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Vets who were exposed to chemicals in the Panama Canal Zone want to be included in the PACT Act

Caption: Steven Price served in the Army in the Panama Canal Zone. He says he was exposed to Agent Orange, DDT, and other toxins. He later developed chronic B-cell leukemia., Credit: Courtesy Steven Price

People who served in the Canal Zone were left out of a law that made it easier to get care and benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Bought by WRFA-LP, KTEP, and WHRV

The U.S. military is going to Gaza, hoping to deliver food from a football-field-sized floating dock

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Soldiers and family members await the departure of the James A. Loux, an Army watercraft, from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, March 12. It's among several Army and Navy vessels headed to the Mediterranean Sea for a Gaza relief effort., Credit: Steve Walsh / American Homefront

The mobile dock can deliver up to two million meals a day, but key questions about the mission remain unanswered.

Bought by WRFA-LP, KUT, KRPS, and WHRV

The National Guard has patrolled the southwest border for years. Has the mission gone on too long?

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: A mobile surveillance camera vehicle operated by federally-deployed National Guard troops sits alongside Border Patrol trucks at Chimney Park RV Resort's boat launch in Mission, Texas., Credit: Carson Frame / American Homefront

Some government watchdogs say the long-running mission is an inappropriate use of the Guard. Even the Pentagon has been looking for an off-ramp.

Bought by KPBS, WRFA-LP, KRPS, Texas Public Radio, and KUT

Weapons, tents, generators, and more: The U.S. military is sending supplies to Ukraine almost daily

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Troops at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware load pallets of ammunition onto an aircraft bound for Ukraine Aug. 9, 2022., Credit: Cydney Lee / U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Transportation Command has the primary responsibility to load planes, ships, and other vehicles with supplies bound for Ukraine.

Bought by WRFA-LP, KPBS, KRPS, Texas Public Radio, and KUT

The White House hopes to speed up the immigration process for Afghans who helped U.S. troops

From: American Homefront Project

Caption: Abdul is one of more than 500 Afghan refugees that the Connecticut-based resettlement agency IRIS is helping to navigate the legal system. He did not want his full face or name to be used due to fear for his family's safety in Afghanistan. , Credit: Desiree D'Iorio / American Homefront

This month, the Biden Administration hopes to expedite the process by eliminating temporary humanitarian parole and concentrating resources instead...

Bought by KRPS, KPBS, KTEP, WRFA-LP, Texas Public Radio and more

Part V: "Who is to Blame?"

From: Jed Alexander
Series: The Whistleblower Project

Caption: Picture of Lance Williams, Credit: Provided by Lance Williams

Interview with investigative journalist, Lance Williams who broke the story on the use of steroids in professional sports. He also co-wrote the boo...

GN_4.26_NazisAgainstNazis

From: Good News Good Planet
Series: Good News Good Planet - Season 4

A community in Germany fights back an annual nazi parade with pledges to a group that counters hate groups.

Proposed power line under Lake Erie sparks concern from residents

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: by ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Douglas Lavery shows a map of part of the proposed project and converter hall. , Credit: by ANGELICA A. MORRISON / Douglas Lavery shows a map of part of the proposed project and converter hall.

The Lake Erie Connector is the first power line to connect Canada to the U.S. by crossing under one of the Great Lakes. Developers say the project ...

Bought by WBFO, North Country Public Radio, WCPN, Interlochen Public Radio, and WXXI Rochester

Toronto's islands hurt by Lake Ontario flooding

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: An empty car on Centreville Amusement Park's log flume., Credit: Veronica Volk

Flooding has continued along Lake Ontario for two months -- like some slow-motion natural disaster. And it’s still creating problems in Toronto, th...

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

Lake Ontario and Montreal are flooded. Can this dam help?

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Tom Piekunka has stacked sandbags along his property line in hopes of keeping the rising water at bay., Credit: Veronica Volk

Flooding continues for a second week along Lake Ontario – and there’s no end in sight. Many residents – and New York’s governor – say the solution ...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WCPN, WCMU Michigan, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio and more

Lessons learned -- and missed -- from a deadly water crisis

From: Great Lakes Today

Caption: Operators monitor Wellington's raw water, water going to residents, and tap water from the town treatment plant., Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream

Before water contamination emergencies hit Flint, Michigan, a crisis in Canada became deadly. When E. coli invaded the drinking water in Walkerton...

Bought by WCPN, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, and WBFO

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

Where is Amarildo de Souza?

From: Free Speech Radio News

Caption: Amarildo de Souza, Credit: Facebook

Missing laborer in Brazil highlights disappearances amid police crackdown in favelas

Guest Worker Programs Have A Long History In U.S.

From: Fronteras Desk
Series: Fronteras: Immigration Reform

Caption: A former Bracero holds up his identification card from his days as a guest worker in the United States. , Credit: Monica Ortiz Uribe

One of the oldest and certainly the largest guest worker program in United States history was that of the Braceros. Nearly 5 million Mexican labore...

The Iraqi Refugee Assistance Project

From: War News Radio

News and features on the conflicts in Libya, Iraq, and Afghanistan.

Seeking Refuge

From: War News Radio

News and features on the conflicts in Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and more.

The Drone Debate

From: War News Radio

Caption: (CC) Marion Doss, Credit: (CC) Marion Doss

News and features of the conflicts in Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, and more.

CrisisWatch 87 – Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Guinea

From: International Crisis Group
Series: Crisis Group Podcast

2 November 2010: This month's podcast features an interview with Mohamed Jalloh, Crisis Group's West Africa Analyst about the violence in Guinea an...

False Calm after Elections in Kyrgyzstan

From: International Crisis Group
Series: Crisis Group Podcast

Four months after violence against immigrants, Kyrgyzstan is forming a new government. How will this contribute to stability? Crisis Group’s Centr...

Iraq's Security Forces Post-US Withdrawal

From: International Crisis Group
Series: Crisis Group Podcast

Perhaps the most important element in the formation of Iraq's government is the future of the security forces. Where do they stand, seven years aft...