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MN Native News: A New Kind of Pipeline
From: Ampers
Series: Minnesota Native News
Caption: Part of the Press Release for the Midwest Inter-Tribal EV Project , Credit: SAGE Development Authority & Native Sun Community Power Development
Electric vehicles are gaining traction on Minnesota’s roadways. This week on Minnesota Native News, reporter Emma Needham shares how a Native-led o...

Bought by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota, KVSC, WDSE, KKWE Niijii Radio, WGZS and more


  • Added: Nov 10, 2021
  • Length: 05:00
  • Purchases: 8
Railroads & Fire
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Since the first rail line was completed in Minnesota in 1862, the railroad has had a storied existence in the state. Fire is part of that story. KF...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 25, 2021
  • Length: 07:09
  • Purchases: 1
The Sonic Legacy of Leif Brush and His Terrain Instruments
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: Leif Brush
Leif Brush was a pioneering sound artist based in Duluth since the mid 1970s. His Terrain Instruments were just some of the audible sculptures tha...

Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio


  • Added: Apr 18, 2021
  • Length: 06:11
  • Purchases: 1
Declutter for Greater Happiness - Episode 11
From: Daisy Oz
Series: Happy News
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Daisy presents a 2-part feature on Decluttering for more happiness. This first episode explores physical clutter's detriment to our overall well-be...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2020
  • Length: 03:00
A Greener Commute
From: Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
Series: Ways & Means "Shorts"
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Research with commuters in Durham, NC shows what gets them to leave their cars behind and take alternate transportation.

  • Added: Apr 03, 2019
  • Length: 03:18
Underwater Microphones Help Researchers Understand What Lives In Oyster Reefs
From: James Morrison
Caption: North Carolina State University Ph.D. student Olivia Caretti is hoping to fill some data gaps by using a relatively new method for monitoring aquatic life with underwater microphones, known as hydrophones., Credit: James Morrison
A North Carolina State University researcher is using underwater microphones to help better understand the extensive array of animals living in the...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2018
  • Length: 03:32
GN_4.43_Cooperen
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Local communities work together to produce electricity.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
GN_4.42_FiberShed
From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4
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Clothing from Earth to body, back to earth.

  • Added: Aug 24, 2018
  • Length: 02:30
The Fly Fishing Show Part 1
From: Tom Howell
Series: The 2018 Fly Fishing Show
Caption: Nature Artist C.D. Clark , Credit: Tom Howell
In the fist part of this series Tom interviews representatives from: No See Um Lodge, Pinnacle Performance Eyewear, Julie Seur, Yeti Coolers, Art W...

  • Added: May 15, 2018
  • Length: 45:01
“Biggest Week” brings flock of birders to Ohio
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Birders on the Magee Marsh boardwalk, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
It’s a special time of year for migratory birds. Tired from their travels, they stop on the coast of western Lake Erie to rest and refuel. Nine ye...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WSKG, WCMU Michigan, and North Country Public Radio


  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 5
Lake Erie's problems set to music in 'Voice of the Lake'
From: Great Lakes Today
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It may be hard to imagine a composer being inspired by public hearings and court cases. But Lake Erie and its problems take center stage in a new o...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio and WBFO


  • Added: Nov 14, 2017
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 2
Helping the Great Lakes one dairy cow at a time
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Kramer's dairy cows turned out to pasture., Credit: Veronica Volk
What does a dairy cow have to do with a healthy lake ecosystem? At a recent Great Lakes Restoration Conference in Buffalo New York, people were inv...

Bought by KTXK, WBFO, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WSKG, WXXI Rochester and more


  • Added: Oct 20, 2017
  • Length: 03:23
  • Purchases: 7
Disabilities no longer a barrier to Great Lakes' waters
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Julie Cataldo prepared to be lifted from her wheelchair into an accessible kayak on the Erie Canal., Credit: Veronica Volk
The Great Lakes region provides recreational opportunities all year – whether it’s hiking in the fall, ice fishing in the winter, or boating in the...

