Listen to this week’s episode of Eco Report to hear a weekly update on important environmental news. In this week’s news headlines WFHB’s Graham Capito report on Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt expecting to lobby for the coal industry and against coal plant closures across the state, also in this week’s news headlines a team of research scientists …

An E. Coli outbreak was reported at a meat processing facility, in Georgia. Ten states, mainly in the South, reported the outbreak. The poor quality of meat throughout the United States has lead many to consider switching their dietary habits to veganism. Voices in the Street Producer Isaak Gonzalez asks area listeners their opinions, regarding veganism.

Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton and patrons of the Shalom Community Center will sleep on the streets, this Friday night. The solidarity sleep out aims to raise funding for the area emergency homeless shelter, and bring awareness to the experiences of the chronically homeless in Bloomington and the surrounding area. Mayor Hamilton will be joined by City of Bloomington Communications Director …

The City of Bloomington is making plans for another deer cull at Griffy Lake Nature preserve. Parks Operations Director Dave Williams secured approval from the Board of Park Commissioners yesterday for a contract with White Buffalo, Inc. to administer a community hunt at the preserve this fall. Williams told the board the city is well positioned to receive a grant …

Next week is commencement for Indiana University campuses; Shalom Center hosts sleepout event for homelessness awareness; Community deer hunt planned for Griffy Lake Nature preserve; Bloomington Parks Department fights invasive plants on park lands; FEATURE The Indiana Forest Alliance is wrapping up a five year study of Yellowwood State Forest. IFA Executive Director Jeff Stant talks about their findings. BETTER …

Next weekend is commencement for Indiana University campuses. As WFHB’s Kade Young reports, over 21,000 graduates will receive degrees next weekend. Indiana University Bloomington’s undergraduate commencement happens next Saturday at 10 a.m., in Memorial Stadium. IU Bloomington will confer over 7,000 bachelor’s degrees and 2,600 post-graduate degrees next weekend.  The two most popular undergraduate degrees are a B.S. in Finance …

In this week’s episode of The Secret Life of Fungi, Kalynn Huffman-Brower explores the science-fiction possibilities of fungi, for space travelers.

The internet is probably the most dangerous place you go. Here are four of the more important dangers to be aware of while browsing… and ways to deal with them.

The Town of Ellettsville will open its History Center, next month. Ellettsville Police Chief Jimmie Durnil announced the History Center’s May 4 open house, at last night’s Ellettsville Town Council meeting. The renovation from town hall to history center has been more than three years in the making. Durnil said many of the items on display came from historian and …

Former Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt has been hired as an energy lobbyist, in Indiana. Pruitt resigned from the EPA in July, 2018, amid reported ethical violations and mismanagement of funds. Pruitt registered last week as a lobbyist, in Indiana. He was hired by Denver-based Hallador Energy Company which maintains substantial coal mining interests throughout Indiana. Hallador owns Sunrise …