Smart Talk: Allergies and climate change; No welfare for drug dealers; Bald eagle numbers explode
What to look for on Smart Talk Friday, July 18, 2014:
Could climate change be causing more people to have seasonal allergies and worse allergy symptoms? The Allegheny Front’s senior reporter Julie Grant appears on Smart Talk to discuss what she found when she spoke with allergists and those who suffer from allergies.
Republican State Representative Mike Regan, whose district includes parts of York and Cumberland Counties, has introduced legislation that would keep convicted drug dealers from receiving welfare benefits. Rep. Regan appears on the program to explain why he believes it makes sense and could save taxpayers’ money.
Patti Barber, wildlife biologist with the PA Game Commission
Numbers of active bald eagle nests in Pennsylvania have soared to the highest level in 30 years. Once driven almost to extinction, partially from the effects of DDT, bald eagles have slowly been making a comeback since a reintroduction program was created in 1983. Patti Barber, an endangered and non-game biologist with the Pennsylvania Game Commission tells us about the gradual return of our national bird.
WITF’s Capitol Bureau Chief Mary Wilson joins us on Smart Talk to discuss the 2014 gubernatorial race which is already in high gear on the airwaves, Governor Corbett’s continuing efforts toward pension reform, and an addition to the portraits of four former state legislative leaders at the capitol who were convicted of crimes.
