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Daily Local News – April 24, 2018

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:14 — 18.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreFood Truck Fridays are coming to Ellettsville; In other Ellettsville news, the town Council is taking preliminary steps to acquire land for a second entrance for a planned subdivision; In their meeting last week, the Bloomington Board of Zoning Appeals denied a variance request for parking that …

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Coal Ash Ponds Responsible for Widespread Groundwater Contamination

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:50 — 3.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreA new report shows groundwater across the state is being contaminated by unsafe amounts of toxic heavy metals from coal ash. The residue left over from coal-fired power plants, coal ash is either stored in large watery ponds or lagoons, or shipped away and buried. The Hoosier …

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