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Environmental Activists Send Letter to Mayor Hamilton Ahead of State of City Address

Golden Bicycle and Extinction Rebellion are groups in Bloomington who put climate change at the forefront. In a letter to the city, these groups say climate change is the defining issue of our time. The letter addresses how the mayor should allocate local income tax revenue to help those affected most by climate change – which include people of color …

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WFHB Local News – February 21, 2020

On today’s WFHB Local News, Assistant News Director Sydney Foreman reports on the Mayor’s State of the City Address. Today’s Headlines: This past Wednesday afternoon, former Indiana University student body President, Keith Parker was awarded the IU Bicentennial Medal at a Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center lunch and learn event. The Bloomington City Council approved the Non-Consensual Towing Bloomington Municipal Code …

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Extinction Rebellion Bloomington Leaders Express Need For Direct Action In Climate Change Crisis

A local chapter of the environmental protest group, Extinction Rebellion, has three demands for lawmakers to ensure carbon emissions drop to net zero within the next six years. WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner discusses the Extinction Rebellion organization with the founding XR Bloomington members. The Bloomington chapter of the Extinction Rebellion Organization began in the early summer of 2019. The group …

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