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<title>Curbing Emissions from Heavy Equipment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 19, 2001) The EPA is taking on a major source of uncontrolled pollution: emissions from farm and construction equipment.  The Great Lakes Radio Consortium&apos;s Julie Halpert looks at the challenges the EPA faces in this far-reaching regulatory effort. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/44/20011219/curbing-emissions-from-heavy-equipment">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2001 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Rising Asthma May Be Result of Carbon Dioxide Emissions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 23, 2001) Some public health experts are concerned a changing global climate, along with increases in carbon dioxide emissions, might be contributing to a sudden rise in the number of asthma cases. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/1725/20011123/rising-asthma-may-be-result-of-carbon-dioxide-emissions">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2001 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<title>Clarkson Professor Coordinates Nationwide Air Quality Monitoring</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 3, 2001) Through the month of July, a professor at Clarkson University coordinated the largest air quality monitoring effort ever conducted in this country. David Sommerstein reports the results could drive the next generation of pollution decision-making. David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/1135/20010803/clarkson-professor-coordinates-nationwide-air-quality-monitoring">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2001 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>DEC Head Grilled on Lisbon Chipboard Plant Air Permits</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 1, 2001) The regional head of the DEC was in Canton last night and faced questions about air quality permits for a planned chipboard plant in Lisbon. David Sommerstein reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/1124/20010801/dec-head-grilled-on-lisbon-chipboard-plant-air-permits">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2001 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>DEC Ozone Forecasts?What Do They Mean?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 2, 2001) Those ozone warnings… when are they important, and what do they mean? Martha Foley talks with one of the state Department of Environmental Conservation&apos;s ozone forecasters. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/918/20010702/dec-ozone-forecasts-what-do-they-mean">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2001 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Greenhouse Gas Trading Tested in Great Lakes Region</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 13, 2001) The Great Lakes region will soon be the location of a pilot program for trading greenhouse gases. 25 companies in seven states are volunteering to reduce emissions and trade some of those reductions to other companies in the region. Lester Graham reports for the Great Lakes Radio Consortium. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/752/20010613/greenhouse-gas-trading-tested-in-great-lakes-region">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2001 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>Auto Emissions: It&apos;s Not Just the Tailpipe</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/734/20010606/auto-emissions-it-apos-s-not-just-the-tailpipe</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jun 6, 2001) When we think of car pollution, we&apos;re usually worried about the dirty exhaust coming from the tailpipe. But the Great Lakes Radio Consortium&apos;s Julie Halpert takes a look at toxic chemicals in other parts of the car, and the latest push by environmentalists to get rid of them. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/734/20010606/auto-emissions-it-apos-s-not-just-the-tailpipe">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2001 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>135 Lead Hazard Sites Around Great Lakes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 10, 2001) More than 135 sites possibly containing hazardous levels of lead have been found across the Great Lakes. And at least some of those sites could pose a major health risk for humans. The discovery was announced at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society in San Diego. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium&apos;s Dale Willman has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/489/20010410/135-lead-hazard-sites-around-great-lakes">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2001 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>More Needed to Save Forests from Acid Rain</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/483/20010409/more-needed-to-save-forests-from-acid-rain</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 9, 2001) Some of the nation&apos;s top acid rain researchers say we&apos;ll have to do more to save northeastern forests, streams, and lakes from further harm. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium&apos;s Lester Graham reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/483/20010409/more-needed-to-save-forests-from-acid-rain">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Apr 2001 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<title>PSC Promotes Diesel Generators Despite Air Quality Concerns</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/480/20010406/psc-promotes-diesel-generators-despite-air-quality-concerns</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 6, 2001) The New York State Public Service Commission is promoting the use of more diesel generators at factories and other businesses this summer. As Karen DeWitt reports, environmentalists say that could cause more pollution. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/480/20010406/psc-promotes-diesel-generators-despite-air-quality-concerns">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2001 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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