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Episode 9: Mapping Oil Spills by Satellite
From: David Levin
Series: The Loop: Stories from the Gulf
Caption: Chuanmin Hu, an optical oceanographer at USF, points to a map of the Ixtoc-1 spill made from archival satellite data.
The 1979 Ixtoc-1 oil spill spewed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, but has since been largely forgotten. More than 35 years late...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2017
  • Length: 09:50
Chemicals from Air Force base seep into wells, Lake Huron
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Drill searches for spread of chemicals, Credit: Ben Thorp
Residents near an abandoned Air Force base in Michigan are worried about an unseen invader. Toxic chemicals from the base have contaminated wells i...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WCPN, KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WBFO, WLPR and more


  • Added: Jan 27, 2017
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 6
This Week in Water for January 15, 2017
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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A Massive Federal Payout for Water Contamination. That and other stories on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and KRZA


  • Added: Jan 15, 2017
  • Length: 07:21
  • Purchases: 2
This Week in Water for January 8, 2017
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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Living in the Stone Age in 2017. That and other stories on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KRZA, and KKFI


  • Added: Jan 08, 2017
  • Length: 07:22
  • Purchases: 3
Great Lakes pollutant lurks in your laundry pile
From: Great Lakes Today
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The United States and Canada are moving to ban microbeads -- the tiny plastic bits in toothpaste and facewash that are big water polluters. Now sci...

Bought by WKSU, North Country Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WCPN and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2016
  • Length: 03:27
  • Purchases: 7
Study: Tons of plastic getting into the Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Students from Journey’s End Refugee Services at a cleanup organized by the Alliance for the Great Lakes on the Niagara River, Credit: Alliance for the Great Lakes
A new study from Rochester Institute of Technology in New York tracks how much plastic is getting into the Great Lakes, and where it's going. Spoil...

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


  • Added: Dec 23, 2016
  • Length: 01:15
  • Purchases: 7
Grim report on Toronto harbor's water released
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Lake Ontario Waterkeeper / Floating condoms and trash found in Toronto's harbor after heavy rains. , Credit: Lake Ontario Waterkeeper
An environmental group has released results of tests on the water in Toronto's harbor. The tests show the city has some work to do.

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan, WCPN, and WBFO


  • Added: Dec 22, 2016
  • Length: 01:04
  • Purchases: 4
The biggest Great Lakes stories of 2016
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Lake Erie, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Great Lakes Today looks back at 2016's biggest stories.

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


  • Added: Dec 22, 2016
  • Length: 01:20
  • Purchases: 5
Great Lakes groups threaten to sue EPA
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Lake Erie, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Tired of the U.S. EPA "dragging their feet" in declaring Western Lake Erie an impaired water, several groups filed a Notice of Intent to Sue the ag...

Bought by WXXI Rochester, WSKG, and WBFO


  • Added: Dec 20, 2016
  • Length: 01:07
  • Purchases: 3
What's icy, metal and two miles long? A Great Lakes ice boom
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY PHOTO / Ice boom installation 2015, Credit: NEW YORK POWER AUTHORITY PHOTO / Ice boom installation 2015
As ice forms on Lake Erie, it creates problems for the huge power plants downstream. To keep electricity flowing to millions of residents in the No...

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


  • Added: Dec 16, 2016
  • Length: 03:42
  • Purchases: 4
This Week in Water for December 4, 2016
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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A Whistleblower and a Magic Pipe. That and other stories on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water.

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KRZA, and KKFI


  • Added: Dec 04, 2016
  • Length: 07:07
  • Purchases: 3
The Natural World as Seen and Expressed by Alex Beard - painter and environmental advocate
From: WCWP
Series: Taking Care of Business with Richard Solomon
Caption: Mokogodo Warriors, Credit: Martin Wheeler
Fueled by curiosity about the cultures and wildlife, Alex Beard has spent much of his life traveling to the some of the world’s most remote wildli...

  • Added: Dec 02, 2016
  • Length: 54:00
Mini-tsunamis a hazard in the Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Lake Michigan, which has the most mini-tsunamis in the Great Lakes, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Mini-tsunamis caused by thunderstorms happen more than 100 times annually in the Great Lakes, according to a new study led by researchers at the Un...

