Kauai Pesticide Report; Dangers of Downsizing Marine Preserves; Art and Science of Creating Lava

Kauai Pesticide Joint Study Group 2016 Report
Yesterday the Kauai Pesticide Joint Fact Finding Study Group presented findings of a 15-month study of pesticide use by large agribusinesses on the Garden Isle.
Intro Music: Watching the Detectives by Elvis Costello
Outro Music: Soul Surfing by Kasket Club
JFF Kauai Final Report by HPR News on Scribd

Dangers of Downsizing Marine National Monuments
A Stanford University biologist argues against downsizing protected marine areas, saying that we continue to take more from the ocean than we give back.
Intro Music: Awe by Citizen Cope
Outro Music: Sauce by Diego Raposo
Interior Department Revised Final Report by HPR News on Scribd

Creating Man-Made Lava
An artist and a geologist at Syracuse University have teamed up to create their own lava in Upstate New York.
Outro Music: Sister of Pearl by Baio

Civil Beat Reality Check
Workers in Hawaii with long-term injuries often find themselves in an uphill battle with insurance companies, with few doctors willing to treat them and a system that seems stacked against them, according to a Civil Beat special report.
Outro Music: River by Sam Smith