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Feature: Brad Bumgardner is the Executive Director of the Indiana Audubon Society, which works to protect avian wildlife. As Bumgardner tells WFHB News Director Wes Martin, a key piece of that protection is the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. That act was overturned earlier this year by the Department of the Interior. Bumgardner says the dismantling of the act is a …

Attorneys representing Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill are bringing a defamation lawsuit against Hill’s alleged sexual assault victims; Monroe County signs a memorandum of understanding with the City of Bloomington, outlining mutual commitments to the Monroe County Convention Center expansion; The Hoosier National Forest is adding over 100 acres to its protected land; A new property law allows Indiana landowners to mark their …

Eco Report’s Julianna Dailey and David Lyman report on President Trump’s elimination of a rule that enabled the government to criminally prosecute businesses for accidentally injuring and killing migratory birds. Also on a new study on converting completely to renewable electricity, how Several areas of wilderness have been targeted for exploitation, and more in this week’s episode of Eco Report. …