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NCPR News: The Environment Report from GLRC
In 1993, a diverse group of public radio outlets began planning
for an environmental news service to help redefine environmental
reporting in the Great Lakes region. National Public Radio's
Living on Earth, Michigan Public Radio, the Superior
Radio Network, and 29 non-commercial radio stations worked
together to develop the Great
Lakes Radio Consortium (GLRC). In 2006, The GLRC changed its name to The Environment Report and broadened its scope to better place regional environmental issues within a national context. Today, the GLRC is carried by more than 130 stations in 18 states and one province and reaches an annual audience approaching 36 million listeners. As a GLRC member, North Country Public Radio contibutes stories to the system as well as carrying the Consortium's stories in its own news programs. As Consortium reporters, the voices of the NCPR news team are heard throughout the Northeast and Midwest U.S. and in Canada. GLRC Features on NCPR News
The price of gasoline and diesel fuel from foreign oil is making people think about other ways to fill up. Lester Graham reports the coal industry is pushing the idea of making diesel out of coal from the U-S.
There's a new agreement that says the Great Lakes water has to stay in the Great Lakes. It's been approved now by all eight of the states and the two Canadian provinces that border the Lakes. Rick Pluta reports the agreement is now on its way to Congress.
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Some cutting edge farmers are stepping away from concentrating on only production of meat and milk on their farms. They're starting to focus on ways to give their animals healthy, long lives. And they're finding more benefits than they ever imagined. Kinna Ohman reports.
Asian Carp can grow up to 110 pounds. Photo: US Fish and Wildlife Service
There are invasive fish swimming their way toward the Great Lakes. If they get in, they could swallow up a multi-billion dollar sport fishing industry. Mark Brush reports, officials are investing millions of dollars to keep Asian Carp out of the Great Lakes.
As you head out on the trail or just into the backyard for this holiday weekend, the bug dope probably won't be far away. For decades, bug sprays with DEET have been the most effective to keep those disease-carrying pests away. But there are some new repellants on the market and even more to come. Julie Grant has the buzz on bug sprays.
The Food and Drug Administration continues to investigate the source of tainted tomatoes that sickened more than 160 people. It's narrowing down the source of the salmonella bacteria, and has lifted a ban on tomato sales in many states. Julie Grant reports on how the ban has affected tomato growers.
Honeybees are dying at an alarming rate. Some beekeepers have lost their entire hives in another mystery called “colony collapse.” It's been tough for food growers too. That's because honeybees pollinate up to a third of the foods we eat. Mark Brush checked in with a commercial beekeeper to see how pollinating is going this year.
Honeybees are dying. Sometimes entire hives are dying and scientists can't figure out exactly why. Some people are trying to help, and one of the ways they're helping is by becoming beekeepers. Rebecca Williams reports there are some beekeepers who actually raise bees in big cities.
The Great Lakes might be the most ignored resource on the continent. Great Lakes advocates say they have not been able to get enough attention or money from Congress. Rebecca Williams reports one group is outlining what needs to be done to fix the Lakes before climate change makes things worse.
Researchers say they've created a special material that could be used to clean up oil spills someday. Rebecca Williams has more.
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