The 217 Today Podcast
217 Today: Thursday April 15, 2021
In today's deep dive, it's been six years since Illinois embarked on a plan to reduce fertilizer runoff into rivers and streams and improve water quality. So far, it's not working.
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Johnson And Johnson Vaccine Pause/Peoria COVID Cases Increase
On April 13, US health agencies urged a pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Three reporters discussed the pause, what it means for vaccine distribution in Illinois, and some of the other big COVID stories from the week.
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How The Fermilab Is Changing Reality As We Know It
Forty miles west of Chicago sits one of the most powerful particle physics laboratories in the world: Fermilab. The lab released findings that suggest there is more to reality than we currently understand.
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217 Today: Wednesday April 14, 2021
In today's deep dive, our series on Midwest waterways continues, with a look at how the barge industry may be in for a change with a new focus on green energy.
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Young Muslims Observe Ramadan
As of April 13, 2021, millions of Muslims across the world will be fasting from sun-up to sundown — starting their second Ramadan in the pandemic. For university students in particular, this may be the first Ramadan some will have to spend away from their immediate families.
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Schools To Teach Pre-Enslavement Black History
A major overhaul of K-12 social studies programs in Illinois schools calls for every elementary and high school to develop a curriculum that includes one unit of studying pre-enslavement Black history, dating back to 3,000 BCE. Three guests shared reaction and how the education will happen.
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Rethinking Recycling
Even if we’re careful about sorting paper from plastic, and washing that plastic, too, what really happens to our recycling? An Illinois expert says all that paper and plastic you carefully sort from the trash might very well end up in a landfill.
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217 Today: Tuesday April 13, 2021
In today's deep dive, our Midwest waterways series continues with a look at an effort to build a higher levee for a Missouri River town.
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How Biden’s New Infrastructure Plan Affects Farmers
The next big item on the Biden Administration’s legislative agenda is to pass a sweeping, $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan which the administration is calling the American Jobs Plan. The 21st spoke with two agriculture reporters about what it could mean for farmers and rural areas of Illinois.
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Sen. Duckworth’s Memoir: “Every Day is a Gift”
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) recently published a memoir detailing her experiences as a Thai-American, the discrimination she sometimes faced and what it was like living off of food stamps in her childhood.
