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Mar. 05, 2010
About a Mountain
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| The President's proposed budget for the next fiscal year zeros out funding for Yucca Mountain, a proposed nuclear waste storage facility in Nevada. In this segment, Ira talks with author John D'Agata about his book about the late Yucca Mountain, the development of Las Vegas, and the nature of knowledge. |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
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John D'Agata
Writer, "About A Mountain," (W.W. Norton and Company,2010)
Associate Professor,
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
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About a Mountain
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