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Recent Coverage

First Energy Wants More Time To Sort Out Flourescent Bulb Distribution
Regional News Stories: Monday, November 30, 2009
The program developed by FirstEnergy to help meet new energy standards came under fire for its cost to consumers. Karen Kasler reports.

Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It
The Sound of Ideas: Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Unquenchable author Robert Glennon says we have a growing water problem. The problem isn't the shortage we're facing. The real problem is how we think about water... or the fact that we don't. Whether we talk of the emptying of the reservoir that serves Atlanta or the combined sewers overflow in Akron, Glennon says we don't think enough about our water. Join Dan Moulthrop on Tuesday morning at 9 for a look at the state of our planet's one absolutely irreplaceable resource: water.

Local Residents Protest Advance of Oil and Gas Wells into Urban Areas
Regional News Stories: Monday, November 23, 2009
Some area residents worry that oil & gas wells are edging too close to densely populated areas.

Twenty Five Injured Birds Survived Oil Spill and Released Back into the Wild
NewsDepth: Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Fifteen birds were released back to the wild on Friday. They were some of the birds that were rescued after they were injured in the recent oil spill in San Francisco Bay. Without help from local wildlife workers they might not have survived, as you saw a few weeks ago. But after their rehab, they were healthy and ready to go. Ten birds were released earlier in the week. A few more birds still need some time to recover.

Ohio Senators Divided on Climate Change Legislation
Regional News Stories: Monday, November 16, 2009
Republican George Voinovich sees little merit in the Senate Climate Change bill; Democrat Sherrod Brown would back the bill, with changes.

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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.