Description:
ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST AMORY LOVINS FINDS SEABROOK OPERATION UNWISE
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/28/1986
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Description:
DEMONSTRATION OF AUTO INSPECTION -- COMPUTER TESTING FOR EXHAUST EMISSIONS
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/25/1983
Description:
Denny Alsop crusades to protect the state's watersheds by walking the reservoirs from Quabbin east. Flowing river. Public water supply sign.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/17/1989
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Public health commissioner Bailus Walker talks about cleaning up Boston Harbor and the risk of contamination from sludge and toxic effluents. MWRA meeting chaired by secretary of environmental affairs James Hoyte. They discuss options for waste water treatment plants. Attendees drink coffee from Dunkin' Donuts cups.
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/01/1985
Description:
Water Resources Authority uses appeals to carry out Boston Harbor cleanup in a slower, cheaper fashion. EPA regional administrator Michael Deland.
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/10/1987
Description:
William Bulger beseeches environment activists to "file a revenue raising measure" to protect their causes. Gerard Bertrand, Daniel Greenbaum. Earth Day.
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/23/1990
Description:
George Bush tours Boston Harbor, purporting to be guardian of the environment, and criticizes Dukakis' lack of early attention to the polluted conditions.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/01/1988
Description:
Silber and Bellotti oppose secondary treatment plant for harbor cleanup. Julie Belaga explains it is mandated by Clean Water Act. Murphy wants more federal support to alleviate burden on ratepayers.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/13/1990
Description:
Public works commissioner Jane Garvey proposes to dump Central Artery dirt on Spectacle Island. EPA's Julie Belaga says that violates Clean Water Act. Suburban landfills are possible alternative.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/01/1990
Description:
State proposes to add dirt from Central Artery project to Spectacle Island landfill. EPA opposes dumping in harbor. Julie Belaga, Jane Garvey. Moving shot of Boston harbor with hazy skyline. Bulldozer
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/26/1990
Description:
Environmentalists are concerned about potential pollution from stacks which will vent exhaust of depressed Central Artery traffic. Many views of elevated highway. Route 93 sign.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/31/1990
Description:
Charles River Watershed Assn. fights to upgrade quality of water for swimming by reducing sewage overflow. Sewer drain cover in road. People canoe, row + sail on Charles. Sound of water lapping stones.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/15/1990
Description:
Interview with Rita of Charles River Watershed Association on development and history of Charles River. Talks about industrial discharge and cleanup, land use along banks, sewage, condition of fish life and vegetation.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/15/1983
Description:
12 year-old naturalist from Chelmsford protests proposed site of condo development.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/14/1988
Description:
Interview with vice president of Society for Commercial Archeology, Arthur Krim, on significance of Citgo sign in Kenmore Square. Its neon display was shut off by the state as an energy conservation measure. Close-up of the sign. They shoot cutaways. Several takes of reporter standup. Kenmore Square environs.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/01/1980
Description:
Conservation Law Foundation sues Massachusetts and EPA to abide by Clean Air Act. Ozone, smokestacks.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/04/1986
Description:
On Long Wharf, Michael Dukakis announces coastline protection regulations. Sen. Theodore Aleixo defends himself in improper involvement in development project violating wetlands statute.Daniel Greenbaum.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/09/1990
Description:
EPA issues findings on contaminated seafood from Boston Harbor and Quincy Bay. Diseased fish and shellfish include clams, lobsters, flounder with viruses, tumors and PCBs. Rep. Brian Donnelly.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/20/1988
Description:
Cumberland Farms violated wetlands protection law by draining & filling Great Cedar Swamp on its property. EPA ordered restoration, fines. Michael Deland. Aerial of Middleboro,Halifax,Plymouth County
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/28/1988
Description:
James Shannon announces P&L Electroplating dumped cyanide and other untreated chemicals into ground and sewer system. John DeVillars warns corporations to obey environment laws.Toxic barrels.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/24/1990
Description:
PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT CLEANING UP BOSTON HARBOR. Michael Deland
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Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/31/1985
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Environmental groups criticize John DeVillars for slow progress on toxic waste reduction. Greenpeace. Protester in ape costume offering police bananas.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/17/1989
