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<title>NCPR Topical RSS: phosphorus</title>
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<title>State of the Lake: new report investigates water quality and health of Lake Champlain </title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20278/20120809/state-of-the-lake-new-report-investigates-water-quality-and-health-of-lake-champlain</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 9, 2012) Every few years the Lake Champlain Basin Program publishes a &quot;state of the lake” report, detailing environmental quality in Lake Champlain. This year’s report came out last week. It says that while the overall health of the main lake is good, certain areas, like the Northeast arm and Missisquoi Bay, have higher levels of phosphorus pollution and algae blooms. Sarah Harris spoke with Bill Howland, director of the Basin Program, about the report. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20278/20120809/state-of-the-lake-new-report-investigates-water-quality-and-health-of-lake-champlain">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Every few years the Lake Champlain Basin Program publishes a &quot;state of the lake” report, detailing environmental quality in Lake Champlain. This year’s report came out last week. It says that while the overall health of the main lake is good, certain areas, like the Northeast arm and Missisquoi Bay, have higher levels of phosphorus pollution and algae blooms. Sarah Harris spoke with Bill Howland, director of the Basin Program, about the report. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20278/20120809/state-of-the-lake-new-report-investigates-water-quality-and-health-of-lake-champlain">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:keywords>environment, vermont, lake champlain, chpv, outdoor recreation, weather, health, land management, invasives, climate, phosphorus, algae blooms, [loc:44.7224999 -73.2927780], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>New USDA program to help VT farmers reduce phosphorus loading</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20034/20120702/new-usda-program-to-help-vt-farmers-reduce-phosphorus-loading</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 2, 2012) Lake Champlain’s Missisquoi Bay is plagued by phosphorus pollution. When hot weather comes, the pollution feeds potentially dangerous blue-green algae blooms. Phosphorus is a common fertilizer,  and the excess causing the local problems comes primarily from agricultural runoff. An international study has helped pinpoint the sources around the big bay, which spans the Vermont-Quebec border in the northeast corner of the lake.  Sarah Harris reports on a new USDA program that uses the targeted information to help farmers in the surrounding watershed change their methods and reduce pollution. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20034/20120702/new-usda-program-to-help-vt-farmers-reduce-phosphorus-loading">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Lake Champlain’s Missisquoi Bay is plagued by phosphorus pollution. When hot weather comes, the pollution feeds potentially dangerous blue-green algae blooms. Phosphorus is a common fertilizer,  and the excess causing the local problems comes primarily from agricultural runoff. An international study has helped pinpoint the sources around the big bay, which spans the Vermont-Quebec border in the northeast corner of the lake.  Sarah Harris reports on a new USDA program that uses the targeted information to help farmers in the surrounding watershed change their methods and reduce pollution. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20034/20120702/new-usda-program-to-help-vt-farmers-reduce-phosphorus-loading">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:45</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>agriculture, usda, vermont, environment, missisquoi bay, phosphorus, lake champlain, outdoor recreation, weather, runoff, pollution, land management, [loc:44.6654963 -73.0103200], photolead, topstory, chpv</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Public hearings in VT, Quebec on phosphorus in Lake Champlain&apos;s Missisquoi Bay</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19768/20120502/public-hearings-in-vt-quebec-on-phosphorus-in-lake-champlain-apos-s-missisquoi-bay</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 2, 2012) Missisquoi Bay is in the northeast corner of Lake Champlain, along the Vermont-Quebec border. The bay has some of the highest phosphorus concentrations in the lake and is frequently plagued by blue/green algae. In 2008, the US government asked the International Joint Commission, a bi-national body that helps manage US and Canadian boundary waters, to assist in reducing phosphorus levels in the bay.   They’ve now completed a study that identifies where the phosphorus is coming from and how it gets to the lake. Two public hearings are underway to discuss the results. Sarah Harris was at last night’s meeting in Saint Armand, Quebec and has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19768/20120502/public-hearings-in-vt-quebec-on-phosphorus-in-lake-champlain-apos-s-missisquoi-bay">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Sarah Harris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Missisquoi Bay is in the northeast corner of Lake Champlain, along the Vermont-Quebec border. The bay has some of the highest phosphorus concentrations in the lake and is frequently plagued by blue/green algae. In 2008, the US government asked the International Joint Commission, a bi-national body that helps manage US and Canadian boundary waters, to assist in reducing phosphorus levels in the bay.   They’ve now completed a study that identifies where the phosphorus is coming from and how it gets to the lake. Two public hearings are underway to discuss the results. Sarah Harris was at last night’s meeting in Saint Armand, Quebec and has more. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19768/20120502/public-hearings-in-vt-quebec-on-phosphorus-in-lake-champlain-apos-s-missisquoi-bay">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:13</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, lake champlain, chpv, quebec, canada, water, water quality st armand, phosphorus, blue green algae, agriculture, spring, international joint commission, land management, topstory, [loc:45.0326290 -73.0490040]</itunes:keywords>
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