Postnuclear Winterscenario

Water Permit Meltdown

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 5, 2010

A simple water permit could be the final blow that closes the Indian Point nuclear power plant. Get the latest with New York Times reporter David Halbfinger. Plus: the WNYC culture department’s new Know Your Neighbor project; a modern look at love; and activist Frances Fox Piven reflects on how her 1970s anti-poverty work is viewed today.

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