Indiana Environmental Reporter
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On Air with IER brings you news about environmental issues affecting the state of Indiana. We'll scour the globe for the latest scientific developments and translate them into news that's useful for you.
Indiana Environmental Reporter
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This week: We take a look at a bill that seeks to clamp down on the few remaining state protections for wetlands and the powerful building lobby behind it ..read more
Indiana Environmental Reporter
1y ago
This week: Indiana joins a legal challenge against the Biden administration's expansion of federal protection for waterways, and Peru, Indiana residents brace for the results of an investigation into toxic TCE migrating from former Schneider Electric Square D manufacturing plant ..read more
Indiana Environmental Reporter
1y ago
This week: We take a look at a pair of energy bills making their way through the Indiana General Assembly and one bill that seeks to make the state public retirement system another front in the right wing culture war ..read more
Indiana Environmental Reporter
1y ago
This week: The definition of an ambiguous phrase determines which waterways are protected by the Clean Water Act. We take a look at the Biden administration's new-ish definition of "waters of the United States" and its turbulent history ..read more
Indiana Environmental Reporter
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This week: Indiana's attorney general continues targeting investment companies seeking net-zero emissions, and one of the nation's largest steel mills pursues funding for a carbon capture and sequestration project ..read more
Indiana Environmental Reporter
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This week: A company pays $9.8 million to settle claims it was responsible for pollution leading to an Elkhart Superfund site, and a new report finds there may be a lot more PFAS contamination around the country than we think ..read more
Indiana Environmental Reporter
1y ago
This week: The Indiana Wetlands Task Force that was established as state lawmakers eliminated state protections for half of the state's remaining wetlands has released its final report, and Indiana's attorney general continues defending fossil fuels by taking on banks attempting to reduce their climate impact ..read more
Indiana Environmental Reporter
1y ago
This week: New research finds kids could be breathing in toxic PFAS chemicals found in stain-proof school uniforms, and the Department of Energy finds 80% of active and retired coal-fired power plant sites could house advanced nuclear energy projects ..read more
Indiana Environmental Reporter
1y ago
This week: Another year, another record high for greenhouse gases. We'll take a look at what that means for Indiana. Plus, Indiana’s attorney general gets the state involved in the fossil fuel industry's efforts to protect their profits ..read more
Indiana Environmental Reporter
1y ago
This week: The EPA is beginning to crack down on two of the most well-known toxic PFAS chemicals, PFOA and PFOS, and Indiana researchers are working to better understand the thousands of other unregulated PFAS chemicals ..read more