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Listener Comments on NCLB

By Raquel Maria Dillon on Tuesday, February 4, 2003.

Several listeners left online comments after our series last week on the new federal education law, No Child Left Behind. The messages were generally critical of the new law. We hope that those of you who see some promise in No Child Left Behind will let us know your views as well.

NHPR's Jon Greenberg and Raquel Maria Dillon read a few of the messages on our discussion board.

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Seabrook Considered for Environmental Credits

By Dan Gorenstein on Tuesday, February 4, 2003.

New Hampshire is considering a controversial move to give Seabrook Station air pollution credits.

That?s one way the state plans to lower nitrogen oxide, or nox, emissions?a pollutant known to cause smog.

State environmentalists certainly don?t oppose reducing smog.

But many say even if Seabrook itself doesn?t produce air pollution, nuclear energy brings a host of environmental concerns, and isn?t an energy worth embracing.

As NHPR?s Dan Gorenstein reports, state officials say though, pressure to meet federal standards, international commitments, and with an eye toward the future, the plan makes sense.

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