Description:
Large fish kill in Wareham ponds thought to be attributable to malathion spraying. State inspector collects dead fish in nets and plastic bag. Trout hatchery.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/28/1990
Description:
Cambridge scientist N. Dak Sze researches depletion of earth's ozone layer, which has dire consequences for continuation of life on the planet. global warming
length 2:42
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/08/1987
Description:
Children celebrate Arbor Day on Common. John DeVillars proposes developers pay for tree-planting (+eventually water purification, land acquisition) to make up for pollution + reducing open space in Mass.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/28/1989
Description:
In Quincy Bay, EPA finds flounder with cancerous tumors and lobsters with PCBs in their livers. Water life is contaminated by sewage pumped from Nut Island treatment plant. Men fishing from shore.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/17/1988
Description:
Young children at Audubon Society's Drumlin Farm talk about endangered species and damage to the environment. Deer, bird, pig.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/16/1990
Description:
Review of Michael Dukakis' policy on offshore oil drilling on Georges Bank. Press conference on tugboat to reiterate his opposition…and affirm his commitment to environmental issues. Gerry Studds
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/16/1988
Description:
Gov. Michael Dukakis holds outdoor press conference with James Hoyte on offshore drilling on Georges Bank endangering fishing. Priscilla Chapman of Sierra Club. Daniel Greenbaum of Audubon Society. Frank Burns, John DeVillars in background. Dukakis stresses concern for environment. Fresh caught fish on ice in crates, thrown into plastic sorting bins for weighing on big scale. Close-up of fish face. Lumpers.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/01/1984
Description:
Rep. Gerry Studds and Douglas Foy of Conservation Law Foundation with Michael Dukakis at Fish Pier press conference on Georges Bank drilling. Dukakis will put up tough fight to prevent interference with the natural environment; opposes lease sales for offshore gas and oil drilling. Also comments on state budget versus revenue projections.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/16/1988
Description:
Under Superfund cleanup, EPA fines five companies for PCB contamination of New Bedford harbor. James Shannon. Aerovox and Cornell Dubilier plants. Sound of water lapping over stones.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/04/1990
Description:
EPA proposes stricter water purity standards. Compliance would be costly to MWRA, even though our supply from Quabbin Reservoir is known to be uncommonly clean already. Paul Levy.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/22/1987
Description:
EPA "whistleblower" Hugh Kaufman says public is being duped by Boston Harbor cleanup because toxic waste will not be removed by sewage treatment process. Floating clump of gunk.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/15/1989
Description:
Experimental prototype of electric General Motors car “Electrovette.” Batteries in open section behind seats. Dashboard gauge indicating charge level. Electrical connections under hood. Amp meter. DC plug. Interview with GM official about improving fuel efficiency. He says it costs $1 billion for every half mile improvement in gas mileage for fleet average. Talks about complying with government regulations on emissions standards. Does not foresee the demise of the personal automobile due to dwindling oil supply; quotes Walter Reuther on car ownership as “our fifth freedom.”
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/27/1978
Description:
Audubon Society says Mass. is in an ecological crisis caused by development encroaching on natural habitats. They want to preserve wetlands to protect endangered species. Photos of rare turtles.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
11/11/1988
Description:
Reps. Susan Tucker and Mary Jeanette Murray take MWRA tour of Boston Harbor on Envirolab boat that measures pollution and examines marine life.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/01/1988
Description:
Environmentalists lean toward William Weld in the governor's race because he is stronger on recycling and clean water issues, while John Silber has other priorities.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/28/1990
Description:
Environmental activists gather to denounce Reagan administration's record on handling toxic wastes and to mourn virtual disintegration of the EPA. Michael Deland.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/05/1988
Description:
Compilation of environmental issues stories. Bottle bill. Nuclear free Cambridge, Draper Lab. State auto emissions and safety inspection to meet federal air quality standards. Acid rain damage, Lt. Governor John Kerry. Boston Harbor pollution, Nut Island and Deer Island sewage treatment plants. Sale of oil and gas exploration rights on Georges Bank. (1983-84)
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Description:
Environmentalists defend Dukakis' record in response to Bush's attack on Boston Harbor pollution. Paul Tsongas, Sen. George Mitchell, William Golden
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/31/1988
Description:
