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What does climate change mean for the Great Lakes?

From: Great Lakes Today

A new report this month from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration calls 2016 the warmest year on record around the globe.

Bought by WSKG, WDET Detroit Public Radio, WNIJ, WCMU Michigan, WMUK and more

Added: Aug 14, 2017
Length: :44
Purchases: 13

Binational report gives Lake Erie a bad review

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Mouth of sea lamprey, Credit: Angelica A. Morrison

A new report on the health of the Great Lakes is out this week. And it shows a grim outlook for Lake Erie.

Bought by WBFO, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCMU Michigan, WXXI Rochester, WCPN and more

Added: Jun 21, 2017
Length: 01:41
Purchases: 6

Great Lakes mayors break with Trump on climate change

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Mayor Paul Dyster, Credit: WBFO file photo

Mayors from the Great Lakes region are gathering this week in Montreal. And from that meeting comes a major announcement about climate change.

Bought by WBFO, WRVO Public Media, WMUK, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan and more

Added: Jun 15, 2017
Length: 01:17
Purchases: 8

More water drained from Lake Ontario to ease flooding

From: Great Lakes Today

As flooding continues along Lake Ontario, a nearby dam has started letting more water out of the lake. But, as Great Lakes Today reporter Veronica ...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio, and WBFO

Added: May 08, 2017
Length: :50
Purchases: 3

Flooding along Lake Ontario and Montreal linked by dam

From: Great Lakes Today

Due to heavy spring rains, Lake Ontario is overflowing its banks. Some New Yorkers want to lower the lake by releasing water from a dam downstream....

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WCPN, WRVO Public Media, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO

Added: May 04, 2017
Length: :45
Purchases: 5

Trump 'priority list' includes big construction projects in Great Lakes

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: The Peace Bridge connects Buffalo, New York to Fort Erie, Ontario in Canada, Credit: WBFO file photo

A leaked list of infrastructure priorities for the Trump administration includes some big projects for the Great Lakes region.

Bought by WMUK, WXXI Rochester, WKSU, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO

Added: Jan 25, 2017
Length: 01:17
Purchases: 5

Homeowners fear damage from new Lake Ontario regulations

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: In 1973 waves crashed over Zieres' family's breakwall and flooded their home., Credit: Provided

INTRO: There’s a simmering controversy on the northern border of the United States -- it’s all about water. For the first time in over fifty years,...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WCPN, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, North Country Public Radio, and WBFO

Added: Jan 06, 2017
Length: 04:46
Purchases: 5

U.S., Canada to change Lake Ontario water levels

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Lake Ontario Shoreline, Credit: Joe deSousa, Flickr

Officials in the United States and Canada have approved a plan to allow the level of Lake Ontario to fluctuate more -- a change that has been oppos...

Bought by WSKG, WRVO Public Media, WCPN, WXXI Rochester, and WBFO

Added: Dec 08, 2016
Length: 01:23
Purchases: 5

Storks & Junk Food

From: Susanne Bard

Storks in Europe are forgoing migration to Africa because of the ready availability of human food from landfills.

Bought by Radio Baha'i, WLGI, KENW, and WLPR

Added: Mar 20, 2016
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 3

Alarm Call Mimics

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: A pied currawoong., Credit: Steve Igic

A tiny Australian bird sets off false alarms to fool predators.

Bought by KENW and WLPR

Added: Jun 05, 2015
Length: 01:00
Purchases: 2

Part Three: The Small But Mighty Rice Farm

From: KBIA
Series: Shortage in Rich Land

Caption: Chuck Earnest's rice fields near Steele, Mo., are a waterfowl sanctuary during the non-growing season., Credit: Kristofor Husted

For such a small region, this sprawling landscape of the Bootheel has some of the most productive farmland in the U.S. A solid water supply and nut...

Added: Jun 03, 2015
Length: 06:50

The weed that saved Minnesota

From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices

In 1857, economic hardship left farmers and other citizens bust. Looking for a way to earn money Minnesotans took to the forests to harvest ginseng...

Added: Mar 11, 2015
Length: 04:39

US Coal Company Shipments Polluting Colombia's Coast

From: Jennifer Dunn

Caption: Fisherman Juan Armesto in front of Drummond's port, Credit: J Dunn

Santa Marta residents say Alabama-based coal company Drummond is trashing their water and air.

Bought by KUOW

Added: Apr 22, 2014
Length: 05:58
Purchases: 1

Fisheries Bycatch

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: Sea turtle, Credit: Copyright Caroline Rogers

A global perspective is needed to cut down on the unintentional casualties of commercial fishing.

Added: Mar 31, 2014
Length: 01:00

Elephant Ears

From: Susanne Bard

Caption: Elephants respond to Maasai male playback., Credit: courtesy of Graeme Shannon

Elephants can discriminate between human voices that pose a threat to their safety and those that do not.

Added: Mar 15, 2014
Length: 01:01

Yemen: Scarce Water, Security Threat?

From: War News Radio

The ten most water-stressed countries in the world – gosh, it sounds like a bad Buzzfeed article - are all in the Middle East or North Africa. Yeme...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio