Current State #71 | April 22, 2013

WKAR Public Media | By Current State

Published April 22, 2013 at 2:29 PM EDT

Today on Current State: oil spill clean-up on Kalamazoo River continues; “Chasing Ice” documentary; new solar-powered electric charging stations in Lansing; and the Supreme Court hears case on gene patenting.

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