Environmental lobbyists and John DeVillars talk about imperative for legislative action to regulate pollution and toxic waste. Scenes of river, beach, chemical barrels, smog and haze.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/19/1990
Description:
Douglas Foy and environmentalists criticize Exxon for being unprepared to clean up Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska. B-roll: file of cleanup in progress and oil not cleaned up.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/28/1989
Description:
Mass Fair Share complains to governor about waste disposal policy - current methods (landfill, incineration) environmentally hazardous. Asks for resource recovery and composting. Michael Dukakis.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/16/1987
Description:
State accepts environmental impact statement for Fan Pier development. Environmental Secretary James Hoyte. Pier 4 restaurant in winter.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/09/1987
Description:
EPA announces huge potential fines for non- compliance with harbor cleanup schedule. MWRA vows to keep up with deadlines for improved sewage treatment. Michael Deland, James Hoyte, Paul Levy.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/16/1987
Description:
:30 PSA on competing interests of New England fishing and North Atlantic oil exploration. Rig in ocean, docked fishing boats, fishermen pulling in catch. Handout tape from US Department of Interior Minerals Management Service.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/01/1984
Description:
Ray Flynn criticizes Dukakis for non-support of South Bay incinerator site. Dukakis wants to build prison there; prefers trash recycling plant to appease environmentalists.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/21/1986
Description:
Gov. Dukakis meets with Ray Flynn to discuss their disagreement over incinerator and harbor cleanup, but they reach no compromise.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/23/1987
Description:
Ray Flynn bobbing on boat appeals for federal funds, a share of the "peace dividend," for harbor cleanup.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/02/1990
Description:
GREENPEACE WANTS GEORGES BANK CONSERVED FOR FISHING NOT FUEL DRILLING
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/16/1987
Description:
GREENPEACE PROTESTING MONSANTO'S DISCHARGE OF CHEMICALS INTO RIVER. PCBs
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/30/1986
Description:
Huge spill of raw gasoline on partially frozen Malden River in Medford. Cleanup crews try to contain environmental damage. pollution.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/15/1988
Description:
US Department of Interior to sell rights on Georges Bank for offshore oil and gas drilling, jeopardizing marine life and fishing industry. Mass. Secretary of Environmental Affairs James Hoyte, along with environmental activists, opposes it.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/09/1984
Description:
Gloucester salt marshes and undeveloped land need stronger conservation protection than afforded by wetlands statute. Scenes of Gloucester water, boats, houses, open space.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/20/1990
Description:
John Henning wraps up a report at Boston University. Chet Curtis reports on the activities of some student protesters from Graham Jr. College. They beat a car with sledgehammers.
Collection:
WHDH
Date Created:
04/22/1970
Description:
Greenpeace tries to deliver barrels of ash residue (which they consider hazardous waste) from Saugus RESCO incinerator to regional EPA office. Police scuffle at elevator in federal building.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/11/1987
Description:
Greenpeace protesters picket Burger King because of their purchase of fish from Iceland, which kills whales and exports the meat to Japan.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/16/1988
Description:
'SAVE THE HARBOR' EFFORT TO CLEAN UP POLLUTED BOSTON HARBOR. JAMES HOYTE. SLUDGE, SEWAGE, LOBSTER.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/07/1986
Description:
Michael Dukakis, James Hoyte, Paul Levy, Ray Flynn, Michael Deland mark official start of Boston Harbor cleanup. Dukakis shovels inaugural dirt at Deer Island groundbreaking and rides on bow of Metro Police boat.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/10/1988
Description:
Lawsuit against state for failure to clean up harbor pollution is closed because of good faith plans to improve sewage treatment. MWRA. James Hoyte, Paul Levy, Michael Deland.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/13/1988
Description:
Conservation Law Foundation urges preparedness for risk of oil spill in Boston Harbor from tanker traffic. Pilot boat. File of Liberian tanker Pluto in fog.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/23/1990
Description:
History of Boston Harbor cleanup. Deer Island sewage treatment plant. Dead fish, clam flats, flushing toilet, rinsing paint brush, oily surface of water. Paul Levy, William Golden. Harbor on clear day with skyline and with dramatic clouds at sunset.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/18/1988
Description:
Marco Kaltofen samples industrial outfall into Boston Harbor to identify corporate polluters and measure toxic compounds. MWRA might shift cleanup cost from residential customers to businesses.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/13/1990
Description:
Mass Fair Share opposes planned incinerator for South Bay because of resulting pollution. Proposes instead waste-to-energy conversion of trash as environmentally sound.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/02/1986
