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| Sep 13, 2005On the Mississippi flood of 1927, skyrocketing gas prices, and a biology lesson about toads.
Is mercury the new lead?
| Sep 13, 2005Oncologist Kent Bransford, the incoming president of Physicians for Social Responsibility, says that weaker Mercury rules may cost the U.S. economy intellectual capital in the long run.
Cleaning up in Alabama
| Sep 13, 2005There's money to be made in the wake of a disaster like Hurricane Katrina, and quick-thinking entrepreneurs are out in force in the ruined Gulf Coast offering services from tree-removal to mold-eradication. Dan Grech reports.
Changing emissions rules
| Sep 13, 2005The Senate votes this afternoon on legislation aimed at strengthening Mercury emissions rules weakened by the EPA. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.
When an evacuee becomes a transplant
| Sep 12, 2005James Gregory is a professor of history at the University of Washington. He's guessing that most of those who left New Orleans won't be headed home again.
Radio radio
| Sep 12, 2005Marketplace's Dan Grech reports that Gulf Coast residents have turned to their local radio stations for help in stitching their communities back together. And for finding the shortest lines for gas.
A helping hand?
| Sep 12, 2005Given the size and scope of Hurricane Katrina, it's only natural to ask what role the federal government should play in the gulf coast's recovery. Economist and commentator Glenn Hubbard has one view.
Roberts and the Arroyo Southwestern Toad
| Sep 12, 2005Supereme Court nominee John Roberts' views on this endangered reptile may give us some insight into his views on the constitution's Commerce Clause. John Dimsdale explains.
Kudos to Koizumi
| Sep 12, 2005Tokyo's Nikkei hit a four year high today — Japanese investors took a shine to the landslide victory Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi won over the weekend. Jocelyn Ford reports.
Good news for farmers
| Sep 12, 2005Hurricane Katrina was bad for traffic along the Mississippi River, but it may be getting back to normal. Marketplace's Alisa Roth reports the government had something interesting to say about crops today.
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