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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:16 — 67.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | More In this edition of Eco Report, Delaney Barber-Kwon of Indiana Conservation Voters discusses legislative developments and Indiana ranking fiftieth in the nation for environmental quality. Scented products like wax melts and flame-free candles may seem harmless, but research shows they can release air pollutants into homes, …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:18 — 17.0MB)Subscribe: RSSWhile it may seem a little outdated, the primary source of energy in Indiana is coal. As the state faces pressure to reduce emissions and transition to renewable energy, it is important to consider the economic and social impact the transition will cause. What exactly will it take? And …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:58 — 82.4MB)Subscribe: RSSHost Zero Roze sits down with Kerwin Olson, Executive Director of Citizens Action Coalition, to discuss the state of affairs with Energy and Environmental Policy in the 2025 Legislative Session of the Indiana General Assembly. They discuss impacts on the democratic process, the dynamics between local, state and federal …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 46:47 — 64.3MB)Subscribe: RSSYou’re listening 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 We are looking into Indiana’s power grid – how it works, how it’s outdated and renewable alternatives the state could explore to …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:59 — 41.2MB)Subscribe: RSSThis is the WFHB Local News for Wednesday, June 21st, 2023. Later in the program, we have 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. Today we are looking into Indiana’s power …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 20.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreHEADLINES The Indiana Environmental Reporter says our state has taken small steps toward breaking its heavy reliance on coal and natural gas, but some worry a new bill will slow that transition and keep emission-spewing fossil fuels around for much longer. —Norm Holy The Herald-Times recently reported …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 20.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreHEADLINES The Indiana Environmental Reporter says a pair of Purdue University professors have been appointed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s newly reconstituted Scientific Advisory Board. —Norm Holy In a story originated by WFYI, city officials from Bloomington, Carmel, and West Lafayette — and other Indiana lawmakers …

A group of Martinsville, Indiana, residents and business owners called a community action group is seeking to persuade others to allow federal officials to test the air in houses, apartment buildings and businesses that might be contaminated with the toxic chemicals tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene from a Superfund site that was formerly a dry-cleaning business. —Linda Greene WFYI reports that Indiana …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 9:07 — 6.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreA big reason for Indiana’s pollution is coal. Coal has shown to be a very dirty and detrimental fossil fuel for the environment, one of the main causes to climate change. Coal ash is the product of burning coal for electricity use. The waste product contains toxic …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:13 — 7.6MB)Subscribe: RSS | More  Hours after the lawsuit was filed, IPL announced their compliance with EPA’s allegations and said that they would reduce their emissions at the Petersburg plant. Following this, EPA announced that Morgan County’s air quality is officially within federal standards. The lawsuit has sparked interest on how …