Description:
Walpole residents visit Boston office of EPA to appeal to administrator Julie Belaga to halt sludge landfill site in their town.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/06/1990
Description:
Sen. Kennedy criticizes George Bush's performance in first 100 days of presidency over issues of environment, gun control and minimum wage.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/25/1989
Description:
INTERVIEW WITH AMORY LOVINS ON ENERGY CRISIS, CONSERVATION.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/03/1986
Description:
Lead Poisoning / Environmental Protection Agency Regulations. Footage of traffic, gas stations, automobiles.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/04/1982
Description:
Lead Poisoning; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regulations shot at Boston City Hospital.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/04/1982
Description:
Lead soil testing lab in Waltham.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/07/1981
Description:
Julie Belaga of EPA challenges public works commissioner Jane Garvey to clarify mass transit solution to alleviate Central Artery traffic. Artery traffic and underpass.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/24/1990
Description:
Lobbyists for the environment and the elderly plead with Speaker Keverian to protect their concerns.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
11/06/1989
Description:
Marcus Jones interviews Louis Elisa, from the State Office of Environmental Affairs. Jones notes that Elisa is a neighborhood environmental activist in Roxbury. Elisa and Jones walk through Roxbury and Franklin Park while they talk. Elisa talks about the need for the environmental movement to open up to minorities. Elisa notes that many people do not believe that African Americans are committed to the environment. Elisa talks about his efforts to improve his own neighborhood. Elisa notes that he is trying to prevent the dumping of garbage on a nearby vacant lot. Jones and Elisa discuss the rehabilitation of Franklin Park in Roxbury. Elisa says that the Franklin Park Coalition sought corporate funding to clean up the park, leading to a public/private partnership. Elisa talks about the need to give young people access to the outdoors. He adds that access to the outdoors and recreational activities might decrease violence in the city. Following the edited story is additional footage of Elisa and Jones walking through the city as they discuss environmental issues.
1:00:05: Visual: Shots of the exterior of the Saltonstall Building on Cambridge Street in Boston; of Louis Elisa (State Office of Environmental Affairs) and Marcus Jones (WGBH reporter) exiting the building. Marcus Jones reports that Elisa works in the Saltonstall Building for the State Office of Environmental Affairs. Jones notes that Elisa is a neighborhood environmental activist in Roxbury. V: Footage of Elisa being interviewed by Jones on the street. Elisa says that the environmental movement is often associated with rural and suburban areas; that many urban residents are concerned about the environment. Jones notes that Elisa is an African American urban resident; that the environmental movement has not done enough to reach minority and urban constituents. V: Footage of Elisa being interviewed by Jones. Elisa says that the environmental movement has been shortsighted; that many people see a great divide between rural and urban areas. Elisa says that many people do not believe that African Americans are committed to the environment. Elisa says that the environmental movement does not understand that African Americans use and enjoy parks and open spaces. Elisa says that the environmental movement needs to open up to minorities. Shot of Elisa and Jones walking down a Roxbury street. Jones reports that problems with crime and violence take precedence over environmental issues in Roxbury; that a group of environmentalists in Roxbury are trying to make a difference. Jones notes that Elisa and his neighbors have been trying to get a lot near his apartment building cleaned off. V: Shots of Jones and Elisa walking through an abandoned lot. Audio of Elisa saying that the lot is an eyesore; that the lot is an affront to the residents of the community. Elisa says that he called the city of Boston to complain about garbage being dumped on the lot. Elisa says that the city told him that the owner of the lot could do what he wanted with the lot. Elisa says that the neighboring houses are looked after carefully. Jones reports that Franklin Park is an example of an environmental success story in Roxbury. V: Shot of a golfer hitting a golf ball at Franklin Park. Footage of Elisa saying that a group of Roxbury residents including Elma Lewis got together to advocate for Franklin Field Park; that the advocates began to clean up the park. Elisa says that the park was created by Frederick Law Olmsted (landscape architect); that the park is an asset for the city. Elisa says that the advocates found corporate funding to clean up the park. Elisa says that the rehabilitation of the park is an example of a public-private partnership. Shots of golfers walking across the fairway at the golf course at Franklin Park; of the golf course. Shot of Elisa and Jones walking along a path in Franklin Park. Audio of Elisa saying that it is important for young people to have access to parks, campgrounds, ice skating rinks and coastal areas. Elisa says that more access to the outdoors might decrease violence in the inner city.
