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1.Environment Show #497

Type:
Audio
Fecha de Creacion:
1999 July 10
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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Descripción:
1) Steven Westcott discusses the EPA's risk management program and the exclusion of worst case scenario data with Tim Fields, assistant administrator with the EPA and Jeff Van of the Chemical Manufacturers Association. 2) Linda Anderson presents a segment on declining shad stocks in the Hudson River. 3) Ann Zwinger reads from her book, The Mysterious Lands: A Naturalist explores The Four Great Deserts of the Southwest. 4) Peter Berle discusses the planet Venus. 5) Peter Berle leads a discussion on citizen's right to take legal action against polluters with Reed Hopper, principal attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation and John Echeverria of the Georgetown Environmental Law and Policy Institute. 6) Roy Probert of Swiss Radio International presents a segment on the Zurich Zoo in Switzerland.
Tema:
Clean Air Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Shad, and Disasters

2.Environment Show #316

Type:
Audio
Fecha de Creacion:
1996 January 21
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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Descripción:
1.) Host Peter Berle talks with Fred Hanson of the Environmental Protection Agency about how they are dealing with reduced funding. 2.) Thomas Lalley reports on the deteriorating health of amphibians and talks with Ken Iyer of the Smithsonian Institute about the issue. 3.) In the segment "Locking Horns", California's Proposition 197, allowing for the hunting of mountain lions, is discussed by California Senator Tim Lesley and Paul Van Dyke, supervisor of the "No to prop. 197" campaign. 4.) In the segment "Ear to the Ground" Linda Anderson reports on Rutgers University and their use of environmental economics in hopes of one day achieving total sustainability on their campus. 5.) In the segment "Earth Calendar", Berle discusses the processes animals go through in order to hibernate for the winter.
Tema:
Amphibians, Rutgers University, Mountain lion, and Environmental Protection Agency

3.Environment Show #205

Type:
Audio
Fecha de Creacion:
1993 December 5
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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Descripción:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the recent passage of NAFTA in the House with various proponents on both sides of the issue. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", about using worms in your compost bin. 3.) Robertson talks with Robert Bullard, professor of sociology at University of California at Riverside about the topic of environmental justice. 4.) Robertson talks with Marjorie Bucholtz of the Environmental Protection Agency about their Superfund Teachers Institute, which educates teachers about environmental issues in hopes they will incorporate them into their curriculum.
Tema:
Environmental justice, Sombke, Laurence, North American Free Trade Agreement (1992), and Environmental Protection Agency

4.Environment Show #204

Type:
Audio
Fecha de Creacion:
1993 November 25
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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Descripción:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the recent passage of NAFTA in the House with various proponents on both sides of the issue. 2.) Robertson talks with Larry Sombke, author of "Beautiful Easy Gardens", about using worms in your compost bin. 3.) Robertson talks with Robert Bullard, professor of sociology at University of California at Riverside about the topic of environmental justice. 4.) Robertson talks with Marjorie Bucholtz of the Environmental Protection Agency about their Superfund Teachers Institute, which educates teachers about environmental issues in hopes they will incorporate them into their curriculum.
Tema:
Environmental justice, Sombke, Laurence, North American Free Trade Agreement (1992), and Environmental Protection Agency

5.Environment Show #111

Type:
Audio
Fecha de Creacion:
1992 February 12
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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Descripción:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the effects of increased UV light from ozone depletion on plant life with plant biologist Dr. Robert Last. 2.) Robertson discusses Wisconsin Senator Herbert Kohl's recent Kohl Amendment to reduce government energy consumption. 3.) Bob Rija reports from Montana about a recent controversy surrounding the Environmental Protection Agency's failure to enforce the federal clean water act in individual states.
Tema:
UV light, Energy consumption., Kohl, Herbert H., 1935-, and Environmental Protection Agency

6.Environment Show #100

Type:
Audio
Fecha de Creacion:
1991 December 1
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
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2019-02-06T23:12:55Z
Descripción:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson talks with wetlands scientist Scott Firebend about Pres. Bush's recent decision to redefine the term wetlands and the damaging effects it may have. 2.) Robertson talks with Congressman Sherwood Boehlert about his recent proposal to elevate the Environmental Protection Agency to a cabinet position. 3.) Bob Rija talks with Minnesota Senator Paul Wellstone about the need for a sound national energy policy. 4.) Robertson talks with photographer Mirella Ricciardi about her new book "Vanishing Amazon" and the recent trip she made to Brazil where she witnessed the destruction of acres of rainforest.
Tema:
Ricciardi, Mirella, Environmental Protection Agency, Wellstone, Paul David, and Wetlands

7.Environment Show #13

Type:
Audio
Fecha de Creacion:
1990 April 1
Collection:
WAMC Northeast Public Radio Collection
Collecting Area:
New York State Modern Political Archive
Collection ID:
apap138
Parent Record(s):
88e1f8d49bd0d334e5f17bf80dc68e9b
Thumbnail Path Ss:
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Descripción:
1.) Host Bruce Robertson discusses the recent difficulties involving the passage of the Clean Air bill with Chris Ballantine, director of the northeast regional Sierra Club. Ballantine offers his thoughts on the Senate's actions so far and speculates on future decisions. 2.) Next, Robertson discusses a recent bill that outlines a plan for the Environmental Protection Agency to be elevated to Cabinet status. 3.) Robertson talks with NYS attorney general Robert Abrams about the regulation and distribution of chemicals. 4.) Joy Newell, reporting from Santa Monica, California, reports on Earth Day festivities. In particular the "Global Walk for a Livable World", a 9 month trek across the country by activists trying to raise environmental awareness. 5.) Dave Foach reports from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and discusses the city's recent plans for a metal recovery facility in order to cut down waste exporting costs.
Tema:
Clean Air Act, Environmental Protection Agency, Earth Day, and Metal Recycling