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A group of young people in Montana sued the state for not taking climate change seriously. What happened at the trial?

From: Possibly
Series: A group of young people in Montana sued the state for not taking climate change seriously. What happened at the trial?

I’ve been hearing about this landmark climate case in Montana, where a group of young people sued the state, and won. How did they do it?

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Part 2: Flint water crisis a turning point for Green movement

From: Great Lakes Today
Series: New Faces, New Issues

Caption: WT Stevens replaces a pipe under a Flint street, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream

Part 2 of series -- Historically, the environmental movement hasn’t always been welcoming to people of color – and issues that are important to the...

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Can Asian carp be kept out of Lake Michigan?

From: Great Lakes Today
Series: Troubled Waters: Trump and the Great Lakes

Caption: Kiowa pushes barges over electric carp barrier , Credit: Chuck Quirmbach

NOTE: EMBARGOED UNTIL MONDAY, JUNE 12 President Trump's 2018 eliminates $300 million for projects along the Great Lakes. That threatens efforts to...

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Research on Lake Erie algae blooms imperiled

From: Great Lakes Today
Series: Troubled Waters: Trump and the Great Lakes

Caption: A piece of walleye head meat before it gets blended with dry ice - the first step in extracting the microcystin toxin from the fish tissue.a, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream

NOTE: EMBARGOED UNTIL MONDAY, JUNE 12 By now, most of us have heard that President Trump wants to eliminate a 300-million-dollar program created t...

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Lake Superior cleanup threatened by Trump budget cuts

From: Great Lakes Today
Series: Troubled Waters: Trump and the Great Lakes

Caption: Working for U.S. Steel, employees from Barr Engineering install instruments that measure groundwater seepage and flow between the sediments and St. Louis river. Data collected from the instruments will help in the design, construction and installation of , Credit: Derek Montgomery for MPR News

NOTE: EMBARGOED UNTIL MONDAY, JUNE 12 President Trump's budget plan eliminates $300 million for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative -- hurting ...

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Sturgeon recovery endangered on Lake Ontario

From: Great Lakes Today
Series: Troubled Waters: Trump and the Great Lakes

Caption: by ANGELICA A. MORRISON / USFWS biologists prepare to examine a lake sturgeon, Credit: by ANGELICA A. MORRISON / USFWS biologists prepare to examine a lake sturgeon

NOTE: EMBARGOED UNTIL MONDAY, JUNE 12 Biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been using federal funding to monitor the health of ...

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Part 2: City Rangers

From: Julia Caulfield
Series: Homeless in Boulder, Colorado

With a camping ban in place in Boulder, Colorado. City Rangers are tasked with giving tickets to people they find camping in the open space and mou...

People, Power and Pipelines

From: Kimberley Little White Owl Lambert
Series: Eighth Fire Starters Radio

Guests: Trenton Casillas-Bakeberg (Bee), One Mind Youth Movement, and Courtney Williams from Safe Energy Rights Group

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Episode 10: Big Fish, Big Science

From: David Levin
Series: The Loop: Stories from the Gulf

Caption: Biochemist Dana Wetzel dissects a fish exposed to oil in the lab., Credit: David Levin

Scientists at the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida, are leading a new experiment that will help uncover the effects of oil spills on fis...

Can drownings be eliminated on the Great Lakes?

From: Great Lakes Today
Series: DANGEROUS WATERS

Caption: Lifeguards performing a drill at Silver Beach County Park, Credit: Elizabeth Miller

With lifeguards, warning signs, 911 phones and education efforts, beaches across the Great Lakes are preparing for emergencies. But how effective a...

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Great Lakes drownings hit small Michigan county

From: Great Lakes Today
Series: DANGEROUS WATERS

Caption: Waves crash against pier near Silver Beach, Credit: Elizabeth Miller

Berrien County, Mich., is a tourist destination because of its beautiful beaches and 50 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline. But the community also ha...

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Deadly currents -- why they hit the Great Lakes

From: Great Lakes Today
Series: DANGEROUS WATERS

Caption: Silver Beach County Park in St. Joseph, Michigan, Credit: Elizabeth Miller

Since 2002, powerful currents in the Great Lakes have caused more than 150 drownings, researchers say. A look at the science behind the currents.

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Blue Highways #2: Energy Frontiers

From: Eric Mack
Series: Blue Highways

This on-the-road magazine special looks at our sources of energy - present and future - beginning with our Virginia producer who traces her househo...

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