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<itunes:summary>NCPR provides locally-produced news stories from around the Adirondack and North Country regions of New York State, as well as Western Vermont, and Ontario and Quebec in Canada.</itunes:summary>
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<title>Protest of PCB landfills near Akwesasne planned</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22007/20130517/protest-of-pcb-landfills-near-akwesasne-planned</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 17, 2013) Environmental activists will gather at a park in Massena tomorrow to protest the ongoing presence of toxic PCBs in the area.Organizer Donald Hassig says industrial chemicals from the Alcoa, Reynolds, and General Motors plants continue to pose a threat to the health of people in Massena and on the Akwesasne Mohawk reservation. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22007/20130517/protest-of-pcb-landfills-near-akwesasne-planned">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Environmental activists will gather at a park in Massena tomorrow to protest the ongoing presence of toxic PCBs in the area.Organizer Donald Hassig says industrial chemicals from the Alcoa, Reynolds, and General Motors plants continue to pose a threat to the health of people in Massena and on the Akwesasne Mohawk reservation. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/22007/20130517/protest-of-pcb-landfills-near-akwesasne-planned">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>00:50</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>environment, politics, stlv, health, pcbs, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Mohawks rip EPA&apos;s Grasse River cleanup plan</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21751/20130405/mohawks-rip-epa-apos-s-grasse-river-cleanup-plan</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 5, 2013) Update: The EPA released its final plan for the Alcoa Grasse River cleanup late this morning. More information is at The Inbox.Just ahead of the release of a plan to clean up toxic chemicals from the Grasse River near Massena, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe blasted federal officials for putting the economy ahead of the environment. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21751/20130405/mohawks-rip-epa-apos-s-grasse-river-cleanup-plan">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Update: The EPA released its final plan for the Alcoa Grasse River cleanup late this morning. More information is at The Inbox.Just ahead of the release of a plan to clean up toxic chemicals from the Grasse River near Massena, the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe blasted federal officials for putting the economy ahead of the environment. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21751/20130405/mohawks-rip-epa-apos-s-grasse-river-cleanup-plan">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:41</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, environment, alcoa, pcbs, toxic chemicals, st. lawrence river, grasse river, stlv, massena, [loc: ], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Alcoa commits to 900 jobs in Massena; Grasse cleanup still in flux</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21724/20130401/alcoa-commits-to-900-jobs-in-massena-grasse-cleanup-still-in-flux</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Apr 1, 2013) The company that built Massena will keep its plants open there for at least another 30 years. Alcoa announced Saturday it will invest $42 million  to modernize its East plant and build a new smelting the line. The company will also guarantee at least 900 jobs. In return, Alcoa will get low cost electricity from the hydropower dam on the St. Lawrence River.The deal hinges on how the Environmental Protection Agency decides to clean up PCBs Alcoa and Reynolds dumped in the Grasse River decades ago.David Sommerstein joined Martha Foley for more on the deal. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21724/20130401/alcoa-commits-to-900-jobs-in-massena-grasse-cleanup-still-in-flux">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The company that built Massena will keep its plants open there for at least another 30 years. Alcoa announced Saturday it will invest $42 million  to modernize its East plant and build a new smelting the line. The company will also guarantee at least 900 jobs. In return, Alcoa will get low cost electricity from the hydropower dam on the St. Lawrence River.The deal hinges on how the Environmental Protection Agency decides to clean up PCBs Alcoa and Reynolds dumped in the Grasse River decades ago.David Sommerstein joined Martha Foley for more on the deal. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21724/20130401/alcoa-commits-to-900-jobs-in-massena-grasse-cleanup-still-in-flux">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:06</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, cuomo, politics, environment, business, jobs, , topstory, massena, stlv, st. lawrence river, pcbs, manufacturing, alcoa, epa, [loc: ]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Massena firm wins GM cleanup bid</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21414/20130208/massena-firm-wins-gm-cleanup-bid</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Feb 8, 2013) A local environmental firm was selected for the next cleanup phase of General Motors&apos; contaminated site in Massena. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21414/20130208/massena-firm-wins-gm-cleanup-bid">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A local environmental firm was selected for the next cleanup phase of General Motors&apos; contaminated site in Massena. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/21414/20130208/massena-firm-wins-gm-cleanup-bid">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:21</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, economy, environment, general motors, pcbs, toxic chemicals, landfill, general motors, akwesasne, massena, stlv, st. lawrence river, labor, st. lawrence county, [loc:44.9281049 -74.8918650], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>DEC looks to calm fears over chem dump site health risks</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20523/20120921/dec-looks-to-calm-fears-over-chem-dump-site-health-risks</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Sep 21, 2012) A toxic waste site in Watertown is drawing renewed attention from residents and city leaders. New York Air Brake&apos;s chemical dump on the north side of town was cleaned up in the 1990s. State environmental officials say it&apos;s been monitored since then and they&apos;re convinced it&apos;s safe for neighbors and wildlife. But people who live nearby believe they have health problems traceable to the site. And they fear it still poses a health risk. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20523/20120921/dec-looks-to-calm-fears-over-chem-dump-site-health-risks">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Joanna Richards</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A toxic waste site in Watertown is drawing renewed attention from residents and city leaders. New York Air Brake&apos;s chemical dump on the north side of town was cleaned up in the 1990s. State environmental officials say it&apos;s been monitored since then and they&apos;re convinced it&apos;s safe for neighbors and wildlife. But people who live nearby believe they have health problems traceable to the site. And they fear it still poses a health risk. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20523/20120921/dec-looks-to-calm-fears-over-chem-dump-site-health-risks">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:39</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, health, environment, watertown, stlv, [loc:43.9747838 -75.9107565], economy, contamination, pcbs, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Half-mile stretch of Black River contaminated, but not dangerous, says DEC</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18251/20110823/half-mile-stretch-of-black-river-contaminated-but-not-dangerous-says-dec</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 23, 2011) The state Department of Environmental Conservation is joining the Federal Environmental Protection Agency in the effort to clean up a heavily polluted half-mile section of the Black River. Paper mills and other industry along the river near the villages of Carthage and West Carthage, left it heavily polluted. The area was declared an EPA Superfund site last year. But it’s still heavily used for fishing, rafting and kayaking, and there are several homes along the polluted stretch. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18251/20110823/half-mile-stretch-of-black-river-contaminated-but-not-dangerous-says-dec">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Nora Flaherty</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The state Department of Environmental Conservation is joining the Federal Environmental Protection Agency in the effort to clean up a heavily polluted half-mile section of the Black River. Paper mills and other industry along the river near the villages of Carthage and West Carthage, left it heavily polluted. The area was declared an EPA Superfund site last year. But it’s still heavily used for fishing, rafting and kayaking, and there are several homes along the polluted stretch. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/18251/20110823/half-mile-stretch-of-black-river-contaminated-but-not-dangerous-says-dec">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:04</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, outdoor recreation, Black River, PCBs, EPA, department of environmental conservation, fishing, [loc:43.9781236 -75.6093591], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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