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Local Environmental Stories: 2021 In Review (Part Two)

This is the WFHB Local News for Monday, January 3rd, 2021. This week, we will take a look back at the stories we covered in the year 2021. In today’s episode, we will review the second part of environmental stories from this past year. You will hear Nathaniel Weinzapfel speak with an IU researcher on drylands, Kade Young covers lead …

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Resident Reports Lead Contaminated Ash and Debris After Prescribed Burn

On Friday, the Bloomington Fire Department conducted a prescribed burning of a home at 1213 South High Street as a training exercise. Matt Murphy, owner of Foursquare Construction and local landlord who lives in the area, says he felt a burning in his throat as he smelled what he suspected was lead-based paint. Murphy then bought several lead paint test …

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