Start Over Date 2020

761. On Air with IER: Episode 64 (23:06)

Date:
June 8, 2020
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: Researchers from Midwestern universities say the region needs to transform its current agricultural system to survive in the current century, and new survey results find a majority of Ho...

762. On Air with IER: Episode 65 (20:48)

Date:
June 15, 2020
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: A federal court ordered the EPA to ban the sale of three dicamba herbicides after understating the products risks and understating their damage, plus Congress hears how environmental inj...

763. On Air with IER: Episode 67 (21:07)

Date:
July 6, 2020
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: A legal battle between IDEM and the EPA over the air quality designation for a small part of Huntington County could get even more complicated after three groups threaten to sue over sup...

764. On Air with IER: Episode 72 (18:32)

Date:
August 10, 2020
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: The EPA wants to know what you think about a plan to clean up a toxic Superfund site in Martinsville, a coalition in northwestern Indiana gives out awards for clean air contributions, an...

765. On Air with IER: Episode 73 (21:09)

Date:
August 17, 2020
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: Youth activists from West Lafayette want Purdue University to commit to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions, and the IDEM commissioner speaks about the agency's actions during the earl...

766. On Air with IER: Episode 74 (26:00)

Date:
August 25, 2020
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: IER's Beth takes a look at complicated legacy of large scale farming in Indiana. It helps farmers stay in business and gets food to stores, but at what cost?

767. On Air with IER: Episode 75 (19:38)

Date:
August 31, 2020
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: We take at the ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, LLC steel mill. The facility recently had a big win in air quality, but is also under investigation for how it and its contracted laboratory te...

768. On Air with IER: Episode 76 (15:58)

Date:
September 7, 2020
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: EPA's Region 5 is refuting a new report by the EPA's Office of the Inspector General that may have found major record keeping issues, Indianapolis Power & Light has settled a lawsuit all...

769. On Air with IER: Episode 77 (15:57)

Date:
September 14, 2020
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: IDEM closes the door on ephemeral streams protection in Indiana, and COVID-19 slows the military's transition to a PFAS-free firefighting foam.

770. On Air with IER: Episode 78 (14:43)

Date:
October 5, 2020
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: The new owners of several steel mills in Indiana promise a "greener and more socially responsible" future for the facilities, Gov. Eric Holcomb awards six environmental excellence awards...

771. On Air with IER: Episode 80 (24:13)

Date:
October 26, 2020
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: The EPA has removed all or parts of 27 Superfund sites, including three Indiana sites, from the National Priorities List. Is the contamination threat at those sites really gone? Plus, an...

772. On Air with IER: Episode 81 (17:43)

Date:
November 9, 2020
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: The EPA approved the registration of three dicamba products, despite previous federal court decisions invalidating earlier registrations and a growing number of complaints about the prod...

773. On Air with IER: Episode 79 (16:24)

Date:
October 12, 2020
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: The COVID-19 crisis is making more Hoosiers energy insecure, and Indiana lawmakers discuss a draft bill that could set the foundation for carbon offset trading in the state.

774. On Air with IER: Episode 82 (15:29)

Date:
November 23, 2020
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: A new EPA proposal seeks to stop air pollution from upwind states like Indiana from crossing into downwind states and contributing to their pollution, and a federal judge ordered the FDA...

775. On Air with IER: Episode 83 (15:56)

Date:
December 7, 2020
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth; Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: The Office of the Indiana State Chemist is considering some state-specific restrictions on dicamba, and climate activists discuss what steps President-elect Biden should take to combat c...

776. Charles Gonzales Zoom Interview (58:15)

Date:
2020
Main contributors:
Gonzales, Charles
Summary:
Charles Gonzales, former president of the Student National Education Association, describes his role, his decision to move to Washington to work with the youth franchise movement. Included are anec...

777. Alan Di Sciullo Self-Recorded Video (13:44)

Date:
2021
Main contributors:
Di Sciullo, Alan
Summary:
Alan Di Sciullo's account of the beginning of his involvement with the Youth Franchise Coalition, his testimony before Congress, and the legacy of the 18-year-old vote today.