Mitch McNeil reports on how the Surfrider Foundation is suing U.S. Steel for “repeated Clean Water Act violations at their Portage, Indiana facility.” Bird City Wisconsin Director Bryan Lenz talks about how this program is making a difference in local bird conservation efforts across his state. Michele Hoffman is back at the Science Desk and introduces us to Dr. R. Eric Collins of the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, who explains why the loss of permafrost is so consequential.