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Eco's "Get Out and Hike!" - January 4th, 2018
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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In this weeks episode of "Get out and Hike!" WFHB's Jan Walker interviews Stacy Duke from the Hoosier National Forest.

  • Added: Jan 04, 2018
  • Length: 05:12
Eco Report - January 4th, 2018
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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Eco Report's Julianna Dailey and David Lyman report on President Trump's elimination of a rule that enabled the government to criminally prosecute ...

  • Added: Jan 04, 2018
  • Length: 28:36
Icy Great Lakes causes concern for shipping, safety
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Current Great Lakes ice cover, Credit: NOAA GLERL
Over the past two winters, there wasn’t much ice cover on the Great Lakes. That changed with this month’s deep freeze. Ice is expected to cover al...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WVBI-LP, WCMU Michigan, WTIP and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2018
  • Length: 01:09
  • Purchases: 12
Plastics in Paradise: Wavelengths Podcast Episode 1
From: Betsy Brown
Caption: Papah?naumoku?kea partners pose with debris collected from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands in 2017., Credit: NOAA
Hear how trash is affecting wildlife in one of the world's most remote places.

  • Added: Dec 30, 2017
  • Length: 13:56
What will 2018 bring for the Great Lakes?
From: Great Lakes Today
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In 2017, President Trump proposed cutting $300 million for Great Lakes projects. That money stayed in the federal budget. But as a new year begins,...

Bought by WTIP, WLPR , WCMU Michigan, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2017
  • Length: :42
  • Purchases: 9
Eco Feature - December 28th, 2017
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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In today’s feature interview, Correspondent Norm Holy speaks with Patrick Brown about climate change. Patrick Brown is from the Carnegie Institute ...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Dec 28, 2017
  • Length: 07:46
  • Purchases: 1
Eco Report - December 28 ,2017
From: WFHB
Series: EcoReport
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Eco Report is a weekly program providing independent media coverage of environmental and ecological issues with a focus on local, state and regiona...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2017
  • Length: 27:34
Report: NY sewer overflows totaled billions of gallons
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: This summer, a water discharge darkened the Niagara River near the falls., Credit: Maid of the Mist
The problem of sewer overflows affects the entire Great Lakes region. The EPA reports that about 182 municipalities have systems that can release u...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, Interlochen Public Radio, WCPN, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Dec 07, 2017
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 6
New report on Great Lakes pushes monitoring, regulations for farmers
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A northwest Ohio farm, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
A new report from the International Joint Commission, a U.S.-Canadian agency, says the Great Lakes restoration is progressing -- but not quickly en...

Bought by WBFO, WSKG, WCMU Michigan, WCPN, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Nov 28, 2017
  • Length: :57
  • Purchases: 9
Lake Erie's problems set to music in 'Voice of the Lake'
From: Great Lakes Today
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It may be hard to imagine a composer being inspired by public hearings and court cases. But Lake Erie and its problems take center stage in a new o...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio and WBFO


  • Added: Nov 14, 2017
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 2
Lake Erie algae bloom rated 'severe'
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: The algae bloom near Maumee Bay State Park in September, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
The 2017 algae bloom is over in western Lake Erie. And while it didn’t directly threaten drinking water, its bright green hue prompted national at...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Interlochen Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2017
  • Length: :54
  • Purchases: 9
Where There’s Smoke: California Wildfires
From: Alex Wise
Series: Sea Change Radio
Caption: Ed Struzik
Most of us associate Napa and Sonoma counties with delicious wine and rolling hills. But this year those hills were ablaze. Dozens lost their lives...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 01, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Author travels over 100 miles along Maumee River
From: Great Lakes Today
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The Maumee River runs more than 100 miles before emptying into Lake Erie in Ohio. And it carries a lot of the farm runoff that triggers algae bloom...

Bought by WBFO, WCPN, and WKSU


  • Added: Oct 31, 2017
  • Length: :45
  • Purchases: 3
Great Lakes conference tackles diversity
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Simone Lighfoot of National Wildlife Federation, Credit: Dave Rosenthal
Racial diversity was among the issues highlighted at the Healing Our Waters conference.

