Oct 20
Snow melt in the spring and summer fill the Great Salt Lake with water. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: The Great Salt Lake… on this CurrentCast. Snow melting in the spring and summer carries water to the Great Salt Lake in Utah, picking up minerals and other salts as it travels downstream. Murphy: “When water …
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Oct 16
Experts fought a losing battle against an invasive reed choking marshlands on the East coast. Now it’s up to the goats. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: A European invasive grass gets its goat… on this CurrentCast. Phragmites Australis is a tall, invasive reed that is overrunning many Northeast marshlands. Experts battle it by land and …
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Oct 14
Antidepressants finding their way into our waterways are causing shrimp to become more attracted to light – increasing their chances of being eaten or caught. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: How the meds that heal humans hurt marine life… on this CurrentCast. Medications are entering our water through runoff and sewage, and upsetting the balance …
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Oct 09
There is a new industry standard to help consumers select water filters made in a sustainable manner. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: Choosing a more sustainable water filter… on this CurrentCast. Many of us filter our water instead of buying it to conserve resources. But how much do we think about the environmental impacts of …
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Oct 07
Seaweed may be an efficient source of biofuel. Transcript of the Audio Podcast: Turning seaweed into biofuel… on this CurrentCast. Biofuel is an appealing clean energy source because it can be used with modern vehicles and is carbon neutral. But concerns about using corn and soybean crops for biofuel instead of food have prompted researchers …
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