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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>DEC: We&apos;ll keep talking with Air Brake neighbors</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20948/20121126/dec-we-apos-ll-keep-talking-with-air-brake-neighbors</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 26, 2012) At a packed public meeting November 7 in Watertown, state environmental and health officials spoke with members of the public concerned about pollution on the city&apos;s north side with the New York Air Brake plant at the center of concern. Now, DEC officials say they&apos;re working with the information they got at the meeting and figuring out what might come next. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20948/20121126/dec-we-apos-ll-keep-talking-with-air-brake-neighbors">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Joanna Richards</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[At a packed public meeting November 7 in Watertown, state environmental and health officials spoke with members of the public concerned about pollution on the city&apos;s north side with the New York Air Brake plant at the center of concern. Now, DEC officials say they&apos;re working with the information they got at the meeting and figuring out what might come next. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20948/20121126/dec-we-apos-ll-keep-talking-with-air-brake-neighbors">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:26</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, pollution, health, [loc:43.9747838 -75.9107565], watertown, superfund, air brake, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Cuomo eases dairy regulations to help grow yogurt industry</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20316/20120816/cuomo-eases-dairy-regulations-to-help-grow-yogurt-industry</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Aug 16, 2012) Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to ease a key environmental regulation so that smaller dairy farmers can keep more cows, more easily.  The governor says he&apos;ll also seek ways to help farms get lower cost energy, and help farmers sell energy back to the electrical grid.The news that the threshold requiring farms to follow strict Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) rules will be raised came at the &quot;yogurt summit&quot; convened by the governor Wednesday at the State Capitol. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20316/20120816/cuomo-eases-dairy-regulations-to-help-grow-yogurt-industry">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Karen DeWitt</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to ease a key environmental regulation so that smaller dairy farmers can keep more cows, more easily.  The governor says he&apos;ll also seek ways to help farms get lower cost energy, and help farmers sell energy back to the electrical grid.The news that the threshold requiring farms to follow strict Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) rules will be raised came at the &quot;yogurt summit&quot; convened by the governor Wednesday at the State Capitol. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20316/20120816/cuomo-eases-dairy-regulations-to-help-grow-yogurt-industry">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:11</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, environment, economy, agriculture, cuomo, aubertine, pollution, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317], dairy, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Toxic blue green algae plagues Lake Champlain</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20093/20120705/toxic-blue-green-algae-plagues-lake-champlain</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 5, 2012) Health officials in New York and Vermont say there have already been at least two outbreaks of toxic blue-green algae on Lake Champlain. The first was reported last week near the Crown Point bridge. The second, reported Tuesday, forced closure of the public beaches in Port Henry. There have also been reports of outbreaks near Burlington and Missisquoi Bay.  Brian Mann has details. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20093/20120705/toxic-blue-green-algae-plagues-lake-champlain">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Health officials in New York and Vermont say there have already been at least two outbreaks of toxic blue-green algae on Lake Champlain. The first was reported last week near the Crown Point bridge. The second, reported Tuesday, forced closure of the public beaches in Port Henry. There have also been reports of outbreaks near Burlington and Missisquoi Bay.  Brian Mann has details. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/20093/20120705/toxic-blue-green-algae-plagues-lake-champlain">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:48</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, lake champlain, health, outdoor recreation, blue green algae, phosophorous, agriculture, pollution, [loc:44.0483884 -73.4598473], 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>A personal connection to climate change</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19802/20120509/a-personal-connection-to-climate-change</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (May 9, 2012) Nearly 40 people gathered at Paul Johnson’s home in Upper Jay on Saturday to draw attention to the ways climate change has affected peoples’ lives.The event, called Connect the Dots, was part of Climate Impacts Day, which featured hundreds of similar gatherings worldwide. It was organized by local members of the international climate action organization 350.org, started by former Adirondack writer Bill McKibben. Chris Morris was there and has this report. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19802/20120509/a-personal-connection-to-climate-change">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Morris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Nearly 40 people gathered at Paul Johnson’s home in Upper Jay on Saturday to draw attention to the ways climate change has affected peoples’ lives.The event, called Connect the Dots, was part of Climate Impacts Day, which featured hundreds of similar gatherings worldwide. It was organized by local members of the international climate action organization 350.org, started by former Adirondack writer Bill McKibben. Chris Morris was there and has this report. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/19802/20120509/a-personal-connection-to-climate-change">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>05:12</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>climate, environment, pollution, mckibben, adirondacks, [loc:44.3364359 -73.7756963], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Suit would block NY cap and trade carbon auctions</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17978/20110712/suit-would-block-ny-cap-and-trade-carbon-auctions</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Jul 12, 2011) A political activist from western New York is suing the state over its involvement in a 10-state carbon-trading program.Lisa Thrun heads up the grassroots campaign for the New York chapter of Americans for Prosperity. She’s also the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.Thrun’s lawsuit alleges that cap-and-trade policies in New York are placing an undue burden on taxpayers. The suit also claims that lawmakers didn’t get a chance to properly vet the state’s commitment to the program. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17978/20110712/suit-would-block-ny-cap-and-trade-carbon-auctions">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Chris Morris</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A political activist from western New York is suing the state over its involvement in a 10-state carbon-trading program.Lisa Thrun heads up the grassroots campaign for the New York chapter of Americans for Prosperity. She’s also the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the state’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.Thrun’s lawsuit alleges that cap-and-trade policies in New York are placing an undue burden on taxpayers. The suit also claims that lawmakers didn’t get a chance to properly vet the state’s commitment to the program. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17978/20110712/suit-would-block-ny-cap-and-trade-carbon-auctions">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>04:35</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>photolead, politics, economy, environment, energy, pollution, rggi, topstory, [loc:42.6525793 -73.7562317]</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Report: new chemicals threaten Great Lakes</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17282/20110310/report-new-chemicals-threaten-great-lakes</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 10, 2011) A new report calls on the U.S. and Canada to do more to protect human health and water quality in the Great Lakes.  The International Joint Commission’s biennial report says beach closures, contaminated groundwater, and invasive species continue to be significant problems in the region.  Todd Moe reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17282/20110310/report-new-chemicals-threaten-great-lakes">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: David Sommerstein</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A new report calls on the U.S. and Canada to do more to protect human health and water quality in the Great Lakes.  The International Joint Commission’s biennial report says beach closures, contaminated groundwater, and invasive species continue to be significant problems in the region.  Todd Moe reports. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17282/20110310/report-new-chemicals-threaten-great-lakes">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:05</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>environment, photolead, pollution, great lakes, lake ontario, tijf, st. lawrence river, stlv, jefferson county, chemicals, agricultural runoff, [loc:42.3314270 -83.0457538], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Judge approves settlement for Massena GM factory cleanup</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17278/20110309/judge-approves-settlement-for-massena-gm-factory-cleanup</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Mar 9, 2011) A judge has approved a deal between “Old GM” — the bankruptcy offshoot of the auto giant — and the Federal Government for the cleanup of contaminated sites across 14 states. As Innovation Trail’s Ryan Morden reports, that includes two sites in Upstate New York. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17278/20110309/judge-approves-settlement-for-massena-gm-factory-cleanup">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: NCPR News</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A judge has approved a deal between “Old GM” — the bankruptcy offshoot of the auto giant — and the Federal Government for the cleanup of contaminated sites across 14 states. As Innovation Trail’s Ryan Morden reports, that includes two sites in Upstate New York. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/17278/20110309/judge-approves-settlement-for-massena-gm-factory-cleanup">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>01:31</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>environment, general motors, massena, auto, pollution, pcb, [loc:44.9281049 -74.8918650], topstory</itunes:keywords>
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<title>Glens Falls:  Finch, Pruyn sees 80 percent rise in pollution</title>
<link>http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16854/20101220/glens-falls-finch-pruyn-sees-80-percent-rise-in-pollution</link>
<description><![CDATA[ (Dec 20, 2010) A new report issued on Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency says the Finch, Pruyn paper mill in Glens Falls generates the most pollution of any manufacturing plant in New York state.Other top polluters in the North Country include Alcoa, Fort Drum, and International Paper.  Brian Mann has details. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16854/20101220/glens-falls-finch-pruyn-sees-80-percent-rise-in-pollution">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:author>NCPR: Brian Mann</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary><![CDATA[A new report issued on Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency says the Finch, Pruyn paper mill in Glens Falls generates the most pollution of any manufacturing plant in New York state.Other top polluters in the North Country include Alcoa, Fort Drum, and International Paper.  Brian Mann has details. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16854/20101220/glens-falls-finch-pruyn-sees-80-percent-rise-in-pollution">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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<itunes:duration>02:30</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>environment, timber, paper, jobs, economy, adirondacks, pollution, [loc:43.3095164 -73.6440058], photolead, topstory</itunes:keywords>
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