1:00:05: Visual: Shots of the exterior of the Saltonstall Building on Cambridge Street in Boston; of Louis Elisa (State Office of Environmental Affairs) and Marcus Jones (WGBH reporter) exiting the building. Marcus Jones reports that Elisa works in the Saltonstall Building for the State Office of Environmental Affairs. Jones notes that Elisa is a neighborhood environmental activist in Roxbury. V: Footage of Elisa being interviewed by Jones on the street. Elisa says that the environmental movement is often associated with rural and suburban areas; that many urban residents are concerned about the environment. Jones notes that Elisa is an African American urban resident; that the environmental movement has not done enough to reach minority and urban constituents. V: Footage of Elisa being interviewed by Jones. Elisa says that the environmental movement has been shortsighted; that many people see a great divide between rural and urban areas. Elisa says that many people do not believe that African Americans are committed to the environment. Elisa says that the environmental movement does not understand that African Americans use and enjoy parks and open spaces. Elisa says that the environmental movement needs to open up to minorities. Shot of Elisa and Jones walking down a Roxbury street. Jones reports that problems with crime and violence take precedence over environmental issues in Roxbury; that a group of environmentalists in Roxbury are trying to make a difference. Jones notes that Elisa and his neighbors have been trying to get a lot near his apartment building cleaned off. V: Shots of Jones and Elisa walking through an abandoned lot. Audio of Elisa saying that the lot is an eyesore; that the lot is an affront to the residents of the community. Elisa says that he called the city of Boston to complain about garbage being dumped on the lot. Elisa says that the city told him that the owner of the lot could do what he wanted with the lot. Elisa says that the neighboring houses are looked after carefully. Jones reports that Franklin Park is an example of an environmental success story in Roxbury. V: Shot of a golfer hitting a golf ball at Franklin Park. Footage of Elisa saying that a group of Roxbury residents including Elma Lewis got together to advocate for Franklin Field Park; that the advocates began to clean up the park. Elisa says that the park was created by Frederick Law Olmsted (landscape architect); that the park is an asset for the city. Elisa says that the advocates found corporate funding to clean up the park. Elisa says that the rehabilitation of the park is an example of a public-private partnership. Shots of golfers walking across the fairway at the golf course at Franklin Park; of the golf course. Shot of Elisa and Jones walking along a path in Franklin Park. Audio of Elisa saying that it is important for young people to have access to parks, campgrounds, ice skating rinks and coastal areas. Elisa says that more access to the outdoors might decrease violence in the inner city.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/18/1990
Description:
MBTA Buses and Massachusetts Secretary of Environmental Affairs John Bewick.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/13/1982
Description:
MWRA demolishes WWII bunkers on Deer Island as part of Boston Harbor cleanup project. Paul Levy wearing hard hat. Dynamite blasts. Explosion sound effects.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/27/1989
Description:
State auditor Joseph DeNucci criticizes MWRA procurement practices. Paul Levy promises to channel spending to sewage treatment for harbor cleanup.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/29/1988
Description:
Organic farmers are endangered by imminent malathion spraying in southeastern Mass. Insecticide would decertify their organic status. Onions, squash, roosters, bees.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/21/1990
Description:
Environmentalists go to Brockton Superior Court to get injunction against insecticide because of lack of impact statement. Judge issues restraining order. Planes spraying malathion.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/27/1990
Description:
Organic farmer in Kingston frets over malathion spraying. In State House hearing, David Mulligan explains decision to use the insecticide. Roadside blueberry stand.Boys pick berries.Kingston town hall.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/22/1990
Description:
Marco Kaltofen of National Toxics Campaign is an environment watchdog. Collects evidence of pollution and hazardous waste. Tests samples in lab.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/26/1989
Description:
Successful high tech sewage treatment plant in Milford is a model for Boston harbor cleanup. Rep. Joseph Connolly.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
01/14/1988
Description:
