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Interviews: DEQ's Michael Vince, Ornithologist David Sibley, Former Newsman Henry Brancher

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Originally published on Fri May 10, 2013 12:36 pm

From the state Department of Environmental Quality, Michael Vince who talks about ozone levels and air quality in the Capital area.

A chat with Henry Bradsher, former Associated Press Southeast Asia Bureau Chief, who has retired in Baton Rouge.

Ornithologist David Sibley, who'll be addressing the Baton Rouge Audubon Society.

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2:53 pm

Fri April 26, 2013

Mississippi River's Many 'Parents' Look To Unify

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Mississippi River floodwaters in Vicksburg, Miss., in 2011.

Credit Bill Greenblatt / UPI/Landov

Sandbars are exposed while barges are forced to park along the shores of the Mississippi River south of St. Louis last year.

By David Schaper

Originally published on Thu April 25, 2013 7:16 pm

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Life on the Mississippi River is a roller coaster of highs and lows: record high floodwaters one year, a drought and near-record low water levels the next. And those are just two of the many problems faced by river stakeholders like barge operators, farmers and conservation groups.

Those stakeholders met recently in Chicago to discuss the Mississippi's most pressing needs, any common ground, and how to speak with a unified voice in advocating for the nation's largest river system.

So far, that hasn't been easy.

Critical, Crumbling Lifeline

10:59 am

Fri April 26, 2013

Stop Water Waste With Tips That Save

Conserving water helps the two P's: Your planet and your pocket!

By Laine Kaplan-Levenson

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Christal White delivers this week's Green Minute on ways to prevent water waste.

I didn't expect that producing the Green Minute would be so environmentally enlightening, and not just through big facts, but simple things one can do to help the energy and conservation efforts… even for those of us who, up until this point haven't been all that conscious of these things on our own (not naming any names).

12:00 pm

Sat April 20, 2013

BP Oil Remains On Louisiana Coast 3 Years After Spill

By Eileen Fleming

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Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser and fisherman George Barisich.

Today marks the three-year anniversary of the BP oil spill. Some of the oil that spilled off the Louisiana coast remains in plain view.

7:00 am

Wed April 17, 2013

Local Leaders, Environmental Groups Call For Maximum BP Fines

Credit Eileen Fleming / WWNO

Plaquemines Parish President Bill Nungesser says the BP spill is still causing problems.

By Eileen Fleming

Environmental groups and community leaders gathered outside the Federal Building in New Orleans to mark the upcoming third anniversary of the BP oil spill. They want the oil company to pay maximum fines.

5:55 pm

Fri April 12, 2013

When Dreams Become Reality: Glass Recycling Comes to New Orleans

By Christal White

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Christal White delivers the good news on glass recycling in New Orleans.

A lot of New Orleanians will tell you that the glass is half empty when it comes to glass recycling in this city. The question that drives everyone to drink is always ‘when is glass recycling coming?!’

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