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


  • Added: Oct 17, 2017
  • Length: :49
  • Purchases: 4
Niagara Falls sewage release highlights aging systems
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Aerial photo of July discharge in Niagara River, Credit: Twitter/@MaidOfTheMist
Niagara Falls New York has a messy problem – it continues to dump sewage and discolored water downriver from the falls. The most recent incident ha...

Bought by WCMU Michigan, WBFO, and WXXI Rochester


  • Added: Oct 05, 2017
  • Length: 01:58
  • Purchases: 3
Great Lakes islands aim to help each other
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Downtown Put-In-Bay, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
Representatives from 12 Great Lakes islands attended a first-of-its-kind summit this week. They talked about building a coalition to address the u...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WOSU, WKSU, WXXI Rochester, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2017
  • Length: :57
  • Purchases: 8
Great Lakes conference to discuss regional challenges
From: Great Lakes Today
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There are so many plans and programs in place to clean up the Great Lakes, it’s hard to keep track. Next month, environmentalists from across the r...

Bought by WBFO, WDET Detroit Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, North Country Public Radio, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 8
City watches for dangerous Lake Erie algae blooms
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Lake Erie algae bloom, 2011, Credit: NASA
For a city on Lake Erie, it's the season for monitoring toxic algae blooms -- and drinking water.

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


  • Added: Sep 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 4
Dam removal sparks cultural revival in Akwesasne
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Tony David (right) and an apprentice, Angelo Johnson (left) look out over the water where the dam used to be., Credit: Veronica Volk
Seventy-two dams in the U-S were demolished last year; and hundreds more were removed in the past decade. Most are taken down as part of an effort ...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 01, 2017
  • Length: 04:16
  • Purchases: 6
Army Corps study recommends plan to prevent Asian carp
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: This map from the US Army Corps of Engineers shows the location of measures in the agency's recommended plan to restrict Asian carp from entering the Great Lakes, Credit: USACE
The U-S Army Corps of Engineers released a long-awaited report today that says new measures are need to prevent Asian carp from getting into the Gr...

Bought by Interlochen Public Radio, WBFO, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Aug 07, 2017
  • Length: 01:02
  • Purchases: 8
Blast noise to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes, new U.S. study says
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Asian carp, Credit: Gino Santo Maria/shutterstock
Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will release a study detailing the best ways to prevent Asian carp from getting into the Great Lakes. A d...

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


  • Added: Aug 04, 2017
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 6
Coast Guard commander on Great Lakes retires Wednesday
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Rear Admiral June Ryan, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
The first woman to lead the Coast Guard district that covers the Great Lakes is retiring Wednesday. Details on her exit -- and who’s taking her pl...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WKSU, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Aug 01, 2017
  • Length: 01:09
  • Purchases: 7
Toronto Islands reopen after Lake Ontario flooding
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Sandbags line the shore of Ward's Island, on of the Toronto Islands overlooking the city., Credit: Veronica Volk
For a lot of people and business around Lake Ontario, flooding put summer on hold. Now that the water is going down, businesses are coming back, in...

Bought by WCPN, WRVO Public Media, and WBFO


  • Added: Jul 31, 2017
  • Length: :58
  • Purchases: 3
Why did the Asian Carp cross Lake Michigan's electric barrier? This scientist is on the case.
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A slide with slices of otoliths is ready for examination, Credit: A slide with slices of otoliths is ready for examination
Asian carp are a big threat to the Great Lakes. After one was found recently beyond an electric barrier, environmentalists and officials worried th...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WORT, Michigan Radio, WXXI Rochester, WVIK and more


  • Added: Jul 31, 2017
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 10
House panel approves $300 million for Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: GLRI funding helps projects like the Maple River dam removal, Credit: Ben Thorp
Despite a White House proposal to eliminate $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the House Appropriations Committee voted late ...

Bought by WSKG, WCMU Michigan, WMUK, WCPN, WRVO Public Media and more


  • Added: Jul 19, 2017
  • Length: :57
  • Purchases: 6