Missouri could become the first state in the country to ask voters
whether to cap the number of billboards along interstate highways.
Supporters of the effort say they have gathered enough signatures to
place
the billboard ban on the November ballot. The Great Lakes Radio
Consortium’s Bill Raack reports:
Month: April 2000
COMPANY DROPS ‘SLAP-SUIT’ AGAINST ENVIROS
In recent years, environmentalists and consumer advocates have
been the target of what they’ve termed "slap suits." When the
activists
have blasted companies for alleged pollution or consumer rip-offs, the
companies have returned fire, by filing counter suits. In Ohio,
there’s
a
new development in one of the nation’s longest running environmental
battles — the owner of a hazardous waste incinerator has just
suspended a
so-called slap suit. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Bill Cohen has
more:
The Latest on Frog Deformities
An X-ray study of deformed frogs lends new support to the idea
that there are many different causes for the frog deformities found in
the
Great Lakes region and across the nation. The Great Lakes Radio
Consortium’s Mary Losure reports:
Acid Rain Problem Continues
Emissions from power plants in the Midwest are still causing acid
rain in the eastern United States. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s
Lester Graham reports:
Maple Syrup Season Starts to Flow
Across the Great Lakes region the maple syrup season usually
begins around mid March. The watery sap flows best on spring days when
temperatures rise to the low forties and drop below freezing at night.
Harvesters gather the sap and boil it down to sweet maple syrup. But
in
the past few years unseasonably warm weather and other factors have
reduced the harvest. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Nick Van Der
Puy has the story:
STATES COOPERATE TO REDUCE AIR POLLUTION (Shorter Version)
States around Lake Michigan are working with Missouri to reduce emissions from coal-burning power plants such as this one near St. Louis.
States surrounding Lake Michigan are working together to reduce
air pollution. Instead of filing lawsuits against each other, the
states
agreed how to fix the problem. The federal government is keeping an
eye
on the agreement. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham
reports:
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States Cooperate to Reduce Air Pollution
States around Lake Michigan are working with Missouri to reduce emissions from coal-burning power plants such as this one near St. Louis.
States surrounding Lake Michigan are working together to reduce
air pollution. Instead of filing lawsuits against each other, the
states
agreed how to fix the problem. The federal government is keeping an
eye
on the agreement. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium’s Lester Graham
reports: