Start Over Date 2019

101. On Air with IER: Episode 21 (15:28)

Date:
April 22, 2019
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: An Indiana recycling business executive was behind a scheme involving the illegal trashing and reselling of millions of dollars’ worth of potentially toxic electronic waste.

102. On Air with IER: Episode 22 (16:25)

Date:
May 8, 2019
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: A new survey finds that a vast majority of Hoosiers say they believe in climate change, and Indiana officials hope to protect the state's native plants by banning some invasive plants.

103. On Air with IER: Episode 23 (22:56)

Date:
May 13, 2019
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: A new study warns that about 1 million plant and animal species are at risk due to human action, and Hoosiers may soon have to pay more money to recover from natural disasters.

104. On Air with IER: Episode 24 (22:25)

Date:
May 20, 2019
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: The U.S. Navy wants residents living near NSA Crane to test their water wells for potentially hazardous PFAS compounds, and we take a look at why an Indianapolis apartment complex isn't ...

105. On Air with IER: Episode 25 (18:42)

Date:
May 28, 2019
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: It's a big week for Indiana on Capitol Hill. Two Indiana University professors testified before separate environmental hearings. We take a look at the issues they're championing in Washi...

106. On Air with IER: Episode 26 (12:19)

Date:
June 11, 2019
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: We take a look at how the state of Indiana's position on pesticides in food products selected for the state's WIC program could be exposing needy Hoosier families to potentially toxic ch...

107. On Air with IER: Episode 27 (14:19)

Date:
June 17, 2019
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency lifted a ban on the sale of higher ethanol blends of gasoline during the summer months, a move that will benefit corn growers in Indiana but coul...

108. On Air with IER: Episode 28 (13:43)

Date:
June 24, 2019
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: Wide-ranging PFAS legislation passes its first hurdle, and the Trump administration finalizes a controversial air pollution plan.

109. On Air with IER: Episode 29 (25:12)

Date:
July 1, 2019
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: A government report says some Defense Department facilities may not be prepared for the effects of climate change, and the IER crew talks about HBO's Chernobyl and the state of Indiana's...

110. On Air with IER: Episode 30 (22:20)

Date:
July 15, 2019
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This Week: We learn more about a proposed Vigo County ammonia plant that seeks to have a near-zero carbon footprint, and health organizations are suing the Trump administration to stop an air pollu...