When consumer products such as carpeting, jewelry or cosmetics contain toxic chemicals, who should decide how they should be labeled or if they should banned?
A bill passed by the Senate would give that authority to the state health department. But the House version limits that jurisdiction to just children’s products. And industry leaders would like to further limit its reach.
Bill-sponsor State Senator Kevin Mullin of Rutland and Associated Industries of Vermont Vice President William Driscoll discuss the pros and cons of the bill.
Scientists have found evidence of a tundra landscape in Greenland that's millions of years old. This suggests that at least parts of Greenland's ice sheet had survived periods of global warming intact. One of the researchers, UVM Geology Professor Paul Bierman explains the significance of the findings.
Plus, we check in with sugarmaker Ann Rose, co-owner of the Green Mountain Sugar House in Ludlow on how their season has gone so far.
Broadcast live on Tuesday, April 22 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
