Tag Archives: Climate Change

HEADLINES The lead story in the December 18 Herald-Times is headlined as “Cleaner energy options”. The story is about Salesforce, Roche, and Cummins, all calling for more availability of green energy. Maybe they can exert some sway on the legislature, even though that seems very unlikely.  —Norm Holy The Indiana Natural Resources Commission (NRC) has approved the dedication of Sycamore …

HEADLINES All stories this week were written by Norm Holy Getting rid of coal ash ponds continues to be a problem in Indiana. Residents and civil rights organizations in Michigan City are concerned they will face a water crisis if something isn’t done about a power generating station’s leftover coal ash. The oil company BP has agreed to pay $2.7 …

HEADLINES Two Indiana groups have joined a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to protect people and the environment from toxic coal ash in landfills that are no longer being used. —Norm Holy The herbicide atrazine is making frogs croak — and not in a good way. Because it’s so widely used across the United States for weed …

HEADLINES The federal Inflation Reduction Act, according to a story by WFYI, could help Indiana utilities and other businesses to adopt renewable energy like solar — but whether it will encourage Indiana residents to do the same is unclear. —Norm Holy The Indiana Environmental Reporter said in a press release that the EPA and the State of Indiana filed a …

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 …

HEADLINES According to research by the Environmental Resilience Institute, average temperatures in Indiana will rise by 5-6 degrees Fahrenheit by 2050. The research also concluded that between 2004 and 2018, an average of 702 deaths occurred per year from extreme heat in the U-S. —Linda Greene Ships traversing the Saint Mary’s River at the Ontario, Canada–Michigan border between Lake Superior …

This is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, May 11th, 2022. Later in the program, WFHB Environmental Affairs Correspondent Nathaniel Weinzapfel speaks with Landon Yoder, a professor at Indiana University, about how climate change will impact Indiana’s agricultural sector. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, Springtime Scams on Better Beware – your weekly …

by Nathaniel Weinzapfel Introduction: First held in 1970 and recently reaching its 50th year anniversary, Earth Day is an annual holiday held to demonstrate support for environmental protection and celebrate life on our planet, with over a billion people participating in related events worldwide. This holiday has been extended to encompass all of April, in what has been aptly named …

By Nathaniel Weinzapfel Introduction: First held in 1970 and recently reaching its 50th year anniversary, Earth Day is an annual holiday held to demonstrate support for environmental protection and celebrate life on our planet, with over a billion people participating in related events worldwide. This holiday has been extended to encompass all of April, in what has been aptly named …

HEADLINES Some Northern Indiana residents remain skeptical that communities in the area will be free of contamination from toxic coal ash despite a renewed commitment by government agencies and one of the state’s biggest energy companies to clean up polluted sites and transition to renewable energy sources. —Norm Holy IndyStar has issued report cards, and it’s not looking good for …