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Producer's Notes: The Plastic Breakdown
Life was easier back before I produced this piece. Now everywhere I look and everything I touch seems to be made of plastic.
Post on Apr 20, 2010 by Jon Fromer

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Life was easier back before I produced this piece. Now everywhere I look and everything I touch seems to be made of plastic.
Post on Apr 20, 2010 by Jon Fromer
Poor air quality can exacerbate breathing problems such as asthma, as well as cause other negative health outcomes. In few places is this more apparent than West Oakland, where reporter Amy Standen investigates the amount and types of carcinogens that are being emitted by diesel trucks and new air quality rules air officials believe will turn things around.
Post on Jan 22, 2010 by Amy Standen
Quest reporter Amy Standen talks with journalist Lindsey Hoshaw, who has recently returned from a trip to the Pacific Garbage Patch, about what she found there.
Post on Dec 08, 2009 by Amy Standen
Napa Wineries Face Global Warming/Mercury in San Francisco Bay
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