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Explore our latest coverage of environmental issues, climate change and more.

Unpacking The Lake Champlain Cleanup Plan

State officials hope that Clean Water Week, which starts on Aug. 21, will celebrate Vermont waterways and the efforts underway to clean them up.
Ric Cengeri
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VPR/file
State and federal officials announced new pollution reduction targets for Lake Champlain earlier this month.

The state of Vermont and the EPA are collaborating on . That includes federal lake pollution targets and the state's plan for how to get to those goals.

We're looking at the new targets, the plan to hit them, and whether it will all be enough to keep the lake clean for coming generations.

We're joined by , commissioner of Vermont's Department of Environmental Conservation. And by Stephen Perkins, Lake Champlain project manager with the EPA. We'll also hear from , Vermont Director of the Conservation Law Foundation. CSF's 2008 lawsuit is what led to the new pollution targets.

Also on the program, a study that looked at Vermont elementary schools found unintended consequences to Federal legislation that mandated healthier options for kids' school lunches. The law actually led to children consuming fewer fruits and vegetables. Sarah Amin, researcher at the University of Vermont and lead author of the study, joins us.

Broadcast live on Wed., Aug. 26, 2015, at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning ¿ªÔÆÌåÓý program Vermont Edition.

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