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Hello and welcome to Eco Report. Later in the program, WFHB Correspondents Noelle Herhusky-Schneider and Kade Young look into how the Charles C. Deam Wilderness was established, in light of recent legislation introduced by Senator Mike Braun which would expand the boundaries of the wilderness area. And now for your environmental reports: The Indiana Capital Chronicle lists some of the …

HEADLINES Two IU groups, Concerned Scientists at IU  and Advocates for Science, recently sent a letter to the university administrators asking the university to analyze how it affects the climate, to commit to becoming carbon neutral by a specific date, and to create a climate task force to realize that plan. —Linda Greene A story in the IndyStar has good …

The future of the northern white rhino is looking bleak. Only two are left in the world—both are female. But scientists have a costly plan to save them from extinction. The plastics industry is exploiting the COVID-19 crisis to reverse progress on eliminating single-use plastics. The industry is using the pandemic to scare people about the safety risk in using …