Bought by North Country Public Radio, WKSU, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WBFO and more


  • Added: Dec 01, 2016
  • Length: 01:28
  • Purchases: 6
This Week in Water for November 27, 2016
From: H2O Radio
Series: This Week in Water
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Water Officials Taken Hostage in a Drought-Stricken Country. That and other stories on H2O Radio’s weekly news report about water

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KRZA, and KKFI


  • Added: Nov 27, 2016
  • Length: 07:03
  • Purchases: 3
Mild year for Lake Erie algae blooms
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Western Lake Erie on September 20,2016 , Credit: NASA
The 2016 algae bloom on Lake Erie was mild compared to last year, thanks to a dry spring that limited runoff from farms.

Bought by WSKG, WXXI Rochester, and WBFO


  • Added: Nov 03, 2016
  • Length: 01:03
  • Purchases: 3
Advice for Clinton/Trump on the Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Experts from around the Great Lakes gathered to discuss their priorities for the future of the region., Credit: Northland College
Groups around the US and Canada are watching the presidential election, hoping the next US president will continue to prioritize restoration effort...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WCMU Michigan, WKSU, WXXI Rochester, WCPN and more


  • Added: Oct 31, 2016
  • Length: 01:32
  • Purchases: 6
Can we sell cattails -- and save wetlands?
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Harvester amid the cattails, Credit: Sam Corden
Researchers are harvesting invasive cattails, and seeking commercial uses for them

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


  • Added: Oct 28, 2016
  • Length: 03:28
  • Purchases: 4
299-Sporadic Geysers
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted geysers erupting from Jupiter's Moon Europa.

Bought by Radio Newark, WLPR , KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW and more


  • Added: Oct 27, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
Erosion threatens homes on Lake Michigan
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: heavy machinery is used to move concrete along shoreline, Credit: Susan Bence
Lake Michigan is experiencing record high water levels – bad news for some residents along the western shore. Huge chunks of the shoreline are erod...

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  • Added: Oct 21, 2016
  • Length: 03:41
  • Purchases: 6
292-Disintegrating Comet
From: Albert Grauer
Series: Travelers In The Night
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The Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a disintegrating comet 67 million miles from us.

Bought by WLPR , Radio Newark, KUPR low power FM, KBMF 102.5FM Butte, Montana, KENW and more


  • Added: Sep 29, 2016
  • Length: 02:00
  • Purchases: 8
Dogs sniff out pollution along Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Kenna checks a creek in Bridgman, Mich., Credit: Rebecca Thiele
Trained dogs are helping localities find leaky sewer pipes that are polluting Great Lakes tributaries.

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


  • Added: Sep 23, 2016
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 5
How safe is your beach? New test may provide answer
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Brianna Boggan takes a water sample at Villa Angela-Euclid Beach, Credit: Elizabeth Miller
Although a lot of beaches are tested for contamination in the water, many agencies use dated information to determine if it’s safe to swim. A new ...

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


  • Added: Sep 21, 2016
  • Length: 03:36
  • Purchases: 7
Climate change threatens birds migrating along Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Andrea Patterson inspects a common yellowthroat in order to determine its age and sex during the banding process., Credit: Veronica Volk
Some of the migratory songbirds that pass through the Great Lakes region are already on the move, but their migratory patterns are shifting due to ...

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


  • Added: Sep 02, 2016
  • Length: 03:38
  • Purchases: 6
Scientists study DNA to find pollution source in Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
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Buffalo State scientists are using a new gene-based technology to identify the source of pollution in Lake Erie.

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


  • Added: Aug 26, 2016
  • Length: 01:38
  • Purchases: 4
Great Lakes may hold clues to beginning of life on Earth
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Diver prepares to head into waters of Lake Huron, Credit: Ben Thorp
Scientists are trying to figure out how Earth developed an atmosphere rich in oxygen. The answer to this billion-year-old mystery may lie in an unl...

Bought by Delta College Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, Interlochen Public Radio, WCPN, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Aug 24, 2016
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 6