy groups are meeting with members of Congress this week to shed light on the region’s priorities.

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, WMUK, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Mar 13, 2017
  • Length: 01:30
  • Purchases: 7
Proposed EPA budget cuts 97% from Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Lake Erie, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
When the Trump Administration reveals its proposed budget for 2018, it might include a 97 percent cut to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, a ...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WMUK, WILL, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Mar 03, 2017
  • Length: 01:26
  • Purchases: 6
Great Lakes group calls for rebuilding campaign
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A combined sewer over flow in Avon Lake, Ohio's Heider Creek, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
The Great Lakes Commission, a binational group, released its annual list of priorities, which includes recommendations to improve and rebuild water...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, North Country Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WRVO Public Media, WMUK and more


  • Added: Mar 02, 2017
  • Length: :58
  • Purchases: 8
Great Lakes shipping slumped in 2016
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: The SS Calumet on the Cuyahoga River, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
The Welland Canal closed in December and the Soo Locks will close January 15, which marks the end of shipping season for most vessels on the Great ...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WCPN, and WBFO


  • Added: Jan 13, 2017
  • Length: :49
  • Purchases: 4
U.S., Canada to change Lake Ontario water levels
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Lake Ontario Shoreline, Credit: Joe deSousa, Flickr
Officials in the United States and Canada have approved a plan to allow the level of Lake Ontario to fluctuate more -- a change that has been oppos...

Bought by WSKG, WRVO Public Media, WCPN, WXXI Rochester, and WBFO


  • Added: Dec 08, 2016
  • Length: 01:23
  • Purchases: 5
Mild year for Lake Erie algae blooms
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Western Lake Erie on September 20,2016 , Credit: NASA
The 2016 algae bloom on Lake Erie was mild compared to last year, thanks to a dry spring that limited runoff from farms.

Bought by WSKG, WXXI Rochester, and WBFO


  • Added: Nov 03, 2016
  • Length: 01:03
  • Purchases: 3
Microplastics pervasive in Great Lakes tributaries, new study finds
From: Great Lakes Today
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Plastic debris is a pervasive problem in waters that feed the Great Lakes, according to a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WILL, WMUK, WRVO Public Media, WCPN and more


  • Added: Sep 15, 2016
  • Length: 01:05
  • Purchases: 8
Grow tomatoes on dredge spoils? Great Lakes port runs test
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A rendering of the dredged material facility, Credit: Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority
Each year, ports on the Great Lakes dredge tons of material to keep shipping lanes open. One Port's new project aims to explore a potential use fo...

Bought by WSKG, WCMU Michigan, WRVO Public Media, WXXI Rochester, WKSU and more


  • Added: Aug 30, 2016
  • Length: 01:11
  • Purchases: 6
Scientists study DNA to find pollution source in Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
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Buffalo State scientists are using a new gene-based technology to identify the source of pollution in Lake Erie.

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WBFO, WCPN, and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Aug 26, 2016
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 4
12,000-pound lighthouse moves to new home
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Port Clinton lighthouse moves by barge, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Hundreds gathered Tuesday to watch the Port Clinton lighthouse make a half-mile journey down the Portage River to a new home on Lake Erie. The 120-...

Bought by WXXI Rochester and WBFO


  • Added: Aug 16, 2016
  • Length: 01:18
  • Purchases: 2
Projects help sturgeon thrive in Great Lakes region
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Juvenile lake sturgeon, Credit: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The U-S Fish and Wildlife Service awarded 1.5 million dollars this week to 8 research and restoration projects across the Great Lakes -- including ...

Bought by WSKG, WXXI Rochester, and WBFO


  • Added: Jul 28, 2016
  • Length: 01:16
  • Purchases: 3
Bloomington Residents Push for Proposed Cell Tower Regulations
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Bloomington residents have long been concerned about anything that will mar the natural beauty of the city and its neighborhoods.

  • Added: May 09, 2016
  • Length: 08:04
Indiana Forest Protection Bill, Once Stifled, Could Be Resurrected
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Advocates for the preservation of Indiana forests have argued for years that the state is allowing too much logging to occur in state forests. And ...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2016
  • Length: 09:00
Between a Rock and a Hard Place
From: Anna Hamilton
Series: Watershed
Caption: Fossilized coral lies under foot in the pine rockland ecosystem., Credit: Anna Hamilton
In Florida's Miami-Dade County, tensions are mounting over a fragment of endangered pine rockland.

  • Added: Feb 17, 2015
  • Length: 13:31
"From Clear Water to 'Chocolate Milk:' Sediment Pollutes Streams Near I-69"
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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Monroe County residents who live near the future path of Interstate 69 are reporting their local waterways are being contaminated. In recent weeks ...

  • Added: Jul 22, 2013
  • Length: 08:05
"Pesticides a Threat, But Not Cause of Most Honey Bee Deaths"
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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A class of pesticides known as neonicotinoids, or neonics, was recently implicated in the large numbers of honeybee deaths beekeepers have been exp...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2013
  • Length: 07:57
Feature Report - Pesticides in the Midwest
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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A federal lawsuit is seeking to keep genetically modified crops out of National Wildlife Refuges across the Midwest, including the three refuges in...

  • Added: Jul 09, 2012
  • Length: 08:59
Feature Report - What's in the Water?
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is preparing to submit to the federal government its updated list of hundreds of so-called “impa...

  • Added: Jun 12, 2012
  • Length: 08:46
Feature Report - Plotting Section 5 of I-69
From: WFHB
Series: Daily Local News
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The development of Interstate 69 through Indiana is divided into six sections from the Indiana/Kentucky boarder up to Indianapolis. This week, the ...

  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 12:13