Dead River Running

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The Duwamish River in Seattle is one of the most polluted in the nation. But do you really know how filthy it is? The river is a toxic stew of chemical pollution, raw sewage, and storm runoff. Mixed in the water, mud and sediment are 41 chemicals that can cause cancer, organ failure and birth defects. Health officials say salmon from the Duwamish and Puget Sound shouldn't be eaten more than once a week--and many experts say they wouldn't touch it at all! But local Native American tribes are catching and eating fish from the Duwamish. And believe it or not, some of those fish are ending up in your grocery store and quite possibly on your dinner table.

Green Watch: Old Prescriptions

What should you do with leftover or expired prescription medications? For years, people have simply flushed them down the toilet. Now we know that all those flushed drugs are ending up in the environment--in our water, soil and wildlife. In this episode of Green Watch, King County Eco-Consumer Tom Watson shows how to properly dispose of old prescriptions without hurting the planet.

Roundtable: Campaign Data Mining

It's common knowledge that telemarketers and other companies compile profiles of you based on your spending and purchases. But did you know that political campaigns do it too? Collecting information such as what kind of car you drive, what grade of gasoline you use, what magazines you read, or even how many lattes you drink a day plays a key role in today's politics. In this episode of Connects, how the campaigns are gathering this information, and how they're using it to target you as a voter.

Feedback

Viewers sound off about whether political candidates are using YouTube unfairly. And we share results of our exclusive online poll: Should political postings on YouTube be regulated by campaign laws?