Eco Report

Eco Report is a weekly public affairs program providing independent media coverage of environmental and ecological studies. Eco Report fosters an open discussion of human relationships with nature and the Earth. You can hear Eco Report at 5 p.m. each Friday on WFHB.

Eco Report – June 28, 2024

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:11 — 69.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | More In this week’s feature report,  WFHB News Correspondents Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, Kade Young and Madison Stratton investigate Indiana’s efforts to rollback protections for wetlands. This is Part Two of a four-part series that previously aired on Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate. The New York Times …

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Eco Report – June 21, 2024

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:38 — 70.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | More In this week’s feature report,  WFHB News Correspondents Noelle Herhusky-Schneider, Kade Young and Madison Stratton investigate Indiana’s efforts to rollback protections for wetlands. This is Part One of a four-part series that previously aired on Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate. As Eco Report has …

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Eco Report – June 14, 2024

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:58 — 70.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | More In this week’s Eco Report feature, Robyn Skuya-Boss, Chapter Director with the Sierra Club in Indiana, will be talking about the Duke Energy Rate Increase Case. The New York Times reports the Biden administration on Friday tightened vehicle fuel mileage standards, part of its strategy to …

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Eco Report – June 07, 2024

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (70.9MB)Subscribe: RSS In this week’s Eco Report feature, part two of ‘Local Food Sovereignty Amidst Global Challenges’ from Eco Report EXTRA – our online sister show. The full program won Third Place for Best Radio Documentary Special of 2023 at the Society of Professional Journalists Awards in April. While the Indiana Legislature and …

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Eco Report – May 31, 2024

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (69.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | More In this week’s Eco Report feature, Part One of “Local Food Sovereignty Amidst Global Challenges,” an episode of Eco Report EXTRA (E.R.X.) – our online sister show. The full program won Third Place for Best Radio Documentary Special of 2023 at the Society of Professional Journalists Awards in April. …

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Eco Report – May 24, 2024

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (37.8MB)Subscribe: RSSHello and welcome to Eco Report. Later in the program, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze speaks with Michelle Higgs about how her time as a Community Organizer with Hoosier Action prepared her for her run for Indiana House District 60, which includes parts of Monroe County. The New York Times reports that global …

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Eco Report – May 17, 2024

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:59 — 39.9MB)Subscribe: RSSLater in the program, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze learns about a new student movement on the IU campus devoted to freeing animals from cruel and secretive experimentation programs like the one that uses baby birds to train Artificial Intelligence robots. Carbon offsets are questionable as a tool to reduce …

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Eco Report – May 10, 2024

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:37 — 40.7MB)Subscribe: RSSComing up in this edition of EcoReport, Kade Young and Noelle Herhusky-Schneider continue their discussion in Part 4 about Monroe Lake and then we will listen to episodes about The Secret Life of Fungi. A committee of the US House has been investigating the role of fossil fuel companies …

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Eco Report – May 4, 2024

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:26 — 69.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | More In this edition of Eco Report, Kade Young and Noelle Herhusky-Schneider continue their conversation with Maggie Sullivan, the Watershed Coordinator for the Friends of Lake Monroe, discussing the history of the lake and its crucial role in the Bloomington water supply. Eight percent of Indiana’s corn …

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Eco Report – April 26, 2024

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:07 — 68.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | More On this Fund Drive edition of Eco Report, Kade Young continues his discussion with Maggie Sullivan, Watershed Coordinator for the Friends of Lake Monroe. They will discuss  how healthy the lake is and how long it will survive. Inside Climate Change reports a federal program is …

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