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Who's Monitoring Pollution?
The famous photo of the Cuyahoga River fire that appeared in Time Magazine. The photo is not of the 1969 blaze, but rather of another fire on the river in 1952. (Photo courtesy of NOAA)
Federal and state governments have cut back on monitoring some big sources of pollution, and small sources are rarely monitored. Lester Graham reports it's a problem that's even tougher when state budgets are cut:
The National Resources Defense Council
Producer: Lester Graham
Release Date: September 14, 2009
Running Time: :52