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1999
NOVEMBER
November 17, 1999
Elephants and the City
Ian Williams, correspondent for Independent Television News, tells the tale of the behavior of the elephant on the streets of Thailand's largest cities.

AUGUST
August 17, 1999
A River Ran Through It
Essayist Jim Fisher examines the story of the life and death of one small river.


August 12, 1999
High -Tech Crops
Tom Bearden reports on the growing controversy over genetically modified crops.


August 9, 1999
The Not-So-Grand Canyon
Ted Robbins of KUAT-Tucson, reports on the latest plan approved by the U.S. Forest Service to develop land near Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona.


August 3, 1999
Pesticide Bans
The Environmental Protection Agency has restricted the use of two common pesticides. But is the decision based on "good" science?


August 2, 1999
Suffering Under the Sun
Two experts discuss the drought and its devastating effects

JULY
July 16, 1999
Mining for Trouble
Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the growing problems in the Montana mining industry and the federal government's move toward conservation -- a move designed to decrease industrial use of federal lands across the country.

JUNE
June 21, 1999
Fighting Back
Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on a Louisiana community that is fighting the Environmental Protection Agency to curb pollution.

MARCH
March 3, 1999
The Forest for the Trees
Paul Rogers, an environment writer for The San Jose Mercury News, discusses the latest deal to save the California Redwoods.

FEBRUARY
February 10, 1999
Don't Drink The Water
A report on concern over a looming epidemic of arsenic poisoning in Bangladesh where much of the drinking water is contaminated by the high arsenic content of the soil.

JANUARY
January 28, 1999
Trash Trouble
Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the controversy surrounding New York City trash being shipped to Virginia landfills.

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