Environmentalists Scramble to Save Yellowing Taj Mahal

From: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR) | Date: March 19, 1994 | Copyright information


NPR Weekend Edition - Saturday

03-19-1994

SCOTT SIMON, Host: This is Weekend Edition. I'm Scott Simon. And coming up - the great works of art as seen through the eyes of Sister Wendy.

But first, the Taj Mahal is one of the few places on this planet that evokes immediate recognition and admiration. Yet, environmentalists warn that the monument's most famous white marble is turning yellow. Pollution from nearby factories, they say, is responsible. The fight...

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