Bought by KSKA, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRVO Public Media, Interlochen Public Radio, WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2017
  • Length: 03:34
  • Purchases: 7
Tangier Island Sinking (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Residents of Tangier Island could become some of America’s first climate refugees—unless they get a much needed sea wall. Through a partnership wit...

Bought by KENW, WOUB, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Aug 11, 2017
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 3
The Tale of Honeybee Brown (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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Between a changing climate and an invasion of parasites, it’s a tough time for the little honeybee. A Norfolk woman’s quest to give bees a home may...

Bought by KENW, New Hampshire Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 26, 2017
  • Length: 04:22
  • Purchases: 6
Life in a Goiter Belt (feature)
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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One young woman in southwest Virginia has become a super-sleuth. With a head full of questions and a heart full of concern, one college student tea...

Bought by KENW, WOUB, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, and KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio


  • Added: Apr 14, 2017
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 4
12,000-pound lighthouse moves to new home
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Port Clinton lighthouse moves by barge, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Hundreds gathered Tuesday to watch the Port Clinton lighthouse make a half-mile journey down the Portage River to a new home on Lake Erie. The 120-...

Bought by WXXI Rochester and WBFO


  • Added: Aug 16, 2016
  • Length: 01:18
  • Purchases: 2
Bizarre video attacks pesky bug in Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: In the video, the spiny water flea is depicted as an aggressive military general.
There are a lot of invasive species vying for the public’s attention, especially in the Great Lakes. So researchers trying to raise awareness about...

Bought by WCPN and WBFO


  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 2
New generation in Cleveland embraces "Burning River"
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Brad McBride of Burning River Adventures, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
When the Cuyahoga River caught fire on June 22, 1969, it badly scarred Cleveland’s image. Some other polluted rivers were burning in American citi...

Bought by WCMU Michigan, North Country Public Radio, WILL, WXXI Rochester, WBFO and more


  • Added: Jun 21, 2016
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 6
Where All The Old Clothes Go
From: Syracuse University Broadcast Journalism - 2
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Unwanted and old fabrics often get thrown away, but they have a large value to the environment and local communities when they are recycled.

  • Added: May 09, 2016
  • Length: 03:15
After a flood, solving the mystery of water
From: Jenny Chen
Caption: 2013 flood in Estes Park, Credit: Town of Estes Park
Recent floods in Texas and Oklahoma cost the country over $3 billion in economic losses. In some areas of the country, floods are growing in intens...

Bought by New Hampshire Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 23, 2015
  • Length: 08:45
  • Purchases: 1
Buds on the Tracks: Prehistoric Plants Thrive in D.C.'s Subway
From: Rebecca Sheir
Caption: Unbeknownst to most commuters, ferns grow at the Van Ness-UDC Metro station in Washington, D.C.., Credit: Andy Baldwin
What's the perfect environment for a fern species dating back 65 million years? Look no further than Washington, D.C.'s subway system.

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Oct 26, 2015
  • Length: 05:52
  • Purchases: 1
How activists are reviving a historic waterway in Bayview-Hunters Point
From: KALW
Series: Crosscurrents
Caption: Bo Barnes, president of Kayaks Unlimited., Credit: TASIN SABIR
The sun is beating down on Islais Creek, a small marine channel in Hunters Point that opens out into the Bay. Homeless camps, graffiti, and factori...

  • Added: Jul 20, 2015
  • Length: 06:44
Dragons of Inaction Feature
From: With Good Reason
Series: Earth Day Specials
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Today, about half of all Americans believe in human-caused climate change, and yet, few Americans modify their behaviors in any serious ways. Allis...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida, KCMJ Community Radio, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KKRN, WEZU and more


  • Added: Apr 10, 2015
  • Length: 03:44
  • Purchases: 6
Yours, mines and ours
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
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Mining in Minnesota has been going on for decades, but today, economic and environmental issues are raising important questions about the industry....

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 26, 2015
  • Length: 06:16
  • Purchases: 1