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Eco Report – October 27, 2023

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Hello and welcome to Eco-Report. For WFHB, I’m Julianna Dailey. And I’m Frank Marshalek. Coming up later in this edition of Eco Report, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze gets an update from Steven Stewart of the Indiana Forest Alliance on a new attempt at prescribed burning and logging proposed for the Lake Monroe watershed. And now for your environmental reports: The …

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Deep Dive: Lake Monroe Watershed (Part 4)

This is Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. We are looking into the Lake Monroe Watershed and the water quality. This week, we look into ways the watershed is naturally protested by wetlands and forested areas. One of the biggest threats …

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Deep Dive: Lake Monroe Watershed (Part 3)

This is Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. We are looking into the Lake Monroe Watershed and the water quality. This week, we look into how water moves through our county and how the county is working to mitigate flooding.  We …

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Deep Dive: Lake Monroe Watershed (Part 2)

This is Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. We are looking into the Lake Monroe Watershed and the water quality. This week, we look into pollutants in the watershed. According to the Friends of Lake Monroe Watershed Management Plan, pollutants such …

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Forest Service Set to Log 4000 Acres in Hoosier National Forest

Federal Authorities are considering logging thousands of acres of the Hoosier National Forest, including over 400 acres of clear cutting south of lake Monroe.  WFHB Correspondent Annie Aguiar speaks with Indiana Forest Alliance Director Jeff Stant on the possible effects of logging and clear cutting the state’s only national forest —in today’s Feature Report.

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Local Group Wants to Save Lake Monroe

The volunteer organization Friends of Lake Monroe is working to develop a watershed management plan for the lake. Dr. Sherry Mitchell-Bruker is president of Friends of Lake Monroe. She appealed to the Bloomington City Council last week, for support for a grant from the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. Mitchell-Bruker said the grant would jump-start the development of the watershed …

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Daily Local News – July 16, 2018

Indiana Democrats submit a letter to Speaker of the House Brian Bosma, calling for an investigation into sexual assault allegations against Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill; Bloomington residents cancel a planned ‘die-in,’ at Mayor John Hamilton’s residence; The Indiana Department of Environmental Management finds the bacteria E. Coli prevalent in the Lower Salt Creek Watershed; Restoration work begins on the historic fire tower …

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