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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 …

HEADLINES While intense heat waves and wildfires scorch the Western U.S. and freak rainstorms spawn massive floods in Europe and China, the weather in central Indiana has been fairly tame so far this year. —Norm Holy As the country decides how hard it wants to fight climate change, Midwestern states have become battlegrounds for the nation’s energy future, according to …

Last month was officially the hottest November our planet has seen. As a direct result of climate change, this decade we are about to leave, 2011-2020, will be known as the warmest decade in history, according to the World Meteorological Organization. So what were the key events that fueled this record breaking year? As for the United States, we tied …

After this week’s news and updates, Kite Line sits down with Keith Malik Washington, who was released from prison last month. We’ve shared many of Washington’s essays and audio dispatches over the years, as he exposed the ongoing injustices and hazards he faced alongside others behind the prison walls.  Even though Washington is now on the outside, he spends much …

Twenty southern Indiana counties declared burn bans earlier this week, and fire officials are on anticipating Monroe County will declare a burn ban if rain doesn’t arrive soon. Monroe County Emergency Management Director Allison Moore says the soil in Monroe and Brown counties is currently holding enough moisture that the counties haven’t hit the threshold required to declare a burn …

The Indiana Department of Transportation is warning Bloomington residents about increased traffic this week on Interstate 69, they say that’s due to Indiana University’s commencement ceremonies and end of semester student travel; Hoosier National Forest Supervisor Mike Chaveas says funding for fighting wildfires is getting a boost; In their April 25 meeting, Monroe County Commissioners approved a $102,000 contract for body cameras …