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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Today on Eco Report, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze asks Hank Duncan, the City’s Bicycle Pedestrian Coordinator, about recent changes in local infrastructure to address E-scooter misuse and other challenges relating to access for the disabled and providing alternative transit options for Bloomington residents and visitors. And now for your environmental reports: Columbus Looking at $2.3 million Solar Project at Wastewater …
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To build an idea of what possibilities may come, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce Foundation and numerous utility and corporate partners collaborated to sponsor a wide-ranging study called “Powering Indiana’s Economic Future.” —Norm Holy A bill that could significantly reduce protections for Indiana’s wetlands was signed by Gov. Holcomb. The Indiana Environmental Council hoped the governor would veto the bill …
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On today’s program, There is promising science about bats that may alleviate the deadly white nose syndrome. An oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico has been leaking oil for fifteen years. There are no more free-flowing rivers in the USA. In our Secret Life of Fungi segment, WFHB’s Kalynn Huffman Brower explores the past present and future of fungi …
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The city of Bloomington is holding two public meetings tonight, about the planned purchase of an armored vehicle for the city’s police department; The city of Bloomington announced they’ll be partnering with bike-share company Zagster to implement an agreement with Indiana University; Governor Eric Holcomb toured parts of southern Indiana yesterday, after torrential rain led state officials to declare a …
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Caves in the Hoosier National Forest are being opened up, due to a mold that is effecting the local bat population and causing White Nose Syndrome. WFHB Correspondent Jonah Chester speaks with foresters about White Nose Syndrome, which has all but wiped out bat populations across the state, and forced the closure of many caves across southern Indiana.
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