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ArchivesTracking Loons By SatelliteBy Doug MacPherson on Monday, December 15, 2003.Wildlife biologists who study loons in New Hampshire have recently gained access to information they�ve never had before. Using satellite telemetry, biologists are now able to track the winter movements of two loons who spend their summers on Umbagog Lake. Researchers hope to gain new insight into why some birds are failing to come back to Umbagog in the Spring. New Hampshire Public Radio�s Doug MacPherson has more. listen:
 Mercury Pollution in NH and VT LakesBy Mark Bevis on Monday, December 15, 2003.THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION TUESDAY (TODAY) IS EXPECTED TO RELEASE NEW REGULATIONS TO CLEAN UP MERCURY POLLUTION FROM ELECTRIC UTILITIES. BUT ENVIRONMENTALISTS ARGUE THE CHANGES WILL ALLOW INDUSTRY TO POLLUTE MORE AND LONGER. LAST WEEK THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SAID IT IS STILL WORKING ON ITS NEW REPORT ON THE RISKS OF EATING FISH CONTAMINATED WITH MERCURY. THE DRAFT REPORT SAYS WOMEN WHO ARE PREGNANT, NURSING, OR PLANNING TO BE PREGNANT SHOULD NOT EAT SHARK, SWORDFISH, KING MACKERER OR TILEFISH. FOLLOWING ON THOSE STORIES COMES A NEW REPORT ABOUT MERCURY POLLUTION IN THE GRANITE STATE. NEW HAMPSHIRE PUBLIC RADIO?S MARK BEVIS HAS MORE. To see the research from Hubbard Brook Click Here listen:
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