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Deep Dive: Tree Inventory (Part 1)

This is DEEP DIVE: WFHB AND LIMESTONE POST INVESTIGATE where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. We are looking into trees in Monroe County. What trees we have, what benefits they provide, and which trees to root for and which to root out!   When you walk outside and …

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Eco Report – August 4, 2022

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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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Eco Feature – December 13, 2018

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The preliminarily adopted Terrestrial Invasive Plants Rule is moving toward final adoption by the State of Indiana. One step in the approval process is the public comment period, which culminates in a public hearing on Wednesday, December 19th. WFHB Assistant News Director Sarah Vaughan reports.  

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New Rule Limits Sale of Native Plants

The Natural Resources Commission granted preliminary adoption to a new rule last week that would remove 44 plant species from the state. The rule, which could take up to 12 months to implement, would prohibit the sale and trade of 44 plant species considered to be invasive in the state of Indiana. Megan Abraham is the Director of the Division …

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