June 22, 2001
HOUSE BLOCKS FLORIDA OFFSHORE DRILLING
Mitch Perry reports from Tampa on the U.S. House of Representatives vote to block drilling for oil and natural gas off the coast of Florida. (4:00)
CIVIL WAR ENDS IN SIERRA LEONE
Rory Mulholland reports from Freetown, Sierra Leone, where the civil war fueled by the diamond trade has finally ended. (5:30)
DEBATE OVER SALMON HABITAT PRESERVATION
Leigh Robartes reports from Moscow, Idaho on a bill introduced by California Senator Barbara Boxer which would make six hundred million dollars available for the restoration of salmon habitat in the Northwest. A similar bill passed the House by a huge margin last week. Wildlife advocates and scientists support the measure, but caution that the only real way to restore habitats will be to remove dams from rivers where the salmon run. (5:30)
HEAVYWEIGHT POETRY SHOWDOWN
Joe Gardner Wesley reports from the World Heavyweight Poetry Championship in Taos, New Mexico, which pitted Spokane/Coeur d’Alene poet Sherman Alexie against New York poet Saul Williams. (5:30)
