WVIZ/PBS ideastream®: Environment

Recent Coverage

Heavy Rains and Rising Rivers Cause Flooding in New England and the Midwest
NewsDepth: Wednesday, March 17, 2010
In New York and New Jersey last weekend, strong storms knocked down trees, ripped down utility poles, and damaged homes and cars. Several inches of rain fell in some areas, causing flooding. Cold temperatures and rivers swollen with rain and chunks of ice have created driving hazards all over Iowa. The National Weather Service is predicting major flooding over the next few days in the Midwest, including in Hannibal, Missouri where the community put in its flood gates Monday. Residents in North Dakota are preparing for a flood that's expected to hit later this week. People filled sand bags, and convoys of trucks delivered them to the lowest lying areas as the Red River continued to rise. Fargo firefighters are doing their part to make sure they're ready too. They spent their weekend in the pool to practice saving people from flood water.

Beyond Road Rants
The Sound of Ideas: Monday, March 15, 2010
We’re all bound by certain commonalities about life in Northeast Ohio: the community assets we share, the cloudy winters, and, the frustration of getting from A to B in some parts of the region. For more than a year, the Plain Dealer’s John Horton has been tapping into that challenge in his regular Road Rant column, which covers everything from driving behavior to road conditions and traffic regulation. Monday morning at 9, Horton joins host Dan Moulthrop to help us get some perspective and perhaps some patience about roads and rants.

Science Cafe: A Glacial Legacy
The Sound of Ideas: Monday, March 8, 2010
We often take the landscape for granted, but have you ever wondered, say, where Lake Erie actually comes from? Or why the Cuyahoga River nearly makes a 180 degree turn in Akron? To find the answer you have two choices: go back in time about 14-thousand years and watch a glacier, or tune in Monday morning at 9. A local geology professor joins host Dan Moulthrop for a Science Cafe explaining such mysteries as what put the ridge in Center Ridge Road and why we owe our settlement patterns to a glacier named for the state of Wisconsin.

Biofuels out of … Algae? One Area Company Makes a Breakthrough.
Regional News Stories: Monday, March 1, 2010
Gas prices are still painfully high at the pump, but Phycal thinks they've got an edge in the algae-based biofuel market.

EPA Head Visits Ohio
Regional News Stories: Thursday, February 18, 2010
The visit was to determine how well Ohio distributes federal funds.

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Resources

The Return of the Cuyahoga On-Line Curriculum
The Return of the Cuyahoga On-Line Curriculum answers questions about how a river could burn and why it happened here. Included is an entire unit plan containing several cross-curricular lessons correlated to State of Ohio Science Standards in the areas of environmental history, environmental investigation, and eliciting social action.

The Life Depends on Water web site was created in cooperation with Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District to inform and inspire students and the general public into environmental conservation action.

Making Connections to the Natural World
You've recently moved to Northeast Ohio or else you're a longtime resident. Either way, you're someone who wants to know more about the world around you and how we interact with it. Here are some quick links to help you get involved in making the region a better place to live, work and raise a family.

Funding

Funding for the coverage of environment topics comes from The Cleveland Foundation, The Dominion Foundation; The George Gund Foundation; The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation; and The Stanley I. and Hope S. Environmental Fund.