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In this week’s Eco Report feature, WFHB Environmental Correspondent Robert Shull speaks with Kevin Hunter, who has been involved in the treatment of sewage in Monroe County for over 30 years.   It has become increasingly known that Corals play a crucial role in marine ecosystems. Not only do they buffer coastline communities against storms, but they reduce coastline erosion. The …

In this week’s Eco Report feature, WFHB Environmental Correspondent Robert Shull speaks with Dan Vest, Monroe County Animal Management Officer, about animal control, what his job entails and how much he loves his job. PFAS, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances commonly called “forever chemicals” are toxic chemicals that are dangerous to human health, accumulate in nature and people’s bodies, and take thousands …

This is the WFHB Local News for September 30th, 2021. Later in the program, we have a new edition of Prescription for Healthcare – a monthly podcast collaboration between WFHB and Medicare for All – Indiana. More in the bottom half of tonight’s show. Also coming up in the next half hour, on Tuesday, Beacon Inc. hosted a memorial vigil …

Today’s Local Headlines: In early March, pay stations will be installed in two downtown Bloomington parking lots. Ellettsville Planning Director Kevin Tolloty presented Building Department text amendments during the February 24th Ellettsville Town council meeting. The Monroe County jail will see the addition of a psychiatric nurse practitioner providing mental health services to inmates. Monroe County Plan Commission approved a …

BLOOMINGTON – In between rain, snow, and the increasingly less rare 65-degree weather days, it’s hard to imagine a place Bloomington locals and visitors alike have come to know and love on fire. We were always taught to prevent fires, but what happens when your city prescribes one? The Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department will conduct an almost 8-acre prescribed …

The Utilities Board approved a $161,000 amendment to its contract with VET Environmental Engineering for cleanup of the Griffy Lake water treatment plant. It is the fifth amendment to the VET contract for mercury clean up at the decommissioned plant. James Hall, Assistant Director of Environmental Programs said his team is awaiting feedback from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management …

The City of Bloomington continues the environmental cleanup of its decommissioned Griffy Lake water treatment plant. Last night, the Bloomington Utilities Service Board approved extending its contract with VET Environmental Engineering for the cleanup. The City decommissioned the Griffy Lake water treatment plant in the 1990’s. The cleanup efforts originally began with asbestos removal. In 2017, the Utilities Department undertook …

The Indiana state budget passed through the State Senate, this morning; An Indiana Senate bill that would have legalized “loan shark lending” died on the House floor, yesterday; Bloomington will acquire the Bunger & Robertson property on South College Ave.; Plans to put a four-story boutique hotel with apartments near Bloomington’s downtown Tech Park have run aground; Bloomington continues the …

Indiana Senate passes bill strengthening predatory loans; City partners with environmental group to stop invasive plants; Parks director proposes new tree abatement process; School board disputes recent teacher compensation data distributed by State Representative; Construction at Switchyard Park temporarily closes a section of the B-Line trail. FEATURE A new report says that the home building industry never fully recovered from …

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced yesterday it’s endorsing Republican Senate candidate Mike Braun; Overcrowding in a Terre Haute jail has resulted in a federal judge ruling that prisoner conditions are unconstitutional; Indiana will receive nearly $1.5 million from the ride-hailing company Uber; The City of Bloomington’s Griffy Lake water treatment plant shut down in 1996, but the plant is …