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The Indiana Environmental Reporter says a bill that would repeal state protections for Indiana’s diminishing wetlands passed the Senate’s Environmental Affairs Committee and is headed for consideration by the full Indiana Senate despite opposition from the agencies in charge of protecting the state’s environment and natural resources. —Norm Holy Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life and Valley Watch have …

 Enrique Saenz from the Indiana Environmental Reporter talks about fighting a Coal to Diesel Plant.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has approved locating a coal to diesel plant in the town of Dale, in Southwestern Indiana. That plant would process raw coal and convert it to diesel fuel. But residents of Dale are resisting, citing concerns about pollution and safety. In today’s feature report, WFHB News Director Wes Martin speaks with environmental activists Mary …