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Environment

Recent Coverage

Got Issues? The Candidates and Science
The Sound of Ideas: Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The next President needs a pretty impressive resume--skilled in diplomacy and building consensus quick to understand policy and, with a 150 billion dollar research budget, science. With that in mind, scientists and others have been calling for a debate on scientific topics, and it's now scheduled for April. Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. we'll continue our analysis of the issues in the campaigns with a look what the presidential hopefuls are saying and proposing about science, technology and the environment.

EPA Clears Way for New Ohio Plant
Regional News Stories: Monday, February 11, 2008

Ship Shape: The Changing Role of the Port of Cleveland
The Sound of Ideas: Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Since taking over the helm at the Port Authority, Adam Wasserman has made a few noteworthy changes, but proposing to move the port uptown to East 55th Street is not actually the biggest change. Wasserman has said he wants the Port to take an active role in the region's economic development. Instead of financing anyone who asks, he says, they'll finance only the projects that will improve the region's economic health. Adam Wasserman is our guest Wednesday morning at 9 for a conversation about the Port and your pocketbook. Photo from the Cleveland Press Collection

Ohio Workforce Could Expand with Increased Energy Manufacturing
Regional News Stories: Thursday, January 24, 2008

Remembering the 1978 Blizzard
Regional News Stories: Friday, January 18, 2008

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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.

Series

The Return of the Cuyahoga
The Return of the Cuyahoga is a fascinating look at the life, death and rebirth of one of America’s most polluted rivers.

Climate Connections
NPR and the National Geographic Society embark on a new, long-term, multi-platform initiative focusing on how the environment changes people and vice versa.