HEADLINES Two Indiana groups have joined a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to protect people and the environment from toxic coal ash in landfills that are no longer being used. —Norm Holy The herbicide atrazine is making frogs croak — and not in a good way. Because it’s so widely used across the United States for weed …
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The Hoosier National Forest saw a record year for prescribed fires in 2019. I asked myself what that means to local residents and about the environment’s current condition. To find some answers I took a journey to the headquarters of Hoosier National Forest in Bedford, Indiana. There I talked about the fires with their Fuel Specialist Jeremy Kolaks. Kolaks said …
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The electric scooter company Lime is recalling over 2,000 scooters from across the country, after The Washington Post blew the whistle on potential dangers. The Post published an article yesterday, quoting an engineer from the San-Francisco based firm, who says their scooters may be dangerous. The engineer reportedly states the scooters have a tendency to catch fire or break, when …
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Sen. (D- IN) Joe Donnelly debated Republican challenger Mike Braun and Libertarian Candidate Lucy Brenton in Indianapolis, last night; Rumors of a planned school shooting at Bloomington High School North today, remained just that: rumors; The Bloomington City Council is addressing two, multi-million dollar projects tonight. Both initiatives would be financed by raising area property taxes; The electric scooter company Lime …
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Halloween is actually one of the most dangerous nights of the year, especially for kids. As Better Beware’s Richard Fish points out, some of the risks aren’t nearly as obvious as you’d think. Better Beware is Produced by Richard Fish, at Community Radio WFHB in Bloomington, Indiana. Executive Producer is Wes Martin.
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Indiana Republicans reaffirmed ‘marriage’ as the union between a man and a woman, during their state convention, on Friday; MCCSC is looking to adopt new curricula for its middle and high schools students, after racist materials in the district’s elementary schools Social Studies curriculum generated controversy, earlier this year; Monroe County and the City of Bloomington are working on how best to …
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