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21. On Air with IER: Episode 104 (16:45)

Date:
2022-02-21
Summary:
This week: Indiana lawmakers consider a pair of bills setting the foundation for the state's post-coal energy future, and U.S. senators try to stop governors from considering climate change during infrastructure spending.

22. On Air with IER: Episode 103 (14:08)

Date:
2022-02-14
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth, Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: State lawmakers are on the verge of making an Ice Age mammal the state fossil, but is it "Indiana" enough? We take a look at their proposed animal, plus some other surprising Indiana-related fossils.

23. On Air with IER: Episode 102 (14:52)

Date:
2022-02-07
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth, Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: Indiana lawmakers introduce legislation that would prevent state agencies from doing more than the federal government to protect human health and the environment and prevent the state from doing business with companies that want to move away from fossil fuels.

24. On Air with IER: Episode 101 (24:14)

Date:
2022-01-31
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth, Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: We take a look at how a bill setting up a drainage task force could end up stripping away Indiana's few remaining wetland protections and why legislators are pushing bills to support carbon capture and sequestration.

25. On Air with IER: Episode 100 (15:29)

Date:
2021-12-08
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth, Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: State PFAS testing finds "forever chemicals" in treated water in two community water systems, and a federal report finds state air compliance monitoring dipped by 28% during the early months of the pandemic.

26. On Air with IER: Episode 99 (15:19)

Date:
2021-11-15
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth, Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: The EPA unveiled a new strategy to tackle lead exposure, and countries talk climate deals at the COP26 conference.

27. On Air with IER: Episode 98 (18:52)

Date:
2021-11-08
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth, Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: Scientists shout for climate action and cement and concrete manufacturers unveil a plan for net zero carbon emissions.

28. On Air with IER: Episode 97 (20:28)

Date:
2021-11-01
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth, Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: A Purdue University project will test how the Midwest can update its agricultural system for the 21st century, and the U.S. EPA lays out its strategy for tackling PFAS chemicals.

29. On Air with IER: Episode 96 (28:56)

Date:
2021-10-04
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth, Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: The Indiana Wetlands Task Force is assembled; one of the state's "super polluter" power plants could soon have an official retirement date; and we take a look at whether Indiana lawmakers will stifle the state’s solar energy future.

30. On Air with IER: Episode 95 (25:30)

Date:
2021-09-27
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth, Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: After a recent court ruling, the state of Indiana has to figure out which state waterways are still state waterways; a major steel company has to pay for a 2017 chromium spill; and an organization is helping people find a new life in farming.