HEADLINES WFIU reported the northern Indiana utility NIPSCO wants to raise rates to clean up coal ash ponds at its Michigan City coal plant. Other utilities in the state may be following suit. Activists say NIPSCO’s customers shouldn’t have to pay for what they call an “incomplete” cleanup. —Norm Holy Pam Roberts, with MC-IRIS, has identified the Callery Pear as …
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This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, July 21st, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Tilly Robinson takes a look at the blue-green algae blooms in Lake Monroe. More in the bottom half of our program. Also coming up in the next half hour, Indiana Senate Republicans introduced a bill to ban abortion in the state prior to …
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Recently, there have been complaints from Monroe County residents regarding the foul taste of tap water within their homes. The main reservoir for Bloomington, IN and Monroe County is Lake Monroe, which is a common source for recreational activities for members of the Bloomington community. To learn more about this issue with the lake, WFHB News spoke with Sarah Powers, …
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The Utilities Service Board will support a water quality initiative, by the Friends of Lake Monroe. Friends of Lake Monroe, a nonprofit, is applying for a federal grant to develop a watershed management plan, which would include the creation of a watershed coordinator position. Sherry Mitchell-Bruker is a hydrologist and founder of the Friends of Lake Monroe. She said the …
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