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Mercury in Sea Food: How Much is Too Much

Recent research shows that pregnant women who consume mercury tainted sea food could have children with subtle mental deficits. The federal FDA advises potential and actual moms to limit consumption of certain fish. But some health activists and state regulators say the federal agency is not doing enough. Living On Earth’s Dan Grossman reports.

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PARKINSON’S: AN INDUSTRIAL AGE DISEASE

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Come Live With Me?

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Superspud!

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Parkinson’s: An Industrial Age Disease

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Global Admission on Worldwide Warming

Not much is likely to be done before the 1996 U.S. Presidential election is over, but if President Clinton is re-elected, new signals from his cabinet are that the U.S. will work to have legal solutions to global greenhouse gas pollution emissions. Dan Grossman reports on Washington’s possible policy shift.

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Up to Their Ears in Undersea Noise

How do different animals hear? How does infrasonic versus ultrasonic sound detection affect a marine animal’s behavior? What if any impact do ships propellers or military underwater tests have on ocean life? Dan Grossman looks at some of these questions in this sound-rich report exploring some of the scientific research being conducted into undersea noise.

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New at the Pumps: Manganese Gasoline

The Environmental Protection Agency has not had time to assess it, and in the meantime the Ethyl Corporation is promoting its new product, the fuel additive M.M.T., derived from the metal manganese. Dan Grossman reports on the latest controversy at the gas pumps.

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Make Way for Mountain Bikes

Park trails are filled with all kinds of trekkers  ? family walkers, serious hikers, and increasingly these days , mountain bikers. Dan Grossman reports on past conflicts between hikers and bikers and on current efforts to satisfy everyone’s desires for public park enjoyment. There’s a new truce, and some lands are now being managed for […]

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Come Live With Me?

Reporter Dan Grossman thought he might like to live in an affordable housing community and set out to explore the world of “co-housing.” Co-Housing is a blend of 1960’s commune-living idealism with 1990’s condo realism. Built in to this process from the start is the idea of agreed sharing in a planned community of neighbors.