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Eco Report – March 15, 2024

In this week’s Eco Report feature we hear from Elisa Pokral, Community Outreach Coordinator of the newly rebranded Waste Reduction District of Monroe County, in a conversation with Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze. They discuss the District’s new name, their operations, services, programs and events happening this spring.  Planting trees within cities is a popular plan to mitigate some hot zones. Here’s …

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Eco Report – January 13, 2022

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  HEADLINES The U-S Fish and Wildlife Service can grant protections to the American bumblebee under the Endangered Species Act. In the past two decades, American bumblebee populations have dropped by 90%. —Linda Greene After months of lining up leases with several property owners to create a more-than-1,660-acre solar farm near Zionsville, NextEra Energy saw the project blocked in August …

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Eco Report – May 5, 2023

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Later, in today’s news feature, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze asks local eco architect and sustainability pioneer Bill Brown about the environmental considerations involved in constructing energy efficient public libraries that Brown designed for two communities in Indiana. And now for your environmental reports: In an IU news release, the university announced a new program to build on its legacy of …

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Eco Report – March 17, 2023

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As the Vernal Equinox approaches and folks begin to clear clutter and refresh their homes, Eco Report correspondent Zyro Roze asks Kelly Conaway, proprietor of Drift Botanicals about her reasons for starting a green cleaning company and what tips she might give for nontoxic, environmentally responsible options for Green Spring Cleaning… That’s coming up later in the program. And now …

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Eco Report – August 18, 2022

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HEADLINES The federal Inflation Reduction Act, according to a story by WFYI, could help Indiana utilities and other businesses to adopt renewable energy like solar — but whether it will encourage Indiana residents to do the same is unclear. —Norm Holy The Indiana Environmental Reporter said in a press release that the EPA and the State of Indiana filed a …

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Eco Report – March 17, 2022

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HEADLINES Two IU groups, Concerned Scientists at IU  and Advocates for Science, recently sent a letter to the university administrators asking the university to analyze how it affects the climate, to commit to becoming carbon neutral by a specific date, and to create a climate task force to realize that plan. —Linda Greene A story in the IndyStar has good …

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WFHB Local News – January 18th, 2021

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, January 18th, 2022. Later in the program, we have a Few Minutes with the Mayor – a biweekly segment where we ask Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton about community issues. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, the EPA recently announced that it will enforce pollution regulations …

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Eco Report – January 13, 2022

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  HEADLINES The U-S Fish and Wildlife Service can grant protections to the American bumblebee under the Endangered Species Act. In the past two decades, American bumblebee populations have dropped by 90%. —Linda Greene After months of lining up leases with several property owners to create a more-than-1,660-acre solar farm near Zionsville, NextEra Energy saw the project blocked in August …

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Eco Report – June 24, 2021

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HEADLINES The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission has given the green light to AES Indiana to acquire the 195-Megawatt Hardy Hills solar project in Clinton County. —Norm Holy The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is accepting comments on a proposed wetland permit drafted after state lawmakers removed protections for more than half of Indiana’s remaining wetlands. —Norm Holy The Indiana Department …

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WFHB Local News – June 3rd, 2021

This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, June 3rd, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Robert Robinson spoke with Thomas Alcamo, the EPA’s Remedial Project Manager, about the EPA’s latest announcement that it will remove three Bloomington-area Superfund sites from its National Priorities List. More coming up in today’s feature reports. Also coming up in the next half …

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