Eco Report

One barrier to people making the switch from conventional to electric cars is cost, mainly because batteries are still expensive. But Ellen Hughes-Cromwick, senior economist at the University of Michigan Energy Institute, says that’s changing. Firefighters in Australia have succeeded in saving a secret grove of prehistoric trees belonging to a species that dates back to the time of the …

Correction: In the story about Logging in Hoosier National Forest we stated that the South Fork watershed does not drain into Lake Monroe. That statement was in error. The South Fork watershed DOES drain into Lake Monroe. The Eco Report staff apologizes and regrets any confusion this may have caused. The oldest known black rhino, a female named Fausta, died …

This Feature is a report from Professor Sara Lindsay on Urban Forestry.

This week’s feature is a report from Indiana Environmental Reporter’s Beth Edwards on spreading invasive pests by transporting firewood.

In this post we have news about the accuracy of past climate modeling, the Hoosier Resilience Index, and a report that North American birds are getting smaller and that scientists think the climate crisis is to blame. We also have news that budget cuts at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, or IDEM, are a threat to public health.  Jim …

Today’s feature report includes a segment from Enrique Sanez from the Indiana Enviornmental Reporter speaking about superfund site flooding.

Today’s feature report includes a story from Norm Holy who speaks with Joe Taft from the Exotic Feline Center. Taft speaks about how the Exotic Feline Center operates and touches on special events throughout the year including a pumpkin smash for the cats.

On today’s progam, The Sycamore Land Trust is renaming the hillside the Bob Klawitter Lake Lemon Woods as a dedication to the memory of Robert “Bob” Klawitter, a well-known grassroots environmental leader who died in a traffic accident on September tenth, nineteen ninety-six. In Segment 1 of Jessica Fitzpatrick’s Crysophere, important statistics of climate change and rising sea levels are …