Back of the Hill CDC holds mock memorial procession to mourn destruction of The Meadow in Mission Hill, highest elevation in Boston, to be turned into a parking lot. Sen. Royal Bolling, Sr., speaks. Poetry reading, dirge, eulogy mark somber occasion. New England Baptist Hospital expansion blamed for violating state environmental policy. Pan of threatened green space adjacent to hospital. ‘No trespassing’ sign behind chain link fence.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/13/1984
Description:
Products labelled degradable are often not, and will remain garbage in landfills forever. James Shannon wants these claims removed. Sea gulls fly over trash heap. Packages of disposable diapers.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/27/1990
Description:
Dukakis proposes generating electricity by burning natural gas. Douglas Foy says it is too inefficient & backward method of conservation.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/03/1988
Description:
Grant Gear Co. is responsible for cleanup of PCBs dumped by previous tenant into Neponset River. Contaminated oil barrels. Route 1 in Norwood.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
06/19/1989
Description:
New Hampshire must find solution to the accumulation of over a million tires which pose environmental hazard. Dump site full of tires.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/25/1989
Description:
Volume of newspaper offered for recycling exceeds demand of paper mills. Recycling plant interior. Bundles and piles of newspapers. People dropping off bottles, cans, and paper at bins.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/02/1989
Description:
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War releases study on ill effects on the environment of radiation from nuclear testing. File of atmospheric bomb tests. IPPNW.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
05/17/1991
Description:
Cleanup of no. 2 diesel oil spilled in Quincy Harbor. Suds on surface of water. Pump on dock. Jet-Line Services oil pollution control tank truck. Seagull on pier. Vacuum barge. Wide of bay. Estimated 28,000 gallons spilled. Interview with Mike Downey of Coast Guard Marine Safety Division says oil spills not unusual in state and talks about method of cleanup. Man in hip boots and rubber gloves wades in water with pitchfork. Brown residue visible near surface. Interview with fisherman Tom Galgana about secret clam flat and lobster grounds being damaged by spill for at least ten years.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
11/07/1979
Description:
Conservationists object to Scheme Z interchange in Central Artery project. Boston Sand and Gravel yard near train tracks into North Station. Many shots of expressway from afar.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
12/12/1990
Description:
Peddocks Island in Boston Harbor is proposed as prison site, but Ilyas Bhatti & John DeVillars want to preserve it for its park land, old brick buildings and fort.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
04/06/1990
Description:
EPA press conference to announce issuing permit to build Pilgrim II nuclear power plant based on approved environmental impact statement. Second plant will share discharge system with Pilgrim I and barrier will be placed in channel to reduce fish kills from overheated water and nitrogen bubble disease.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
03/11/1977
Description:
MWRA funds study to determine how long it will take Boston Harbor to flush out pollutants after cleanup process. Waves in water tank in MIT lab.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
09/13/1989
Description:
Conservationist Mary Sherwood fights to save Walden Pond from encroachment by swimmers and developers. Walden environs.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
10/24/1989
Description:
MWRA board chooses Fore River shipyard in Quincy as sludge processing plant for Boston Harbor cleanup. Residents are up in arms. Footage of site.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/01/1989
Description:
Cuts of random footage at the beginning. Footage of a story on the building of a radio telescope observatory near the Quabbin Reservoir. Interviews with three men on the value a radio telescope and the environmental impact the observatory will have on the surrounding wildlife. Footage of the construction site. Office scenes, Quabbin Reservoir, and other b-roll.
Collection:
WHDH
Description:
Ray Flynn inaugurates trash recycling in Boston by dumping bags of newspapers into collection truck. Others toss bottles. Recycling bins lined up along sidewalk in Jamaica Plain.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
02/12/1990
Description:
Petition is rejected on a technicality for ballot initiative on recyclable packaging. Excess wrapping being removed from junk foods. Seafood cartons, lobster boxes. Styrofoam manufacturing.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
07/16/1990
Description:
SEVERE POLLUTION OF BOSTON HARBOR, OIL SLICK, SEWAGE OVERFLOW, DEAD FISH. William Golden, Ian Menzies.
Collection:
Ten O'Clock News
Date Created:
08/08/1986
