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According to a new report from the environmental and indigenous rights group Amazon Watch, five of the world’s largest banks are funding crude oil extraction in the western Amazon rainforest. After immense conservation efforts, the numbers of critically endangered black rhinoceroses is slowly ticking up, according to the latest figures released by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, as …

The latest FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opens today in New Albany, Indiana; Emergency response officials say residents in all 92 Indiana counties are now able to text 911 messages during emergencies; The Islamic Center of Bloomington has asked the Bloomington Police Department to investigate two possible incidents of vandalism; Police are no longer directing traffic at the second and third street overpasses …

In today’s Eco Report feature, correspondent Norm Holy speaks with Indiana University professor and acclaimed scientist Ellen Ketterson, who is part of a team of faculty working to develop plans for responding to climate change in Indiana. Last month, IU announced it would invest 55 million dollars in the project as part of the university’s Grand Challenges program. This is …