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NPR's Madeleine Brand reports on Democratic Presidential nominee Al Gore's remarks about his newly released economic plan, published in a paperback book. At Cleveland State University yesterday, the Vice President talked about some of the proposals in the book, titled Prosperity for America's Families.

Jason Beaubien, of member station WBUR reports on the city of Boston's efforts to modernize its sewage treatment system.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports the civil case against Aryan Nations, a neo-Nazi group based in Idaho, has gone to the jury. Prosecutors are suing asking for more than 11 million dollars in damages stemming from a 1998 incident where three Aryan Nations security guards allegedly assaulted a women and her son at gunpoint.

Commentator Jeff Goodell says that Silicon Valley, the area where he grew up, appears to be experiencing a kind of "prosperity fatigue." Some affluent young residents seem bored with their material possessions and are giving generously to charities. And, he says, other less prosperous workers are discovering that "the Silicon Valley dream" is not quite as democratic as it first appeared.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Ted Clark about the UN Millennium Summit in New York City.

Noah talks with Beverly Lennen, Deputy Chief of Police for Santa Fe, about the usually high number of calls about skunks in her city. The animals are having a hard time finding food because of the dry weather, and so have come to town for Santa Fe cuisine. They've been feasting on leftovers in garbage bags and compost piles.

NPR News' Michael Sullivan reports a year after the violence and destruction that followed East Timor's vote for independence, tens of thousands of refugees have not returned home. They remain in refugee camps in West Timor, where aid officials and some refugees say they are being threatened and intimidated by pro-Indonesian militias. There is some evidence that the militias are staging raids across the border into East Timor. U.N. officials say the situation is not likely to improve until the Indonesian government gets the militias out of the camps.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from London that the British government is facing mounting calls to shut down the Millennium Dome exhibition hall. The Dome's managing commissioners sparked outrage last night when they approved another emergency infusion of cash for the attraction, which cost hundreds of millions of dollars to put up. The constant need for bail-outs has alarmed the Japanese led consortium that had agreed to purchase the Dome.

Charles de Ledesma reviews Essence, by "A Guy Called Gerald." His real name is Gerald Simpson, and he has been a major force in the evolution of electronic dance music over the last 10 years. On his latest effort we hear "the next new thing" in electronica, which is toning down the fast and furious dance beats, and letting sumptuous female vocalists take center stage, with a slower, dreamier sound. (4:00) Essence by A Guy Called Gerald is on the Studio K7 label.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Amman, Jordan that there seems to be little prospect that a Mideast peace accord -- even if one is reached -- would permit significant numbers of Palestinian refugees to return to their homes. The issue is heightening tensions between native Jordanians and Palestinians, who make up an estimated 60 percent of the population.