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You’re listening to Eco Report for Friday, February 2, 2024. Later in the program, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze gets a breakdown of some bills currently before the Indiana House and Senate in Part One of his conversation with Sam Carpenter, the new Executive Director of the Hoosier Environmental Council. And now for your environmental reports: To help Indiana schools celebrate …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, August 30th, 2023. Later in the program, WFHB News continues its coverage on Lake Monroe – how healthy is it and how long will it survive? – on Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Survey Says – Scam …

  In this week’s episode of Deep Dive on the WFHB Local News, we delve deep into Lake Monroe’s water quality. As the largest manmade lake in Indiana, Lake Monroe serves as a primary drinking water source for over 130,000 residents and a hub for recreational activities, generating millions in revenue annually.  Our guest, Maggie Sullivan, Watershed Coordinator for the …

Hello and welcome to Eco-Report. For W-F-H-B, I’m Cynthia Roberts and I’m Frank Marshalek. Later in the program, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze speaks with Bill Brown in the second part of an interview with the eco architect. In today’s segment, they discuss the cost benefit analysis of solar energy, adressing the price compared to fossil fuels, financial incentives available, as well as …

WFHB Correspondent Zyro Roze speaks with Dr. Joel Fuhrman, best selling author and renowned physician specializing in preventative nutrition and natural healing, on his popular book ‘Fast Food Genocide.’ They touch upon matters of mental health, chronic disease, poverty, environmental issues, food deserts, regenerative agriculture, the industrial food system, educational reform, life expectancy, recipes for longevity and the myriad benefits …

When most people think of Indiana’s landscape they picture cornfields and flat terrain. Surprisingly, Indiana used to be almost completely covered with forests and wildlife with a limited space filled by bare hills. Indiana’s forest cover pre-settlement is estimated to be around 85%. By the early 1900s it was at 7%. Though the urban population density has increased more and …

The local chapter of the international Extinction Rebellion organization is planning to take over the Bloomington City Hall on December 6 to demand immediate action in solving the climate change crisis, organizers said this week. Ellen Tamura, a member from Bloomington, Indiana’s Extinction Rebellion group, said the event will take place at Bloomington City Hall Friday, December 6th beginning with …

On April 26, Steve Higgs discussed his experience studying and reporting on natural conservation in Indiana. Higgs is among Indiana’s foremost environmental photographers and is the author of Eternal Vigilance: Nine Tales of Environmental Heroism in Indiana and A Guide to the Natural Areas of Southern Indiana. His talk was one in a series from Green Drinks Bloomington, a monthly …