In this week’s Eco Report feature we hear from Elisa Pokral, Community Outreach Coordinator of the newly rebranded Waste Reduction District of Monroe County, in a conversation with Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze. They discuss the District’s new name, their operations, services, programs and events happening this spring. Planting trees within cities is a popular plan to mitigate some hot zones. Here’s …
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HEADLINES 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 that the Department of Agriculture has approved the first U.S. vaccine to protect …
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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 …
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In this week’s radio rundown of ecological news WFHB’s Todd Wicks and Julianna Dailey report on Bloomington’s Maple Heights neighborhood being the subject of a fight over urbanization and gentrification, Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro transferring responsibility for indigenous lands to the Department of Agriculture and the prairie restoration project,Kankakee Sands, near Morocco, Indiana, obtaining sixteen new bison calves. All this and more …
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