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HEADLINES All Stories by Norm Holy With the legislature in session, there are many bills that will impact the quality of life in Indiana. Will the legislature address real problems, or will special interests dominate again this year? A nationwide comparison of electric utility performance by an Illinois consumer advocacy group found that customers in states that are heavily reliant …

HEADLINES The Indiana Environmental Reporter reviews the past and future of forests on state land. In the 1970s and 80s, Republican Indiana governors Orr and Bowen established three backcountry areas in state forests that would keep the backwoods intact and logging at bay. Today they are no longer safe from being logged. —Norm Holy A federal court in Los Angeles …

The Indiana Forest Alliance, along with hundreds of volunteer scientists, is nearing completion on an “Eco Blitz,” aimed at documenting life in Indiana’s forest ecosystems. For five years, the IFA and volunteer researchers from across the country have gathered data on species living in the state’s forests. As IFA Executive Director Jeff Stant tells WFHB Correspondent Norm Holy, experts are …

In this Week’s Feature Report, WFHB Correspondent Norm Holy speaks with Tufts Professor of International Environmental Policy, William Moomaw, about global carbon emissions and the roles of forests.

Correspondent Norm Holy talks about flying squirrels, with Brad Westrich, the non-game mammals expert at the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. This is the second part of a two-part conversation. This Eco Report feature was produced by Norm Holy. The segment was edited by WFHB Assistant News Director Sarah Vaughan.

Yet another San Francisco-based electric scooter company is distributing its vehicles around Bloomington, as of this weekend; Next Tuesday, October 9th, is the last day to register to vote for this November’s midterm elections; Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton is joining with officials across the nation to demand the protection of U.S. forests. FEATURE Indiana’s highest ranking drug official stated on …

State Rep. Matt Pierce (D-Bloomington) toured logging areas of Yellowwood State Forest last week. Pierce says he hiked through the Back Country area, where a Department of Natural Resources contractor is removing 1,700 trees, with the Indiana Forest Alliance’s Dave Seastrom. Pierce says the Indiana DNR designated Yellowwood’s Back Country area back in the ‘80’s, in an effort to preserve …

In today’s Eco Feature, Eco Report’s Norm Holy speaks with Rae Schnapp about the impact of logging on the forest ecologies of Southern Indiana.

Eco Report’s Julianna Dailey speaks with the Indiana Forest Alliance’s Dave Simcox about logging in state forests, in this live broadcast Eco Report feature.