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In this week’s radio rundown of ecological news, WFHB’s Glenn and Linda Lightner report on Researcher at the University of Portsmouth using plant fibers as a manufacturing material in cars, scientist developing drought- resistant crops and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources announcing that people can expect to see more coyotes through the winter.  Also in this week’s news will …

President Donald Trump will visit Indianapolis to speak at the annual Future Farmers of America (FFA) convention, this Saturday; Indiana residents voting in the upcoming midterm elections will have to answer three public questions on their ballot; Indiana Senators Joe Donnelly and Todd Young were behind a bipartisan bill to address the opioid epidemic; Monroe County Probation Department and the Department …

After they found out that a coal-to-diesel plant is being planned to open in their town, residents of Dale, Indiana organized. They came together and founded the grassroots Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life, with the help of the environmental advocacy organization Valley watch in Evansville. Mary Hess is the president of Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life. …

In today’s Eco Feature, Eco Report’s Norm Holy speaks with Madi Hirschland the founder of Solarize Indiana Project.

Mayor John Hamilton urged community members at a press conference this afternoon to pursue solar energy options as a state deadline approaches. The press conference kicked off the second phase of Solarize Bloomington, an initiative purportedly designed to increase the amount of solar energy generated by homes and businesses. Hamilton said Phase Two is an expansion of the project, which …

About 75 area residents turned up Saturday morning for the League of Women Voters’ annual Legislative Update, held at Bloomington City Hall. Six state legislators were invited, but only three were present for the session: Representatives Matt Pierce and Jeff Ellington, and state Senator Mark Stoops. After updating the public on high profile issues including road funding, a proposed cigarette …

Around 90 employees at Crane Army Ammunition Activity will be spared from the effects of President Trump’s federal hiring freeze; Bloomington Mayor, John Hamilton, is asking the City Council to annex more than 15 square miles of land into the city; The Bloomington Environmental Commission has published their strategy and recommendations for cutting down on greenhouse gas emissions in the …