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1996
DECEMBER
December 9, 1996
The
Plutonium Question
Both the United States and Russia are beginning to disarm
their Cold War stockpiles of nuclear missiles, but the plutonium that formed
the heart of these missiles still remains. In a Newsmaker interview, Energy
Sec. Hazel O'Leary explains the controversial two-pronged plan the U.S. government
has for disposing this Cold War legacy.
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NOVEMBER
November 27, 1996
A
Tighter Filter
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed tougher air
pollution regulations. The agency wants to reduce smog levels by a third.
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OCTOBER
October 23, 1996
Forum: Environmental Protection
Did the Republicans try to go to far in rolling back environmental regulations? Ask the ranking Senate Democrat on the Superfund Subcommittee, Frank Lautenberg. |
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SEPTEMBER
September 9, 1996
All
Charged Up
Is the era of electric cars finally arriving? With smog in the
air and concerns rising over oil dependency, the forces of technology, government,
and capitalism show signs of converging to make electric powered cars a reality.
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JULY
July 29, 1996
New
Leaf
Lee Hochberg of Oregon Public Television reports on how the timber
industry begins to change the way it does business.
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July 9, 1996
Portrait
Of An Artist
Many of the buildings Americans have built, worked and lived
in during the latter half of the 20th century sprung from architectural roots
established by Philip Johnson.
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JUNE
June 10, 1996
Hazardous
Leftovers
What to do with discarded nuclear warhead?
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June 3, 1996
Evangelical
Environmentalists
The Endangered Species Act picks up some conservative
Christian political supporters. L
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APRIL
April 30, 1996
Flooding
The Colorado
In March, correspondent Tom Bearden reported on the start of
ten days of man made flooding of the Colorado river in the Grand Canyon, an
effort to help return the river to it's natural, pre-dam, state. He returns
to the site of that first report to update us on the results.
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April 25, 1996
Paying
The Price
Ten years ago, the world faced the nuclear tragedy of Chernobyl
for the first time. Now Julian Manyon of Independent Television describes the
experiences of those living near the ruins of the world's worst nuclear accident.
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April 22, 1996
Forum: The State of the Environmental Movement
The Sierra Club answered questions on the future of the environmental movement. |
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April 16, 1996
Paying
For The Past
Efforts to reform the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund
program continue to move their way through Congress.
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MARCH
Mar. 29, 1996
Back
To Nature
In an effort to revitalize an ecosystem altered by dams, the Department
of the Interior flooded the Colorado River this past week.
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Mar. 18, 1996
Timber!
Rod Minott of KCTS-Seattle reports on a new battle over logging old growth forests
in the Pacific Northwest.
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Mar. 15, 1996
Ah,
Wilderness
Tom Bearden reports on a dispute about how much wilderness is
enough. Next week, the Senate is expected to vote on legislation that would
determine how much of Utah's land should be given the official designation of
wilderness and preserved from development.
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FEBRUARY
February 19, 1996
Land
Battles
An update on the battle in the West over environmental regulations,
the so-called sagebrush rebellion that erupted in the 1980's. The "rebellion"
was over the opening of public lands to more grazing, mining, logging, and oil
exploration.
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February 13, 1996
Conflict
Resolution
Elizabeth Farnsworth reports on a truce between between traditional
opponents on the range.
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JANUARY
January 4, 1996
Warming
Up?
British meteorologists report that the Earth's surface temperature was
higher than the average in 1995. Scientists have long debated the warming phenomenon
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