Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- September 22, 2009
Chesapeake Bay cleanup a local issue for Pennsylvania (:47)
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Suggested Intro:
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S EXECUTIVE ORDER TO REDOUBLE EFFORTS TO CLEAN UP THE CHESAPEAKE BAY HAS PENNSYLVANIA'S FARMERS FOCUSING ON CONSERVATION PRACTICES THAT CAN IMPROVE WATER QUALITY. AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL EXPERT IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS THE GOAL IS ATTAINABLE. GARY ABDULLAH HAS THE STORY:
Story:
(:20) BECAUSE THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER PROVIDES MORE THAN HALF THE BAY'S WATER AND MUCH OF ITS EXCESS NUTRIENT POLLUTION, PENNSYLVANIA FARMING AND RESIDENTIAL PRACTICES PLAY A BIG ROLE IN THE CHESAPEAKE'S FUTURE. KRISTEN SAACKE BLUNK, DIRECTOR OF PENN STATE'S AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND POLICY CENTER, SAYS REDUCTIONS CAN COME QUICKLY:
Saacke Blunk Actuality:
(:21) "THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT CAN HAPPEN BETWEEN TODAY AND NEXT SUMMER TO HELP DECREASE THE LEVEL OF NUTRIENTS AND SEDIMENTS THAT ARE GOING INTO OUR CREEKS. THERE ARE HIGHER TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIVE PRACTICES BUT THERE ARE ALSO TRIED-AND-TRUE CORE CONSERVATION PRACTICES LIKE NO-TILL, COVER CROPS, REPLANTING FORESTS NEXT TO THE CREEK THAT WE KNOW CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE RIGHT AWAY."(:09) SAACKE BLUNK SAYS PENNSYLVANIA'S ON-GOING EFFORTS TO CUT POLLUTION ONE STREAM AT A TIME HAVE ALREADY YIELDED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS. FROM PENN STATE, I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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