Tag Archives: U.S. Forest Service

This week on Eco Report, Environmental Correspondent Zyro Roze gets an update from Steven Stewart of Indiana Forest Alliance on positive and negative developments affecting climate, habitat, water and air quality in the region as windows of opportunity for public input draw to a close. And now for your environmental reports: The Grain Belt Express is a power line that …

This is Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. We are looking into the Hoosier National Forest, and the Charles C. Deam Wilderness Area within it. Last week we explored recent legislation introduced by Senator Mike Braun which would expand the boundaries …

HEADLINES WFIU reported the northern Indiana utility NIPSCO wants to raise rates to clean up coal ash ponds at its Michigan City coal plant. Other utilities in the state may be following suit. Activists say NIPSCO’s customers shouldn’t have to pay for what they call an “incomplete” cleanup. —Norm Holy Pam Roberts, with MC-IRIS, has identified the Callery Pear as …

This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, November 9th, 2021. Later in the program, WFHB Assistant News Director Noelle Herhusky-Schneider speaks with Steven Stewart about his concerns for logging in the Hoosier National Forest. More coming up in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the next half hour, the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a federal …

This is the WFHB Local News for Friday, May 22nd, 2020. In today’s show, WFHB Correspondents Jasmine White and Braydyn Lents break down racist comments from Indiana lawmaker, Jim Lucas. Also, WFHB Correspondent Katrine Bruner covers a lawsuit against the U.S. Forest Service for approving the Houston South Forest Restoration and Management project. Your Local Headlines: Bloomington City Council discussed …

In this week’s radio rundown of ecological news, WFHB’s Don Geyra and Tod Wicks report on a recent report by the union of Concerned Scientists stating that at least seven million Americans living near military sites could be exposed to unsafe levels of P-F-A-S,  due to the government shutdown many National Parks are also starting to close and as if …

The Federal Government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s border wall has furloughed an estimated 320,000 federal employees. In Indiana, that includes the Hoosier National Forest, maintained by the U.S. Forest Service, which spans over 200,000 acres.  Progression towards the end of the shutdown, now entering its third week, are stalled between Congress and the President. The government shutdown comes after November’s announcement  …