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VT Edition: Mary Watzin on the health & science of Lake Champlain
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The state of Vermont has spent $85 million dollars in the last five years to clean up Lake Champlain, but so far, we’ve seen little in the way of results. UVM Lake Scientist, Mary Watzin speaks with VPR’s Jane Lindholm about the lake’s complex ecosystem, and how pollution affects it.VPR News
Toxic algae is blooming in Lake Champlain
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Toxic blue-green algae has begun to bloom in northern reaches of Lake Champlain.VPR News
Midday Newscast: August 15, 2008
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Toxic blue-green algae has begun to bloom in northern reaches of Lake Champlain; Senator Bernie Sanders says cable television companies should be regulated by the government; most state offices are closed today in observance of Bennington Battle Day.Vermont Edition
Cleaning up Lake Champlain
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The EPA sent the state a strongly worded letter this spring outlining the ways the state has fallen short in its effort to reduce phosphorous loads in Lake Champlain. We’ll discuss the stratgies for the lake’s future health. And our series of audio postcards from Vermont towns continues with a visit to Readsboro.VPR News
Midday Newscast: September 4, 2007
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August is typically one of the rainiest months in Vermont. But not this year; the chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee says he doesn’t plan any confirmation hearings on a new attorney general until he gets more answers from the Bush administration; a Middlebury College biology professor says three years of research have concluded the best way to control an invasive plant in Vermont ponds and lakes is an insect.VPR News